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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Random thought #38976 08/20/2001 4:42 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 New Scientist magazine for Aug 4 had an interesting discussion of Random Thought. I had no idea that "random" started off as a military term. Try this URLhttp://www.newscientist.com/lastword/answers/771misc.jsp?tp=misc1 Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Random thought #38977 08/21/2001 1:04 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Enjoyable site, Dr. Bill, though I got completely sidetracked from your main point of reference, and on to "Whats the blue flash when you open an envelope?" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Random thought #38978 08/21/2001 3:26 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park you can get the same "flash" peeling scotch (cello) tape off of glass (best seen in dark-- ) a few year ago, Scientific American had an article about "art photography" that was made by the controlled peeling of tape off glass. Under the glass was a sheet of photographic paper.. the peeling was done in the dark, the paper when developed had interesting patterns. my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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