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03-24-2017 , 12:13 AM

#126

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03-24-2017 , 12:21 AM

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BrianTheMick2

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That isn't a word. It is a silly picture.

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03-24-2017 , 12:00 PM

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Very, VERRY, scientific: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epica_(band)

Design Your Universe.

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03-24-2017 , 01:27 PM

#129

Zeno

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Colonoscopy

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03-25-2017 , 02:52 AM

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Apatite

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03-26-2017 , 02:44 PM

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Angstrom

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03-27-2017 , 10:44 AM

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Arginine

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03-28-2017 , 01:38 AM

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Pheromone

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03-28-2017 , 10:32 AM

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Phi

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03-28-2017 , 11:48 AM

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carlo

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erg..source of this name ,anyone ?

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03-29-2017 , 02:47 AM

#136

BrianTheMick2

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Originally Posted by carlo

erg..source of this name ,anyone ?

Greek for "work.

I assume you mean the origin of the word "erg."

It is also the sound you make when surprised by a blow to the solar plexus if you have recently eaten, but I think that is unrelated.

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03-29-2017 , 04:23 AM

#137

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03-29-2017 , 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by BrianTheMick2

Disappointed as I was hoping there was a Dr. Erg as in Joule,ampere, Watt, curie, volt,.....someone lost out on that one.

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03-30-2017 , 11:56 AM

#139

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Ballistic

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03-30-2017 , 12:19 PM

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Sceptic

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03-31-2017 , 08:51 PM

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04-02-2017 , 01:21 PM

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Photosynthesis

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04-03-2017 , 01:20 AM

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Ergodicity

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04-03-2017 , 01:42 PM

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Mantle

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04-03-2017 , 07:06 PM

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Mickey Mantle

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04-06-2017 , 07:10 PM

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Spoiler:

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04-06-2017 , 11:44 PM

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04-07-2017 , 10:58 PM

#148

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Originally Posted by plaaynde

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Once upon a time, I worked for Aldi. They had a juice that was called "aseptic x."

It was not a good seller, despite being a quite fine non-germy beverage. This was, I think, due to two causes. 1) and 2).

*"x" was the flavor. I think it was citrus, but it might have been fruit punch