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Platapus · 10-28-23, 05:26 AM

The space between your eyebrows is a glabella. That’s also the name of the bone underneath that space that connects your brow ridges.

Jimbuna · 10-28-23, 09:07 AM

There were 150 glaciers in Montana Glacier National Park in the year 1910 when it was established. Now there are only 25.

Platapus · 10-28-23, 10:39 AM

Asbestos used to be a common sight on film sets. The carcinogenic mineral was a common substitute for snowflakes in film making until shortly after World War II.

Jimbuna · 10-29-23, 07:50 AM

The reason why gold shines so brightly, even after being buried under the earth, is because very few chemicals found in the earth can attack it.

Aktungbby · 10-29-23, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

There were 150 glaciers in Montana Glacier National Park in the year 1910 when it was established. Now there are only 25.

...actually there were 26; but it was a hot day on my camping trip, so I picked up one nearby and put it in my CocaCola...

Ostfriese · 10-29-23, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The reason why gold shines so brightly, even after being buried under the earth, is because very few chemicals found in the earth can attack it.

Well, actually that's not completely correct. Gold shines because it is a metal - all metals shine.

However, it stays shiny because it is a noble metal and doesn't react very much. To be more precise: Gold has a very high electrochemical potential, which means that the state of "atom" (neutrally charged) is by far more preferred compared to the ionic state.
Gold-based accumulators can easily achieve a voltage of 4 Volts and above (compared to the 3.7 lithium ion accumulators can achieve), a voltage they can maintain throughout the entire charge (unlike batteries, which cannot maintain their nominal 1.5V voltage), they are extremely reliable - but they are also extremely expensive.

Gold is so soft that just by mechanically rolling it a foil no more than a few hundred atoms thick can be created (thickness of ~1µm). In this state gold is transparent.

When gold is the product of an electrochemical reaction it often comes in very small particles (a colloidal suspension). Colloidal suspensions of gold are bright red ("Purple of Cassius").

Jimbuna · 10-30-23, 07:00 AM

Gold is rarer than diamonds.

Platapus · 10-30-23, 02:12 PM

Maine is the U.S. state closest to Africa.

Jimbuna · 10-30-23, 02:20 PM

About 80 percent of the world’s fresh water originates in the mountains.

Platapus · 10-30-23, 02:58 PM

Why is bubble gum mostly pink in color?

Bubble gum got its distinctive pink color because the original recipe produced a dingy gray colored gum, so red dye (diluted to pink) was added. Why red dye? That was the only dye the inventor had on hand at the time.

Jimbuna · 10-31-23, 06:33 AM

The tallest mountain in the world is Mount Everest, which is 29,029 feet high. The tallest mountain in the known universe is 84,480 feet high.

Exocet25fr · 10-31-23, 06:44 AM

^

Mars Olympus Mons

Platapus · 10-31-23, 02:51 PM

Those tiny "seeds" on the outside of a strawberry aren't seeds--those are actually little tiny fruits!

Jimbuna · 11-01-23, 07:33 AM

The world’s highest unclimbed mountain is Gangkhar Puensum in Bhutan. It is 24,982 feet tall, and it is the 40th tallest mountain in the world.

Platapus · 11-01-23, 03:05 PM

Bedding was such a luxury in the Middle Ages that blankets and sheets were written into wills.

10-28-23, 05:26 AM	#2941
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,983 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	The space between your eyebrows is a glabella. That’s also the name of the bone underneath that space that connects your brow ridges. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-28-23, 09:07 AM	#2942
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	There were 150 glaciers in Montana Glacier National Park in the year 1910 when it was established. Now there are only 25. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-28-23, 10:39 AM	#2943
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,983 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Asbestos used to be a common sight on film sets. The carcinogenic mineral was a common substitute for snowflakes in film making until shortly after World War II. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-29-23, 07:50 AM	#2944
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The reason why gold shines so brightly, even after being buried under the earth, is because very few chemicals found in the earth can attack it. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-30-23, 07:00 AM	#2947
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Gold is rarer than diamonds. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-30-23, 02:12 PM	#2948
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,983 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Maine is the U.S. state closest to Africa. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-30-23, 02:20 PM	#2949
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	About 80 percent of the world’s fresh water originates in the mountains. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-30-23, 02:58 PM	#2950
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,983 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Why is bubble gum mostly pink in color? Bubble gum got its distinctive pink color because the original recipe produced a dingy gray colored gum, so red dye (diluted to pink) was added. Why red dye? That was the only dye the inventor had on hand at the time. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

10-31-23, 06:33 AM	#2951
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The tallest mountain in the world is Mount Everest, which is 29,029 feet high. The tallest mountain in the known universe is 84,480 feet high. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

10-31-23, 06:44 AM	#2952
Exocet25fr Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Paris/France Posts: 780 Downloads: 254 Uploads: 0	^ Mars Olympus Mons __________________ \"Le Triomphant\" listens you !

10-31-23, 02:51 PM	#2953
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,983 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Those tiny "seeds" on the outside of a strawberry aren't seeds--those are actually little tiny fruits! __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

11-01-23, 07:33 AM	#2954
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 181,344 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	The world’s highest unclimbed mountain is Gangkhar Puensum in Bhutan. It is 24,982 feet tall, and it is the 40th tallest mountain in the world. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!! GWX3.0 Download Page - Donation/instant access to GWX (Help SubSim)

11-01-23, 03:05 PM	#2955
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,983 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Bedding was such a luxury in the Middle Ages that blankets and sheets were written into wills. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.