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07-11-2008, 03:23 PM
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Leaning against the -Sun-
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Location: on the other side
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Science is amazing
Invisible Water?
Supercooling Rubens Tube Trapped Lightning Superconductivity
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07-11-2008, 04:30 PM
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Master Thief. Master Criminal. Masturbator.
Location: Windiwana
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Ive made a Rubens' Tube before. i have a thing for science.
im going to have to watch the rest of these. seeing how im on dial up, this should be a fun night. edit: ive done the supercooling one plenty of times drinking. its nice to finally knows what happens. no longer will i pick up a brew, go to the couch, sit it down, pick it back up and exclaim "WHAT THE FUCK!?"
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07-11-2008, 04:59 PM
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Insane
Location: The South.
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This thread is awesome. Now I need to go find some liquid nitrogen for that superconductivity test.
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07-12-2008, 07:29 AM
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Tilted Cat Head
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Location: Manhattan, NY
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very cool things
 if you read the youtube comments for the invisible water it is supposed to be sulfur hexafloride a gas denser than the air around it.
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07-12-2008, 08:24 AM
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Evil Priest: The Devil Made Me Do It!
Location: Southern England
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I've seen the SF6 demo in real life, and it's really interesting.
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07-12-2008, 10:56 PM
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Young Crumudgeon
Location: Canada
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Quote:
The same effect is responsible for freezing rain.
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