ONE ANSWER PER DAY PLEASE
1) What was the first man made fibre? - Nylon - easyg
2) What is the essential ingredient of all wood? - Lignin - Churchill
3) What is limestone? - Calcium Carbonate - Von
4) What is the main constituent of natural gas? - Methane - Churchill
5) Which atom other than oxygen is found in pure crystal of quartz? - Silicon - poppy
6) What is the tip of the nose made of? - Cartilage - Von
7) Tanning is used in the preparation of which material? - Leather - poppy
8) When King Midas touched any material it turned into which metal? - Gold - Bernie
9) Which metallic element is combined with iron to make stainless steel? - Chromium - terrywit
10) Black and white photography relies on the chemical properties of which metal? - Silver - Von
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 The Material World
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 Re: The Material World Yep I was lignin, only I had spelled it wrong I couldnt remember the spelling.
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| Re: The Material World Sweetpea the answer to question 1 which was he first synthetic fibre ever made, To my reaconing Nylon was invented in 1939 Rayon was invented in 1910 just thought I'd mention it  Last edited by jaysay; 28-05-2008 at 18:45.. Reason: error |
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| Re: The Material World No 4 FARTS A joke folks, actually, I am quiet surprised TELS didn't come up with this, Given his basic sense of humourlloo:
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