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[!--QuoteBegin-Black Ace+Sep 9 2004, 02:51 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Black Ace @ Sep 9 2004, 02:51 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]WHo was Gala Dalis' (Salvador Dali's wife) first housband?
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French poet Paul Éluard


What reaction do you perform to obtain aspirin from salicylic acid?
 
[!--QuoteBegin-Maverick+Sep 9 2004, 01:56 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Maverick @ Sep 9 2004, 01:56 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]French poet Paul Éluard
What reaction do you perform to obtain aspirin from salicylic acid?
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I think it has something to do with replacing one of the acidic hydrogen atoms with an alkyl of some sort.

Salicylic acid is used in treating mild cases of acne, whereas acetylsalicylic acid (ASA, or Asprin) is good for headaches, joint problems, etc.
 
Here's a good one:

I'm in a car travelling at X m/s. I fire a gun in the same direction as the car is moving. The bullet leaves the barrel at Y m/s. The total velocity of the bullet is then Y + X m/s as seen by a person standing on the side of the road.

NOW - If I'm still travelling at X m/s and shine a flashlight in the same direction, is the apparent velocity of the light 300,000,000 m/s + X m/s? Did I find a way to speed up the speed of light? Explain your answer.
 
[!--QuoteBegin-Perun+Sep 9 2004, 05:48 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Perun @ Sep 9 2004, 05:48 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]Erm.... Susa, Persepolis, Pasargadae, Ecbatana... I'm sure the question wanted 'Persepolis' for answer though.
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Sorry Perun, that was it yes, but I couldn't find a way to make it more specific without actually giving the answer away... [!--emo&;)--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/wink.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'wink.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
[!--QuoteBegin-Perun+Sep 9 2004, 10:48 AM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Perun @ Sep 9 2004, 10:48 AM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]...Susa, Persepolis, Pasargadae, Ecbatana...
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Wait just a second. I play as the Persians in Civ 3 all the time, and I've never heard of Ecbatana. Are you sure that's a real city? Are you telling me you actually get your history from books instead of video games? [!--emo&:P--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'tongue.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
Which are the two elements "missing" in Leonardo Da Vinci's painting "Portrait of Monna Lisa/ La Gioconda" ?
 
IIRC, Civ3 has Hamadan in, and that's the modern name for Ecbatana [!--emo&:D--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/biggrin.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'biggrin.gif\' /][!--endemo--]

And, I indeed read books, but the Age of Empires help file was also quite useful [!--emo&:P--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'tongue.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
[!--QuoteBegin--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]Which are the two elements "missing" in Leonardo Da Vinci's painting "Portrait of Monna Lisa/ La Gioconda" ?[/quote]

Fire and space?
 
[!--QuoteBegin-syl+Sep 10 2004, 12:09 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(syl @ Sep 10 2004, 12:09 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]Which are the two elements "missing" in Leonardo Da Vinci's painting "Portrait of Monna Lisa/ La Gioconda" ?
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Her eyebrows.

What professional chemist (who gave his name to at least one reaction that I know of) became famous as a composer.
 
Oh, THAT kind of element [!--emo&:o--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/ohmy.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'ohmy.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
[!--QuoteBegin-Maverick+Sep 10 2004, 03:32 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Maverick @ Sep 10 2004, 03:32 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]Her eyebrows.

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That counts for one. There's something else.
 
The eyelashes too then [!--emo&:P--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'tongue.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
[!--QuoteBegin-Maverick+Sep 10 2004, 05:03 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Maverick @ Sep 10 2004, 05:03 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]The eyelashes too then   [!--emo&:P--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'tongue.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
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No. Put your glasses on, old man, and you will see them.
 
Well, I can't see her ears and she appears not to have any fingernails either.

She ain't got much of a pair of knocker either, but I doubt if that counts! [!--emo&:P--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'tongue.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
[!--QuoteBegin-Maverick+Sep 10 2004, 04:51 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Maverick @ Sep 10 2004, 04:51 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]She ain't got much of a pair of knocker either,
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hmmmm, you have issues Freud would have a field day with
 
To put an end to that question , the correct answer was : the signature. Indeed Da Vinci never signed any of his works which was a bit confusing for art historians.

The reason why she has no eyebrows is that she has completely shaved them as it was the fashion for women in her time.

See the [a href=\'http://art.mygalerie.com/insolitart/joconde.html\' target=\'_blank\']link[/a] for painting details.

Now let's move to the next question :


[!--QuoteBegin-Maverick+Sep 10 2004, 03:32 --][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Maverick @ Sep 10 2004, 03:32 )[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]What professional chemist (who gave his name to at least one reaction that I know of) became famous as a composer.
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[!--QuoteBegin-Maverick+Sep 10 2004, 01:32 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Maverick @ Sep 10 2004, 01:32 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]Her eyebrows.

What professional chemist (who gave his name to at least one reaction that I know of) became famous as a composer.
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Mr. Chemical Wedding who composed the 'Wedding March'? [!--emo&:P--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/tongue.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'tongue.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
[!--QuoteBegin-Maverick+Sep 10 2004, 01:32 PM--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE(Maverick @ Sep 10 2004, 01:32 PM)[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--QuoteEBegin--]What professional chemist (who gave his name to at least one reaction that I know of) became famous as a composer.
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Alexander Borodin (1833-1887)


Why the Steve's Fender bass guitar model is called "precision" ?


EDIT : question edited to be clearer...

NB : it isn't a question just for musicians but for historians too... [!--emo&^_^--][img src=\'style_emoticons/[#EMO_DIR#]/happy.gif\' border=\'0\' style=\'vertical-align:middle\' alt=\'happy.gif\' /][!--endemo--]
 
OK, I'll give you some indications : the Fender Precision Bass was the first electric bass : and there is a big difference with the double bass, formerly used.

So they call it "Precision"...

Why ? (nothing to do with electricity)
 
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