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Old 07-November-2008, 01:25 AM
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...this one would be Thing:

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the existence of iron sulfide as skeletal material is unknown from any other animal
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Hmmm. . .
"It's CLOBBERIN' TIME! . .at least when I finally get over there." just doesn't have the same ring to it. Still a most interesting find, thanks for sharing this with us.
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I had my attention on the Fool's Gold .

I've never heard there's such a thing .

Is it the same as the Gold we know ?

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It's an iron compound that looks like gold Whirlpool. Have a look.
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Wow, that is freeking amazing! My doctoral research was actually on making pyrites. So some snail has been doing it all along - puts me in my place.
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This must be the strangest and yet most intriguing thread title I've ever seen.
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This must be the strangest and yet most intriguing thread title I've ever seen.
Thank you, that's what I was aiming for!
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Wow, that is freeking amazing! My doctoral research was actually on making pyrites. So some snail has been doing it all along - puts me in my place.
Nature+Time comes up with some mighty intriguing ideas, that is for sure.
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Iron scales on a snail's foot. Wow.
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What a Marvelous Universe we live in!

And maybe this is how the Hulk gets his extra energy.
New Scientist - Solar-powered sea slug harnesses stolen plant genes

http://www.newscientist.com/article/...nt-genes-.html

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So, would one put salt on these in order to rust them rather than shrivel them?
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