OT- Word of the day. - Page 2

narf poit chez BOOM · #11 July 15th, 2004, 02:06 AM

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Originally posted by Iansidious:

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Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
What's a bucky ball?

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

Ah-huh. That tells me nothing.

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

Iansidious · #12 July 15th, 2004, 02:10 AM

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Originally posted by Slynky:
Good idea but I suspect people (like me ) 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 .

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 · #13 July 15th, 2004, 02:10 AM

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 · #14 July 15th, 2004, 02:11 AM

Hey! I just copied what the computer dictionary said. It is a funny word though

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Slynky · #15 July 15th, 2004, 02:48 AM

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Originally posted by Iansidious:

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Originally posted by Slynky:
Good idea but I suspect people (like me ) 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 .

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.

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 · #16 July 15th, 2004, 02:51 AM

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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.

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 · #17 July 15th, 2004, 02:52 AM

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Originally posted by Iansidious:
Hey! I just copied what the computer dictionary said. It is a funny word though .

It's a good idea. I'll be sure to check it each day I see it at the top of the forum.

Atrocities · #18 July 15th, 2004, 03:33 AM

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Originally posted by Intimidator:
Why is that AT.

YOu damn europeans are so damn competative.

You know why......

(Laughing) Mr. Game Master.

(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 · #19 July 15th, 2004, 04:17 AM

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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.

Champions had this too. 10 points. Funny the stuff you remember...

bearclaw · #20 July 15th, 2004, 04:30 AM

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Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
What's a bucky ball?

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