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narf poit chez BOOM July 15th, 2004 02:06 AM

Re: OT- Word of the day.
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Iansidious:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
What's a bucky ball?

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">ball-shaped carbon molecule: a ball-shaped carbon molecule found in stable forms of carbon (fullerenes), especially the molecule containing 60 carbon atoms (buckminsterfullerene). It sometimes occurs naturally but is usually synthesized. See it's easy http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Ah-huh. That tells me nothing. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif

[ July 15, 2004, 01:07: Message edited by: narf poit chez BOOM ]

Iansidious July 15th, 2004 02:10 AM

Re: OT- Word of the day.
 
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Originally posted by Slynky:
Good idea but I suspect people (like me http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/blush.gif ) will want to hop in. For example, right off the bat, my favorite word is one I learned in a book (SF) called, "Slan", I think. Every person I mention the word to has never heard of it. It's, "eidetic". Another word I find interesting that people would never really think about is, "steerageway".

OK, I'll leave your thread alone now http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif .

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">No. I don't mind you sharing your favorite words. I eidetic and steerageway is interesting. I mainly look for words I can use in my scrabble game.

Kamog July 15th, 2004 02:10 AM

Re: OT- Word of the day.
 
Yeah, eidetic, I know that word because I learned it many years ago when I was playing RPG's. "Eidetic memory" was one of the advantages you can get for your character when using the GURPS system.

Iansidious July 15th, 2004 02:11 AM

Re: OT- Word of the day.
 
Hey! I just copied what the computer dictionary said. It is a funny word though http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif .

Slynky July 15th, 2004 02:48 AM

Re: OT- Word of the day.
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Iansidious:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Originally posted by Slynky:
Good idea but I suspect people (like me http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/blush.gif ) will want to hop in. For example, right off the bat, my favorite word is one I learned in a book (SF) called, "Slan", I think. Every person I mention the word to has never heard of it. It's, "eidetic". Another word I find interesting that people would never really think about is, "steerageway".

OK, I'll leave your thread alone now http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif .

<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">No. I don't mind you sharing your favorite words. I eidetic and steerageway is interesting. I mainly look for words I can use in my scrabble game. </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Scrabble player?! Kewl! Can't find anyone who can handle me in my circle of friends. Be nice if there was an Online place to play Scrabble and have some fun!

Slynky July 15th, 2004 02:51 AM

Re: OT- Word of the day.
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Kamog:
Yeah, eidetic, I know that word because I learned it many years ago when I was playing RPG's. "Eidetic memory" was one of the advantages you can get for your character when using the GURPS system.
<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">That's interesting. In the book, "Slan", the main character had 2 brains (can't remember the reason why) but he found with practice that with his increased eidetic ability and 2 brains, IF he had ever been to a place, he could concentrate real hard and he would be there. It was a good book as some of the situations he was in, he had no eidetic memory of where he needed to "go" and couldn't go there. He had to find another way.

Well, I digress.

Slynky July 15th, 2004 02:52 AM

Re: OT- Word of the day.
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Iansidious:
Hey! I just copied what the computer dictionary said. It is a funny word though http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon6.gif .
<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">It's a good idea. I'll be sure to check it each day I see it at the top of the forum.

Atrocities July 15th, 2004 03:33 AM

Re: OT- Word of the day.
 
<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">YOu damn europeans are so damn competative. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif You know why...... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif (Laughing) Mr. Game Master. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

(Seriously, the game was great, everything is going well despite your warp point openers, and the loss of my fleet. I had expected to loose some, but not all, but that is how it works out sometimes.)

Just a bad day for getting bad news. Thats all.

spoon July 15th, 2004 04:17 AM

Re: OT- Word of the day.
 
Quote:

Originally posted by Kamog:
Yeah, eidetic, I know that word because I learned it many years ago when I was playing RPG's. "Eidetic memory" was one of the advantages you can get for your character when using the GURPS system.
<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Champions had this too. 10 points. Funny the stuff you remember...

bearclaw July 15th, 2004 04:30 AM

Re: OT- Word of the day.
 
Quote:

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
What's a bucky ball?
<font size="2" face="sans-serif, arial, verdana">Synthetic Buckytubes (also called nano-tubes) are, theroeticly, the strongest substance we know is possible to create. And in fact has been created in incredibly small amounts. Unless I'm remembering this wrong, there are other substances that 'could' be stronger, but Buckytubes are the strongest proven to be possible.

Recent developments into this potential have even got NASA and others actually concidering using Buckytubes to build a space elevator! While the ability to create enough of this stuff is still many years away, it's got some peoples attention.

http://www.space.com/businesstechnol..._020327-1.html


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