BB's quiz

[bocadillo]

8. Tried to blow up Parliament in 1605, so I would guess that year or the one after seeing as how it was quite late in the year.

 

[Brauny Blue]

8. Tried to blow up Parliament in 1605, so I would guess that year or the one after seeing as how it was quite late in the year.

It was indeed 1606

 

[Macky]

Albert Finney?

 

[bocadillo]

*cough*

is 5) saltpeter?

Not unless thats another name for it.

5. Potassium Nitrate.

And having googled it after putting TB to bed for the night, I found that Potassium Nitrate is indeed 'saltpetre' (note spelling).

 

[Macky]

And having googled it after putting TB to bed for the night, I found that Potassium Nitrate is indeed 'saltpetre' (note spelling).

I'd always just assumed that saltpetre was rock salt, obviously not, but I'm sure you can see why I'd jump to a conclusion like that so I don't feel too embarrassed by my presumptuous stupidity.

 

[bocadillo]

I'd always just assumed that saltpetre was rock salt, obviously not, but I'm sure you can see why I'd jump to a conclusion like that so I don't feel too embarrassed by my presumptuous stupidity.

Rock Salt is just a very compacted form of the salt that you have on the table, perhaps with a bit of Gypsum and other impurities thrown in.

 

[Darth Vodka]

Rock Salt is just a very compacted form of the salt that you have on the table, perhaps with a bit of Gypsum and other impurities thrown in.

common salt = NaCl

SaltPetre = KNO3

 

[Macky]

Rock Salt is just a very compacted form of the salt that you have on the table, perhaps with a bit of Gypsum and other impurities thrown in.

Yeah, I know that. I was just saying that I jumped to the presumption that saltpetre was rock salt, because of the name.

 

[The Major]

And having googled it after putting TB to bed for the night, I found that Potassium Nitrate is indeed 'saltpetre' (note spelling).

 

[OldGit]

Yeah, I know that. I was just saying that I jumped to the presumption that saltpetre was rock salt, because of the name.

A bit like assuming copper nitrate is police shift pay. :icon_bigg

 

[Chuck T Masala]

A bit like assuming copper nitrate is police shift pay. :icon_bigg

Made me titter OG :icon_bigg