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23-05-06, 01:11 PM

The difference between Flammable and Inflammable is...........

.......... Nothing!

23-05-06, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DanDare

The difference between Flammable and Inflammable is...........

.......... Nothing!

Quote:

Usage Note: Historically, flammable and inflammable mean the same thing. However, the presence of the prefix in- has misled many people into assuming that inflammable means “not flammable” or “noncombustible.” The prefix -in in inflammable is not, however, the Latin negative prefix -in, which is related to the English -un and appears in such words as indecent and inglorious. Rather, this -in is an intensive prefix derived from the Latin preposition in. This prefix also appears in the word enflame. But many people are not aware of this derivation, and for clarity's sake it is advisable to use only flammable to give warnings.

Explains the confusion, from dictionary.com.

tinpants · 23-05-06, 08:21 PM

The only place that the fahrenheit and centigrade scales coincide is at -40 degrees.

23-05-06, 10:16 PM

The differance between points on the Kelvin scale and the Celcius scale are the same.
Ie,
-273.15 degrees C == 0K
-272.15 degrees C == 1K

And Fahrenheit just is retarded.

24-05-06, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Samnooshka

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Originally Posted by kitten

A one kilogram packet of sugar will have about 5 million grains of sugar.

cool that isnt it?!!!

The question isn't about how cool it is, but how bored someone must be to have to count them all :P

well I was quite bored

lols only kidding!

24-05-06, 10:03 AM

Need more for this thread just watch QI every night on UK Gold...

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The land speed record for towing a caravan is 139 mph.

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what year did WWII end... offically?

Quiff Wichard · 24-05-06, 10:09 AM

I love QI ..................

the builders building the houses cross the road from me are six weeks behind schedule..!!

fact !!

24-05-06, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Grinch

Need more for this thread just watch QI every night on UK Gold...

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The land speed record for towing a caravan is 139 mph.

Quote:

what year did WWII end... offically?

wasn't it something like 1999?

24-05-06, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by keithd

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grinch

Need more for this thread just watch QI every night on UK Gold...

Quote:

The land speed record for towing a caravan is 139 mph.

Quote:

what year did WWII end... offically?

wasn't it something like 1999?

Close.. as Germany was split up before the war ended there was no more Germany, thus when East and West where reunited and became Germany again the war was ended. Thus it was 1990.

24-05-06, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Grinch

Need more for this thread just watch QI every night on UK Gold...

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The land speed record for towing a caravan is 139 mph.

Quote:

what year did WWII end... offically?

Works only if:

a. you have access to UK Gold
b. you have a TV.

I fail on both points. And am happy to say so.

:P

23-05-06, 08:21 PM	#403
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24-05-06, 10:09 AM	#407
Quiff Wichard Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 4,864	I love QI .................. the builders building the houses cross the road from me are six weeks behind schedule..!! fact !! __________________ ooops I did it again ... new bike . cb1000r

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23-05-06, 01:11 PM	#401
DanDare Guest Posts: n/a	The difference between Flammable and Inflammable is........... .......... Nothing!

23-05-06, 10:16 PM	#404
philipMac Guest Posts: n/a	The differance between points on the Kelvin scale and the Celcius scale are the same. Ie, -273.15 degrees C == 0K -272.15 degrees C == 1K And Fahrenheit just is retarded.