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Pub Quiz thread

Discussion in 'Watford' started by colognehornet, Jun 26, 2013.

  1. yorkshirehornet

    yorkshirehornet Well-Known Member

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    Not embalming then?
     
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  2. Bolton's Boots

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    No - NZ & theo were close with cryogenics. It is do with freezing bodies, but there's another step regarding disposal of the remains.
     
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  3. yorkshirehornet

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    In the Us I have found the deceased have to donate their body and its individual parts to themselves to be used later.
     
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  4. Bolton's Boots

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    Sounds like a big con to me...
     
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  5. yorkshirehornet

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    Is this question unanswerable?

    clues?
     
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  6. Bolton's Boots

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    I'll let NX and theo fight it out - they both mentioned cryogenics.

    The answer I was looking for is promession - in which bodies are super-cooled using liquid nitrogen, to the point of becoming brittle, and are then shattered using ultrasonic vibration - eventually leaving a dry powder which turns to compost.
     
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  7. yorkshirehornet

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    mmm.... might give it a try ;)
     
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  8. brian_66_usa

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    If you need any help let us know LOL
     
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  9. yorkshirehornet

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    <monster>
     
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  10. andytoprankin

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    Have to be careful to avoid light vibration, won't I? Steps 1 & 2 can be achieved alternatively by 'The Look' from my wife. <yikes>
     
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  11. yorkshirehornet

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    Oh you have that model too... I reach out to you in :emoticon-0106-cryin solidarity ;)
     
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    Theo got cryogenics before me so I will leave the question to him.
     
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  13. Bolton's Boots

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    And in the interests of goodwill, I wish Luton Town luck in their quest for ̶p̶r̶o̶m̶o̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ promession next season...
     
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  14. yorkshirehornet

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    <laugh>
     
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  15. yorkshirehornet

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    Theo is away... can you set one <ok>
     
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  16. hornethologist a.k.a. theo

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    I'm back! What links a famous cricketer and the process of beer making?
     
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  17. yorkshirehornet

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  18. oldfrenchhorn

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    Was there a famous cricketer called Ben Skins? :emoticon-0100-smile
     
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  19. hornethologist a.k.a. theo

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    It's to do with the introduction of hops in England.
     
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  20. Bolton's Boots

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    Anything to do with the Graveney Boat Mystery?

    A cargo boat found in 1970, thought to have been sunk around 1000 years previously whilst carrying a cargo of hops - around 400 years before hops were used in brewing in England.
     
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