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more gold is recoverable from 1 tonne from electronic scrap from a personal computer than is from 17 tonnes of raw gold owe.
it's less one molecule and more one type of molecule.Daverson said:
diamonds and graphite (the stuff in writing pencils) are both two separate forms of carbon.
but after that your fingers just say 'fuck this shit' and stop working? can you elaborate please, because i is confused.Hasido said:
Then it's less 'a single molecule' and more 'a single element'. Molecular carbon doesn't really exist except as bucky balls. Any non-perfect diamond (i.e. all naturally occurring ones) will be composed of more than one 'molecule of carbon' as its imperfections distort grain structure (though I may be confusing it with metals... if a materials scientist would care to intercede).TrilbyWill said:
On a diamond related note: the largest single diamond mined to date was from South Africa, and was the size of a fist. The three main parts that came from cleaving it are part of the UK's crown jewels.
And the way ancient Greek athletes got each other's attention during training was by tugging the string that held their penis up... (QI FTW, but still... ¬_¬)Fraser Greenfield said:
technically this isn't true...[The said:
Octopus is a word of Greek origin, not Latin. Therefore the correct plural form is OCTOPUSES.
even though both forms are generally accepted as correct
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/comics/namegame/9174-Podi-Puss-Plural
And there's also 'octopodes'... though that's strictly the taxonomic plural, not the common plural. The Greek plural is 'octapodes'...uhohimdead said:
The Latin derived English plural is indeed 'octopuses' though even then, it should be 'octopouses' as the latinised version from the original Greek of 'ὀκτάπους' is 'octopous'.
I'll leave, now, before I start confusing myself... third declension and all that, what...!!
Anything divided by 0 is every number all at once, which is why it's impossible.
If a four dimensional object could be comprehended within this universe, it would have a three dimensional shadow. A five dimnesional object would have a four dimensional shadow, and so on.
Also I am eating Jaffa Cakes, which just so happen to be made of the Holy Purifying Light of Jesus and can cure all known diseases. And a few unknown diseases.
If a four dimensional object could be comprehended within this universe, it would have a three dimensional shadow. A five dimnesional object would have a four dimensional shadow, and so on.
Also I am eating Jaffa Cakes, which just so happen to be made of the Holy Purifying Light of Jesus and can cure all known diseases. And a few unknown diseases.
Gluten, the ropy substance that makes risen dough as chewy as anything, will not form in the presence of too much alcohol, OR too much sugar. Doughs containing either will crumble more easily, or fail to rise.
This is why "rum cake" is cake with rum syrup poured on it, and why things like cakes, cinnamon buns, and so forth need frosting or icing to truly deliver a sugar bomb.
This is why "rum cake" is cake with rum syrup poured on it, and why things like cakes, cinnamon buns, and so forth need frosting or icing to truly deliver a sugar bomb.
Equines like Donkeys, cows and ponies also can't vomit.
Marsupials have unique genitals. The penis is double-pronged, like the letter Y, as in "why, God, why"?
Similarly, the female has two diametrically opposed vaginae, with a canal in the middle through which the babies are pushed.
Still think Koalas are cute?
Marsupials have unique genitals. The penis is double-pronged, like the letter Y, as in "why, God, why"?
Similarly, the female has two diametrically opposed vaginae, with a canal in the middle through which the babies are pushed.
Still think Koalas are cute?
When a pistolshrimp attacks its prey, it briefly creates a burst the same temprature as the sun.
Some species of Cicada's (sp) can survive after having their heart, brains and other organs damages or even destroyed.
Some species of Cicada's (sp) can survive after having their heart, brains and other organs damages or even destroyed.
When eaten, the juices from a pineapple will dissolve your tongue a little and drinking large amounts of pineapple juice will cause many cankerous blisters in your mouth.
link to page http://www.livestrong.com/article/503049-how-to-avoid-acid-burn-from-eating-pineapple/
link to page http://www.livestrong.com/article/503049-how-to-avoid-acid-burn-from-eating-pineapple/
Too much biology! Here's some history for you. Violent history, admittedly, but ah well:
The only non-German team to ever have been German national soccer champion is Rapid Vienna, who won the cup in 1941.
"White Christmas" was played on the radio to signal the US troops' withdrawal from Saigon during the Vietnam War.
Mao Zedong is the person with the highest total peacetime kill count (approximately 40 million people dead). He is followed by Stalin (10-20 million) and Hitler (6-7 million).
The Cod Wars [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars] actually happened.
The only non-German team to ever have been German national soccer champion is Rapid Vienna, who won the cup in 1941.
"White Christmas" was played on the radio to signal the US troops' withdrawal from Saigon during the Vietnam War.
Mao Zedong is the person with the highest total peacetime kill count (approximately 40 million people dead). He is followed by Stalin (10-20 million) and Hitler (6-7 million).
The Cod Wars [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cod_Wars] actually happened.
I will never sleep againNocturnal Gentleman said:The parasite cymothoa exigua kills the the tongue of its host and then replaces the organ by attaching itself to the stump. It's the only parasite that will replace an organ.
Also in Wisconsin, adultery is a felony, whilst prostitution is a misdemeanor