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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 02:51 PM
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Ask me anything
9 away from 600, I just want to see my name in the milestones post.
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miss_american_pie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 02:56 PM
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1. What did you have for lunch?
:hi:
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 02:59 PM
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2. Turkey Sandwich
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jukes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:00 PM
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3. do you know
anything?
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:00 PM
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4. I know everything...
what would you like to know?
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jukes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:16 PM
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5. cool!
that must be convenient!

what's the VOD of erythritol tetranitrate?
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:20 PM
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8. Okay....almost everything.
:dunce:
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jukes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:24 PM
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14. here's an easy 1:
what's the cyclic rate of fire of a chilean FAMAE SAF?
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:30 PM
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24. 1300 rounds per minute
Just curious...why are you asking things that will probably land me on the terrorist watch list. Although membership here will probably qualify me that already.
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jukes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:34 PM
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26. jukes
has a long handled wooden spoon!
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jukes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:33 PM
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25. there's ALWAYS
a smartass w/ off-the-wall shit when you're trying to up your post count.

chilean made 9mm submachine gun has a surprisingly high cyclic rate of fire of 1200 RPM.
http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg47-e.htm
Modern Firearms - SubMacineGuns - FAMAE S.A.F.
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jukes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:23 PM
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13. not really fair!
the detonation velocity is roughly 8000M/sec, depending on if it's packed or cast.
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:18 PM
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6. about what?
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:21 PM
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11. Anything
I have no life
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LSK Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:25 PM
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16. ok, why does project management at my work suck so bad??
:shrug:
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:26 PM
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19. Because it is run by incompetent people.
You and a group of co-workers should really stage a coup there.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:19 PM
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7. who's more dumb baseball or football players?
:evilgrin:
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:21 PM
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9. Not even going to start that sir.
You saw what happened the last time someone brought that up
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:26 PM
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18. I was kidding around
Edited on Wed Apr-26-06 03:27 PM by JohnKleeb
God that got ugly. real question is what is better Thai or Chinese food? My mom and I were discussing this last week.
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:27 PM
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21. Chinese
I don't really like Thai. And i know you were kidding.
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:29 PM
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23. Thats what I said
Chinese is best in bulk. I like Thai but when I eat Asian food I like it in bulk.
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joneschick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:21 PM
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10. should I be more polite
to telemarketers? I've been home today (got laid off yesterday) and I've had at least a half dozen calls. "May I speak to xxxxxx?" "No" hang up
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:25 PM
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15. Not sure
I am really not that polite to them so I guess it is what kind of personality you have. Me I am a little abrupt sometimes.
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mainegreen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:22 PM
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12. Cheese or Bread?
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:25 PM
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17. For me both
Love cheese (I am from Wisconsin) and nothing like a good fresh loaf of bread.
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RedG1 Donating Member (389 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:27 PM
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20. tonight's Powerball numbers?
<giggle>
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:28 PM
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22. Saving them for myself
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TX-RAT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:38 PM
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27. question?
Forward I am heavy backwards I am not. What am I?
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:39 PM
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29. A scale?
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TX-RAT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:43 PM
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34. Answer is in the question.
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:44 PM
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36. Still don't know
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TX-RAT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:46 PM
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37. A Ton
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TX-RAT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:39 PM
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28. another question
You throw away the outside, cook the inside, and then eat the outside and throw away the inside -- what is it?
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:40 PM
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31. i have no idea
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TX-RAT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:44 PM
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35. Think about it, done pretty good so far.
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:47 PM
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38. ?
:dunce:
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TX-RAT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:47 PM
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An ear of corn.
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TX-RAT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:40 PM
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30. one more
A man comes into town on Friday, stays overnight and leaves on Thursday -- how?
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:40 PM
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32. His horse is named Friday
Edited on Wed Apr-26-06 03:40 PM by mduffy31
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TX-RAT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:42 PM
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33. smart azz
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Road Scholar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:47 PM
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39. If you drop a stone down a well, and hear it splash 4 second later
How deep is the well?? (considering gravity is -32 ft/sec. squared and sound travels 1080 feet/ sec. Neglect air friction.)
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:49 PM
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40. I'm a nurse
i don't need to know shit like that.
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Road Scholar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:54 PM
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41. It does fall under "anything "doesn't it ??? It's a question on the
Professional Engineer exam. I don't have any nurse questions. LOL:shrug:
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:56 PM
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43. I never promised an answer.
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Road Scholar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:59 PM
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46. LOL Ok, Ok, you got me there. LOL eom
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Road Scholar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:57 PM
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44. Ok, I got one. Who is Harvey and what did he do in 1812?
My Biology teacher told me in 1959 to never forget that one. LOL:toast: :hi:
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 04:01 PM
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47. He was an officer during the War of 1812
Other than that I don't know
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Road Scholar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 04:03 PM
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48. Blood pressure. He discovered blood pressure. Most folks
never heard of that little piss ant piece of trivia.
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 04:07 PM
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49. Okay but can you pronouce sphygmomanometer correctly?
I can it is pronounced: sphyg·mo·ma·nom·e·ter
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Road Scholar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 04:10 PM
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50. LOL Got me again. Anyway, I'm a frickin' Engineer. LOL
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madinmaryland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:54 PM
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42. Is Abe Vigoda still alive?
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 03:58 PM
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45. Yes he is
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 04:12 PM
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51. Congrats on 600!
:toast: :hi:
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Road Scholar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 04:14 PM
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52. Congrats on 600!!!!!
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 04:17 PM
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53. Thank you
I would like to thank the academy, my parents, my wife I couldn't have done this without you. Not because you are there for me, but because you left and turned me into a hermit...sorry hit the anger button.




....now on to 1000
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benEzra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-27-06 11:06 AM
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54. What physical quantity is typically defined in General Relativity
as the invariant length of a particle's momentum four-vector?
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mduffy31 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-27-06 12:02 PM
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55. Umm....42
I've thought about it, and 42 is a right good number.
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benEzra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Apr-27-06 01:07 PM
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56. LOL!
That's also the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything, yes? :bounce:


(Puts away the Hitchhiker's Guide...)


FWIW, mass would be the answer to the question. In GR, mass is associated with the invariant length of the momentum 4-vector.
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