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$%&@ your war. I need trades and $$$. Have gold and lead. White team. Selling tech, 100 for 3 mil. Also, this

"Put it in my pancake!" she said, and so i did a rubadubdub with my two-toed stub and now babies of doom are blooming like flowers under the glistening chrome burning gas showers a thousand petals crisp, on command of god's eternal lisp spittle gifts on plastic faces space riffs in elastic underware places pancakes "Put it in my pancake!" She said said said said

http://video.about.com/chemistry/How-to-Make-Hot-Ice.htm

What's the word of the day, kids? Sodium Acetate! You may be familiar with this versatile chemical compound as the ingredient in re-usable winter time pocket hand warmers. But did you know it is also what they sprinkle on potato chips to give it the classic 'salt and vinegar' flavor? That it is, in the dilute trihydrate form, the remains of your science fair volcanoes? Or that it is used as a concrete sealant, or to neutralize sulfuric acid, or retard the vulcanization process? Or, perhaps most visually fascinating, that you can make heat-generating crystalline structures known as 'hot ice'? Well now you do, and I've got some right here. And so can you! Sodium Acetate, NaOAc, is simply the combination of sodium bicarbonate, your classic baking soda, and acetic acid, commonly known as vinegar. I did this experiment over the course of the last several hours and even though it was a heck of project (though it shouldn't have been), it was totally worth it when I finally saw my solution turn from a liquid into a spindly hot crystal in seconds right before my very eyes. I'll probably never be the kind of person who can pull off a great plan by carefully plotting all the steps and then following through on them for perfect results, efficiently, with no snags or unexpected results. Unfortunately I lack (severely) the patience for this. I can barely follow a baking recipe. Thankfully, trial and error (and error and error) is our friend. This process is remarkably simple, add baking soda to vinegar, let the reaction settle, and then boil it down to remove excess water. How hard is that, right? Well, I found out. After getting a rough outline of how this is done while in the process of researching glacial acetic acid, I tried it with the materials I had on hand. The first batch was going swimmingly, (and fun, if you like massive fizzy carbon dioxide reactions) until the mason jar I had exploded while heating, soaking the stove and me with broken glass and vinegar, necessitating a clean-up and trip to the trash cans outside. The jar wasn't under pressure, it was just an old one I found on the side of the road while jogging one morning. Seemed sturdy enough. *shrug* Humorously, it left a perfect ring of glass around the base upon which the words molded in the glass read CHINA as if to mock me (seriously, China, stop, your exports suck). Using some of what I had left, I made a much smaller batch in a metal dish. 45 minutes of boiling later, I had a lot of crystal mush, which I then microwaved on a plastic dish to drive off the remaining water. Scraping the dry white powder crystals from the plate with a spoon, which took enough work that I almost got out my id card from my wallet (and also almost made me forget what I was doing) the first part I deemed successful. However, making a solution with the crystals, heating it, and then cooling it in the fridge (and then spilling some of it while trying to pry the lid off, damn it) did not produce the hot ice effect I expected. Nothing. It was a dud. I was pretty disappointed. But not defeated. I found a more exact formula, realized I would need more supplies, and 10 o'clock at night in January at 2 below, I geared up and marched the 2 mile round trip to Krogers to buy several gallons of white distilled vinegar, and pick up some groceries. I had also planned to buy a metal pot, as the only one I had was holding old soup. I would have to clean the pot to use it, and my large kitchen sink was currently filled to the brim with soaking eggshells (don't ask, it's something else I'm doing). However, the prices on cooking gear are exorbitant at Krogers, so I passed on that. Getting back, cleaning the eggshells, the sink, and then the pot. At this point I was pretty exhausted, which led to rushing the mixture and getting my very own private baking soda volcano all over my work bench. Wonderful. An hour later of boiling, checking the amount, boiling, ect. It was finally done. 1 liter boiled down to about 150 ml. I placed in the fridge to let it cool. Checking it. Nothing. Crap. So I put it back on the stove and drove off another 25 ml. I put it back in the fridge again and then sat down on the bed to wait. Where I promptly passed out. This morning, awaking confused and fully clothed (for once), I had no other thoughts: I sat up, immediately walked to the kitchen, removed the jar, carefully this time, pried off the lid, and there, within seconds due to the shaking of the jar, I saw the most glorious sight: this chemical compound forming, growing, in some exact mathematical self-replicating structure, long spindles of crystal lattice until it was a giant block of solid matter as if it were in stop motion animation right before my groggy eyes. Amazing. Touching my hand to the jar, it went from almost frozen cool from the fridge to a warm comforting glow. It was better than Christmas. So not only is it educational, but it's also safe for the kids. Below is a great link very quickly explaining the procedure. Have fun!

