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Originally posted by DarkHorse:
Rust is actually a chemical reaction between oxygen AND water vapour. We're talking about water vapour alone here.

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Ah, I did not know that. Look at the discussion I have sparked

AJK said: Francium. Theoretically, that is correct. Francium is so unstable they really havn't been able to isolate it. Any elemnts in the two columns on the left side react with water. More reactive down the column, and the very left side is the most reactive. Cesium is above Francium, and dropping a piece about 1/6 the size of your nail into a fishtank full of water will completely destory it. Fun! I saw a demo of a piece of Rubidium being dropped into a large basin of water...totally destroyed it

AJK gets the points and has pulled up next to Chucker.

Fantomeye: 1
Alphakiller: 2
Chucker: 6
Todd: 5
AJK: 6

Next question:

Who designed the first skyscraper in 1885?
-Worth 2 points

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Daniel H. Burnham

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I dunno, but it's in Chicago, right?

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Originally posted by Alphakiller:
I dunno, but it's in Chicago, right?

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William LeBaron

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d00d, the Sears Tower was not the first skyscraper, I know that much. The first one was like 27 stories tall...the Sears Tower is the tallest in the US, I think. (not in the world, though)

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I don't know the answer, but it WASN'T the Sears Tower, it was the Empire State Building. I think.

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I just found it! The correct answer is:
William Le Baron Jenney. He designed the Home Insurance Building in Chicago.

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The Empire State Building is NOT the tallest building in the USA, that's the Sears Tower, and the Empire State Building is in New York City!

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Originally posted by AJK:
William LeBaron

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Correct! William designed the first ever skyscraper, completed in 1885. It was a 10 story building housing the Home Insurance Company Building. It was located in Chicago, Illinois.

AJK has pulled ahead by two points!

Fantomeye: 1
Alphakiller: 2
Chucker: 6
Todd: 5
AJK: 8

Next question:

What is the meaning of the numbers in a blood pressure reading?
-Worth 2 points

As a side note, the next question is going to be brain teaser thinking type one. Good time to pick up some extra points!

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The first number is the pressure while the heart is beating. The second number is the pressure while the heart is in-between beats.

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sistolic-pressure at valve close
diastolic-pressure at valve open
(definitions could be switched)

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The actual tallest skyscraper in America (the world, even) IS the Empire State Building (which is, I think, in Chicago).

Course it's not the tallest building.. the Russians and Canadians beat you to that.. ;P

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Originally posted by Todd:
The first number is the pressure while the heart is beating. The second number is the pressure while the heart is in-between beats.

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MISTAKEN

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Very good, AJK.

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Heard it not too long ago

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