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Originally Posted by twerppoet

The acting was even worse than the original, and the in-joke cornball lines worse as well, which made it quite enjoyable. It's more of the spoof movie you expected than the original was. Anyone who hasn't seen most of the action movies by this all star lineup would probably find it considerably less funny.

For instance; when Schwarzenegger and Willis swap tag lines.

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I embarrassed my movie companions when I gut laughed on the swap. :D

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Came across this SciFi short story cover in a book I'm reading about "Star Trek".

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Definitely the inspiration for the warp nacelles.

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This is real science but fascinating nonetheless. When a chemist says "I ain't touching this stuff", you know you're in for a treat.

So don your lab coats and safety glasses, or in this case your suits of armor and welding goggles, stand well back and read on. This is fun.


http://pipeline.corante.com/archives...ont_work_with/

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Originally Posted by KevinJS

This is real science but fascinating nonetheless. When a chemist says "I ain't touching this stuff", you know you're in for a treat.

So don your lab coats and safety glasses, or in this case your suits of armor and welding goggles, stand well back and read on. This is fun.

http://pipeline.corante.com/archives...ont_work_with/

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I'm traveling Thurs-Sat so this will be some fine recreational reading. :)

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Originally Posted by AdmiralAdama

I'm traveling Thurs-Sat so this will be some fine recreational reading. :)

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I think my favorite so far is chlorine trifluoride. It will set fire to sand.

Apparently, in the 1950s someone managed to spill a ton of the stuff, and it ate through a foot of concrete, then had another 3 feet of sand and gravel for dessert, all the while spewing out clouds of hydrofluoric acid. Charming.

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Originally Posted by AdmiralAdama

I'm traveling Thurs-Sat so this will be some fine recreational reading. :)

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I read the first few - great reading, it will keep you entertained for sure (bookmarked now to go back to)

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Originally Posted by KevinJS

This is real science but fascinating nonetheless. When a chemist says "I ain't touching this stuff", you know you're in for a treat.

So don your lab coats and safety glasses, or in this case your suits of armor and welding goggles, stand well back and read on. This is fun.

http://pipeline.corante.com/archives...ont_work_with/

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I googled and bookmarked it, then started reading. Couldn't help laughing. :-)
My son is chemistry student. I think I'll mail it to him.
Thanks!

Talked with my son. He found it very amusing, but informative. He's sent the link to a colleague.

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Originally Posted by J. A.

Talked with my son. He found it very amusing, but informative. He's sent the link to a colleague.

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Glad you and your son enjoyed it. I hope it doesn't inspire him to dabble in the fields mentioned. I'd hate to think of a hole in Europe the size of Austria.

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Originally Posted by KevinJS

Glad you and your son enjoyed it. I hope it doesn't inspire him to dabble in the fields mentioned. I'd hate to think of a hole in Europe the size of Austria.

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He won't. But he made similiar experiences with another material. ;-)