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PostPosted: 02/18/06 - 21:38    Post subject: Material Selection 1001
If you need it strong, use steel.
If you need it lightweight, use aluminum.


Congratulations, you have just passed the average materials selection class in a mechanical engineering curriculum. Neutral
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PostPosted: 02/18/06 - 22:58    Post subject:
Extra credit: If you need both, titanium.
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PostPosted: 02/18/06 - 23:37    Post subject:
If you want sexy, though go with carbon.
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PostPosted: 02/18/06 - 23:44    Post subject:
I was thinking more strong: duchesse
lightweight: chiffon
sexy: silk charmeuse

what, too much "Project Runway"? dunno
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PostPosted: 02/19/06 - 01:31    Post subject:
Scandium?
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PostPosted: 02/19/06 - 09:42    Post subject:
I shoulda went to college I aced that one. Neutral Mr. Green
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PostPosted: 02/19/06 - 10:27    Post subject:
purple hayes wrote:
Scandium?
is this what they make politicians out of?

Scandium- a materlial of flexible nature able to flip flop. Often used for political platforms as it's nature allows for careful manipulation and able to bend (laws) and become slippery (when cornered). it is not rocommended to be used for anything wanting a stable base though.
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PostPosted: 02/19/06 - 10:59    Post subject:
And of course there is always that classic element used in most manufacturing arenas known as:

New chemical Element Discovered
by William DeBuvitz
The heaviest element known to science was recently discovered by investigators at a major U.S. research university. The element, tentatively named administratium, has no protons or electrons and thus has an atomic number of 0. However, it does have one neutron, 125 assistant neutrons, 75 vice neutrons and 111 assistant vice neutrons, which gives it an atomic mass of 312. These 312 particles are held together by a force that involves the continuous exchange of meson-like particles called morons.
Since it has no electrons, administratium is inert. However, it can be detected chemically as it impedes every reaction it comes in contact with. According to the discoverers, a minute amount of administratium causes one reaction to take over four days to complete when it would have normally occurred in less than a second.

Administratium has a normal half-life of approximately three years, at which time it does not decay, but instead undergoes a reorganization in which assistant neutrons, vice neutrons and assistant vice neutrons exchange places. Some studies have shown that the atomic mass actually increases after each reorganization.

Research at other laboratories indicates that administratium occurs naturally in the atmosphere. It tends to concentrate at certain points such as government agencies, large corporations, and universities. It can usually be found in the newest, best appointed, and best maintained buildings.

Scientists point out that administratium is known to be toxic at any level of concentration and can easily destroy any productive reaction where it is allowed to accumulate. Attempts are being made to determine how administratium can be controlled to prevent irreversible damage, but results to date are not promising.
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