the friday quiz: child care provider
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So I only have one hand free and little time...let's get on with it:
Much of this substance once came from the Mogok valley, but now other sources are preferred by many. A compound of aluminum and chlorine (with a little chromium in the mix), and can be synthesized via the Czochralski process. In some cases, it displays the property of chatoyancy.
What is the common name of this substance?
First correct answer posted to comments gets a full-size wall map delineating the full extent of James K. Polk's imperial ambitions. No Googling or consulting the James K. Polk society. And stop Polking your sister. I said stop! You're heading for a time out, young lady. One guess per comment, but comment as often as you like.
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blue green algae
or one of these?
http://www.giantmicrobes.com/
Just in time for Christmas.
Posted by: shananan![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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November 16, 2007 08:54 AM
Mueslix
Posted by: Scraps![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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November 16, 2007 09:31 AM
Trick question. The Mogok valley is on Talos IV, from Star Trek (TOS).
Dilithium crystals.
Posted by: boxjam![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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November 16, 2007 10:06 AM
cheese quartz
Posted by: shananan![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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November 16, 2007 10:15 AM
Gems!
Posted by: bootsy3000![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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November 16, 2007 11:00 AM
Talcum powder.
Posted by: gavinedwards![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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November 16, 2007 11:55 AM
Aluminum Chloride.
(with chromium to preserve freshness)
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November 16, 2007 12:10 PM
ink
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November 16, 2007 12:15 PM
blue pigment
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November 16, 2007 12:15 PM
One of you is in the vicinity, but no real answers yet.
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November 16, 2007 01:00 PM
Oh, the CZOCHRALSKI process!!!!
Nope. Still nothing.
Austrian crystal?
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November 16, 2007 02:50 PM
Anti-perspirant
Posted by: Jonathan![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.wombatfile.com/nav-commenters.gif)
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November 16, 2007 08:17 PM
teflon?
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November 16, 2007 09:05 PM
shampoo?
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November 16, 2007 09:08 PM
turtle wax?
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November 16, 2007 09:09 PM
Ron Paul?
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November 17, 2007 12:45 AM
cobalt.
Hey, how do you tell if a copy of "Cry, the Beloved Country" is a first edition?
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November 17, 2007 10:52 PM
A flyleaf of 25% rag with a watermark of "Metuchen, NJ" in 14 point Caslon small caps.
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November 20, 2007 06:51 PM