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How A Car Engine Works (animated infographic) 10 of the Most Dangerous Chemicals in the World - StumbleUpon. Interesting — when I was in the Army, it was called CBR (chemical, biological, radioactive).

10 of the Most Dangerous Chemicals in the World - StumbleUpon

I wonder why they changed the order and the initials? Pressure from Jay Leno? NBC was for Nuclear, Biological, Radiological. I think it might have been for memory's sake, which might have something to do with the tv studio indeed - but maybe just for giggles. The military does not always make sense. When were you in? I was in back in the late 70s. I remember atropine was one of the drugs that was used to treat the immediate effects of nerve gas exposure. And we're supposed to believe that our benevolent government has truly decided to destroy all our VX stockpiles. I dunno, we've got much more targeted, devastating methods of wiping ourselves off the planet these days. I was in in the 90's. The husband, Mr. Juan Enriquez shares mindboggling science. Thinking like a genius: overview - StumbleUpon.

Thinking and recall series Problem solving: creative solutions "Even if you're not a genius, you can use the same strategies as Aristotle and Einstein to harness the power of your creative mind and better manage your future.

Thinking like a genius: overview - StumbleUpon

" The following strategies encourage you to think productively, rather than reproductively, in order to arrive at solutions to problems. "These strategies are common to the thinking styles of creative geniuses in science, art, and industry throughout history. " Nine approaches to creative problem solving: Rethink! Exercise #2 illustrates how famous thinkers used these approaches.

Exercise #1: illustrates applications of the nine approaches. Text of exercise:Nine approaches to creative problem solving: Rethink! Thinking and recall series. Can Treating Your Life As a Game Make You a Better Person? <img src="<a pearltreesdevid="PTD3706" rel="nofollow" href=" class="vglnk"><span pearltreesdevid="PTD3707">http</span><span pearltreesdevid="PTD3709">://</span><span pearltreesdevid="PTD3711">pixel</span><span pearltreesdevid="PTD3713">.

Can Treating Your Life As a Game Make You a Better Person?

High speed video reveals the bizarre physics of an ordinary water droplet - StumbleUpon. Science news and science jobs from New Scientist - New Scientist - StumbleUpon. Ten Most Extreme Substances Known to Man.