The best imperial stout I've had was Old Rasputin, that was awesome, but Stone is pretty close. As for Guinness, personally, I think it's over-rated. Some people swear by it, drink it every day. Don't get me wrong, it's a good drink and I've enjoyed plenty, often the best you can get in some limited selection bars, but I've found plenty better since I started trying micro-brews and other foreign beers. Here in the US it also has less abv, surprisingly, than our domestics. Great body, though.

Beer Wine

Stone Imperial Russian Stout Appearance: Beer pours black with a deep tan head of foam. Aroma: Cocoa and coffee flavors dominate, along with some fruity fermentation esters and some yeasty breadiness. Taste: Again, the beer is mostly about roasted malts. Bittersweet cocoa and coffee flavors are the major players, along with fruitiness, hints of anise, and yeastiness, followed by a smooth, balanced, not sweet finish. Palate: This beer is very full bodied, and very smooth! Release Date:April 16th, 2012 First Release Date: July 2000 Hop Variety: Warrior Stats: ALC/VOL 10.5%, 65 IBUs

[quote name='Neo Uruk' timestamp='1341976312' post='3008195'] If you swing the bat a little more loosely you might actually hit the ball, son. [/quote] I like the way you talk.

3 pages and no mention of me? Preposterous. You trifling maggots would be beneath my contempt, if contempting you wasn't one of the few pleasurable distractions in a life dulled by the boredom of being entirely without reproach or equal. My sheer excellence has cleaved a new niche, and while it's lonely at the top, at least I can still piss on the heads of lesser folk. Such as yourselves. Secretary, more booze, I have head-pissing to do!

Congratulations, AI. Good run, BTA.

Olympus, I remember when you founded and watched your ascent and many victories with admiration. I think you have been one of the most successful ventures out there. Best of luck.

I'm interested in seeing how these two fare against one another.

Good luck.

I, for one, welcome our new luminescent overlords.

I disliked you on an IC level. But OOC, I always enjoy an entertaining personality, so good luck and come back soon.

Should have been posted by Rebel Virginia.

Ha ha, wow. That's rough.

[quote name='jerdge' timestamp='1340781379' post='2998159'] Back to the OP, what does it tell us, if anything, on the MK, their reputation, their character or their politics? I already told my opinion, what about your one, people? (Hint: SCY is not MK.) [/quote] From a complete OOC perspective, what I see from MK is the same thing I see in successful organizations since the beginning of man: That a combination of charm, adaption to the times, manipulation of public perception, several stepped strategies, setting enemies against one another, aggression tempered with caution, ruthlessness, treachery, and a large and devoted memberbase is required to secure success from the clutches of a chaotic and dangerous world. It's the same characteristics you will see in varying qualities in all the major alliances, be it NPO, GOD, IRON, TOP, ect., and prominent blocs. It's the way of the world. As much as we are built to cooperate, we are as equally built to compete. Those who do both better than others dominate, and those who can't live in varying degrees of servitude. If you're going to hate: Don't hate the player, hate the game.

Dirty little secrets Dirty little lies We got our dirty little fingers in everybody's pie We love to cut you down to size We love dirty laundry We can do "The Innuendo" We can dance and sing When it's said and done we haven't told you a thing We all know that Crap is King Give us dirty laundry!

[quote name='Ernesto Che Guevara' timestamp='1340684437' post='2996610'] [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOK0Z-N-8Jo"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOK0Z-N-8Jo[/url] [/quote] Awesome nuke console.

[quote name='Banksy' timestamp='1340536149' post='2994351']snip [/quote] That's good stuff. Two things I think sets MK propaganda apart from the rest are 1. a strong understanding of the underlying compositional rules that makes a piece dynamic, and 2. a clean, crisp, rendering of the images. The anti-TOP stuff was a perfect example of those two things boiled down into simple yet visually impacting productions. While there are some very good artists abound in CN, I assume most are self taught, while MK has at least a college or professional level grasp of image production.

Ha ha, I remember that pic. Let's see... where did I put that... [img]http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q17/otingocni/haha-1.jpg[/img]

[quote name='Jaiar' timestamp='1340315536' post='2992145'] I may not be as respected or whatever regarding military tactics and war planning, but I think I have more of a clue than those leading this failed coalition. [/quote] Then start your own alliance and build your own coalition if you think you can do better. It is from leadership that all else arises.

You are definitely a class act, Alfred. Take care.

[quote name='Yevgeni Luchenkov' timestamp='1340223610' post='2990453'] Which is a LOT more than most alliances would have done in a similar case. Of course, most similar cases would have been solved with a private apology but some opportunities are too good to miss. [/quote] If the opportunity is to make a statement such as "Joke or no joke, don't ever impersonate our gov and attempt to start a war or we'll roll you and what ever alliance you are in", then I'm not sure I would pass that up either. That said, good luck sorting it out, ect., ect.