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[Jonathan Johnson]

"...We spent much time and money in endeavours to introduce it on violins, 'cellos, and double-bass instruments, but were virtually blocked or boycotted by the Musical Fraternity, because they found it would reduce the number of executants from one-fifth to one-tenth for the same volume of sound..."

And thus it began, the everlasting conflict between talent and engineers. Just think, instead of one lead guitar on stage, we could have ten! Is there a stage large enough for that many egos?

[Steve M Smith]

note the aluminium "misspelling on the patent.

I think you spell it wrong because Sir Humphry Davy got it wrong in a publication.

Look at some of the other element names... Magnesium, Thaillium, Plutonium, Californium, Einsteinium etc. There's even Americium.  If you didn't 'correct' that one then Aluminium should have stayed intact too!

My favourites are Balonium and Unobtanium but I couldn't find them on the chart!

EDIT:  As suspected, it was Humphry Davy's fault!  http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/aluminium.htm

Steve.

[Mike Sokol]

I think you spell it wrong because Sir Humphry Davy got it wrong in a publication.

Look at some of the other element names... Magnesium, Thaillium, Plutonium, Californium, Einsteinium etc. There's even Americium.  If you didn't 'correct' that one then Aluminium should have stayed intact too!

My favourites are Balonium and Unobtanium but I couldn't find them on the chart!

EDIT:  As suspected, it was Humphry Davy's fault!  http://www.worldwidewords.org/articles/aluminium.htm

Steve.

Steve, I put in the misspelling comment just for YOU... 

[Steve M Smith]

Steve, I put in the misspelling comment just for YOU... 

I know!!


Steve.

[Jonathan Johnson]

I think you spell it wrong because Sir Humphry Davy got it wrong in a publication.

Look at some of the other element names... Magnesium, Thaillium, Plutonium, Californium, Einsteinium etc. There's even Americium.  If you didn't 'correct' that one then Aluminium should have stayed intact too!

My favourites are Balonium and Unobtanium but I couldn't find them on the chart!

When you Brits are trying to finish a thought, do you say, "iummmm"?

[Bill McIntosh]

Last night I got to wondering, is there any way to amplify live audio without using electricity?

How about diesel?   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xazsh48GhWE

It was not clear whether the measured SPL was A or C weighted...

[Mike Sokol]

How about diesel?   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xazsh48GhWE

It was not clear whether the measured SPL was A or C weighted...

I remember seeing something about tuned chain saws. 

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