k0ua
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A common mineral compound that you may have in your home and / or shop has many many uses.
What is this mineral compound?????
No fair googling
I think we might need a little more to go on there on that one..
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I think we might need a little more to go on there on that one..
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A common mineral compound that you may have in your home and / or shop has many many uses.
What is this mineral compound?????
No fair googling
Sodium Bicarbonate (baking soda)?
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crash325
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Some of its many uses are, making glass, fire retardant, insulation fire proofing, bug killer, radiation shield, in some tooth paste, welding & on & on.
Baking soda pretty close.
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crash325
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During WW 1 a nerd who wore glasses as thick as the bottom of a coke bottle, is said to have read every book in his home town library by the time he was in 6th grade.
He was hot to join the war effort and in order to pass the eye test had to memorize the eye chart.
He was sent to an artillery crew as their commander. The crew was a bunch of misfits that had run off 3 previous commanders.
Bullets & shrapnel started coming, he started manning the howitzer himself & yelled at the crew, you cowards get back here. He lead them to be one of the first artillery pieces to join the battles. The when thorough the whole war without loosing a man.
He later became a president of the USA.
Who was he????
He was hot to join the war effort and in order to pass the eye test had to memorize the eye chart.
He was sent to an artillery crew as their commander. The crew was a bunch of misfits that had run off 3 previous commanders.
Bullets & shrapnel started coming, he started manning the howitzer himself & yelled at the crew, you cowards get back here. He lead them to be one of the first artillery pieces to join the battles. The when thorough the whole war without loosing a man.
He later became a president of the USA.
Who was he????
vtsnowedin
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Harry Truman.
2LaneCruzer
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Hmmm. Sounds a little like Sodium Borate, or Borax.
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crash325
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Yep it is Borax.
Tooth Paste.
When tooth paste first came on the scene there were many tooth powders on the market & people were pretty happy with them.
Rather than go head to head with them a whole new method of a way to advertize them.
A new tactic was devised by some one that is rumored to not have even finished high school.
What was the reason given for people to switch form powder.??????
Tooth Paste.
When tooth paste first came on the scene there were many tooth powders on the market & people were pretty happy with them.
Rather than go head to head with them a whole new method of a way to advertize them.
A new tactic was devised by some one that is rumored to not have even finished high school.
What was the reason given for people to switch form powder.??????
2LaneCruzer
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My Dad used to do a lot of Acetylene welding...many a time I've seen him use Boraxo, which is a powdered hand soap, for a flux. He would simply dip the heated rod into the powder, which would stick to the rod, with which he would then proceed to do his welding...or brazing.
turnkey4099
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In the late 80s or early 90s there was a 'walk-behind' lawn mower with no wheels. What was its name?
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Jim Shooz
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There was an electric Flymo. In the UK the safety police had got hold of it and it had plastic blades. Absolutely b****y useless. It chewed the grass.
Leejohn
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What was the reason given for people to switch form powder.??????
I know what it was just have to sleep on it. Now that's going to drive me nuts until I remember.
What was the reason given for people to switch form powder.??????
I know what it was just have to sleep on it. Now that's going to drive me nuts until I remember.
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crash325
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There are now trains that can go over 300MPH.
But in the days of steam engines what was the speed record for steam power????
At 1 time aluminum was more costly than gold. Guess I should not have said more valuable..
But in the days of steam engines what was the speed record for steam power????
At 1 time aluminum was more costly than gold. Guess I should not have said more valuable..
2LaneCruzer
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This should be easy for some of the old timers:
In the 20's and 30's, the term "Knee Action" was applied to which component of an automobile?
In the 20's and 30's, the term "Knee Action" was applied to which component of an automobile?
vtsnowedin
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I remember reading about the first steam train that broke 100 mph. They used a flat straight stretch of track out in the plains somewhere, probably Kansas and a stop watch as they passed the mile posts.
vtsnowedin
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Back in the 80's My brother-in law was in the air force and received a new assignment. Officer told him that he was joining the "Spittin Kittens" and that there was good news and bad news. The good news was that where they were based there was a beautiful woman behind every tree. The bad news was that the state tree was a telephone pole.
Where was he going?
Where was he going?
farmer2009
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2LaneCruzer
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Naw. Had to be New Mexico...Hobbs maybe?
