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On 12 Dec 2004 02:39:04 GMT, (PENMART01)
scribbled some thoughts:
>Andrew H. Carter spurts:
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>>Andy scribbled:
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>>>I'm a no-salt person, except when it comes to recipes.
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>>>Is salt an absolute requirement in those recipes that call for it or
>>>is it a taste issue?
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>>>Andy
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>>Funny, two flammable
>>gasses Hydrogen (H) and Oxygen (O) combine to form water
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>Oxygen is not flammable.
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>Idiot... GED drop out.
True, I didn't get a GED, I graduated.
ox•y•gen \"ak-si-jen\ noun often attrib [F oxygene, fr. Gk
oxys, adj., acidic, lit., sharp + F -gene -gen; akin to L
acer sharp — more at edge] (1790)
: a colorless tasteless odorless gaseous element that
constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere and is found in
water, in most rocks and minerals, and in numerous organic
compounds, that is capable of combining with all elements
except the inert gases, that is active in physiological
processes, and that is involved esp. in combustion — see
element table
ox•y•gen•ic \'ak-si-"je-nik\ adjective
ox•y•gen•less \"ak-si-jen-les\ adjective
flam•ma•ble \"fla-me-bel\ adjective [L flammare to flame,
set on fire, fr. flamma] (1813)
: capable of being easily ignited and of burning quickly
flammable noun
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Incorporated. All rights reserved.
Tell, you what, how about going into a oxygen rich room and
then striking a match then come back if possible and report
your findings.
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