Fact of the Day - Oct 17 - Empty Closets - A safe online community for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered people coming out

**Gerry** · 16th Oct 2008, 09:18 PM

Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust. Discovered less than 200 years ago, Aluminum occurs in most kinds of rock but most of the aluminum extracted is taken from bauxite. It is one of the lightest metals and a good conductor of heat and electricity. To make it stronger, it is mixed with other metals to make alloys for constructing automobiles, aircraft, and other machines. Because aluminum does not rust, it is easy to melt and reuse. Aluminum can be recycled for less than 5 percent of the cost of making new aluminum. Aluminum can recycling provides over half the aluminum used in making new cans and recycling of all aluminum scrap equals almost half of total aluminum production.

shakerdancee · 16th Oct 2008, 11:15 PM

Vibraphones are made out of aluminum.

george678 · 16th Oct 2008, 11:18 PM

Quote of the day!!!

Quote:

"The more you read about politics, you got to admit that each party is worse than the other"

Will Rogers.

Derek the Wolf · 17th Oct 2008, 02:52 PM

Aluminum also is a factor in determining whether you develop Alzheimer's in old age. NOT LOOKIN SO GOOD NOW ARE YOU ALUMINUM??

17th Oct 2008, 07:57 PM

so do we wait til tomorrow to put a fact or something?

george678 · 18th Oct 2008, 12:03 AM

Yes I guess so and it is Saturday here in England so:
Quote of the day:

Quote:

"Having played with other musicians, I don't even think the Beatles were that good"

George Harrison
Fact of the day:

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The last of the professional truffle hunters stopped work in 1930. His name was Alfred Collins and he worked in the Winterslow area of Wiltshire. He hunted for truffles, mainly the Summer Truffle, Tuber aestivum, using two trained Spanish poodles. The truffles grew under beech trees at a depth of about 3 inches. If they grew any deeper than this, they were no good.

16th Oct 2008, 09:18 PM	#1
Gerry We're all a little mad! EC Moderator Gender: Male Orientation: Gay Out Status: Some people Location: Las Vegas Age: 24 Posts: 5,542 Join Date: Jan 2008	Fact of the Day - Oct 17 Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust. Discovered less than 200 years ago, Aluminum occurs in most kinds of rock but most of the aluminum extracted is taken from bauxite. It is one of the lightest metals and a good conductor of heat and electricity. To make it stronger, it is mixed with other metals to make alloys for constructing automobiles, aircraft, and other machines. Because aluminum does not rust, it is easy to melt and reuse. Aluminum can be recycled for less than 5 percent of the cost of making new aluminum. Aluminum can recycling provides over half the aluminum used in making new cans and recycling of all aluminum scrap equals almost half of total aluminum production. __________________ "Everybody's journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in love with a boy. The fact that many Americans consider it a disease says more about them than it does about homosexuality".-James Baldwin

16th Oct 2008, 11:15 PM	#2
shakerdancee Oom-pah! Regular Member Gender: Male Orientation: Not sure Out Status: Anyone who asks Location: California Age: 19 Posts: 304 Join Date: Mar 2008	Re: Fact of the Day - Oct 17 Vibraphones are made out of aluminum.

17th Oct 2008, 02:52 PM	#4
Derek the Wolf Furry Overlord Full Member Gender: Male Orientation: Pansexual Out Status: Majority Location: Illinois Age: 20 Posts: 1,325 Join Date: Jul 2008	Re: Fact of the Day - Oct 17 Aluminum also is a factor in determining whether you develop Alzheimer's in old age. NOT LOOKIN SO GOOD NOW ARE YOU ALUMINUM?? __________________

17th Oct 2008, 07:57 PM	#5
W F I II Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Fact of the Day - Oct 17 so do we wait til tomorrow to put a fact or something?

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