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Cis- and trans are still (correctly) used in nomenclature of transitionmetal complexes.

Are you allergic to the Iodine in desinfectant solutions or does skin contact with Iodine salt cause a reaction? Because the Iodine in those solutions is elemental iodine solved in alcohole while iodine in salt is the negatively charged ion.

If you empty your beer in one of the more traditional pubs around here the waiter just puts another glass on your table. What some peole don't know is that the signal for "I'm finished drinking" is putting your coaster on the empty glass. It's really funny to watch tourists struggle with that.

Usually lasers are pretty much monochromatic, so a prism won't do a thing.

Tell that to the crew of the Tantive IV or the rebels on Hoth...

1. Whaaaaat, nothing from the X-Wing series? 2. Whaaaaat, no JK? 3. Whaaaaat, Battlefront 2 instead of the far superior Battlefront? 4. Republic Commando rocks.

Although it's not strictly speaking comedy I would recommend the Trylogia Husycka by Andrzej Sapkowski. The books have a lot of funny moments in them and are in my opinion superior to his more well-known witcher novels.

Nope, especially the fructose metabolism is controlled very poorly (compared to for example the glucose metabolism). Actually a lot of research points to carbohydrates as the components that make one fat.

I would recommend Y: The last man.