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Offline jim360

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« Reply #855 on: March 01, 2012, 01:30:11 PM »
Nope.
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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #856 on: March 01, 2012, 04:00:27 PM »
Is the answer perhaps Euler's Formula?
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« Reply #857 on: March 01, 2012, 04:09:30 PM »
Well, yes, so what does Euler's formula tell you is the answer?
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« Reply #858 on: March 01, 2012, 04:16:28 PM »

2 :)


(lol, lets just say it is late for me :P)
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« Reply #859 on: March 01, 2012, 04:49:25 PM »
Yes, that's right. You're up swa! :toot: :toot:
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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #860 on: March 01, 2012, 04:59:20 PM »
Sweet!

Since it is my first question i am going to start easy.

In 1996, Mercedes-Benz brought a new model on the market, the SLK.  It had a unique feature, a retractable hardtop. Since then cars with retractable hardtops became pretty popular. However, despite a few people think, it is not the first car with such a roof.
My question is: What was the first production car with a retractable hardtop and in which year was that?
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« Reply #861 on: March 03, 2012, 12:34:17 PM »
No idea, but I'll bet it's a long time ago, probably the 50's.  Did they all have the retractable top, or was it an option?
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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #862 on: March 03, 2012, 02:08:30 PM »



Hmmm, the catch here is the phrase "production car...."

The (Ford) Continental Mark II (1950s) was a concept car, so that would make the '57 Ford Skyliner (clever name for a hardtop, no?  :winkgrin:) the one you're looking for, methinks....


P.S. 'Pretty sure there were other non-production convertible hardtops before those, too....

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« Reply #863 on: March 03, 2012, 07:07:03 PM »
I think Hudson made a prototype in the early 20's, but yes i am talking about an actual production car and no it isn't the '57 Ford Skyliner.

@kiwi
It was not an option more of another body type based on a model (like you have stationwagons and limousines based on 1 model)

Also when nobody knows the answer, somebody else can have a go and i'll give you guys and gals the answer.
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« Reply #864 on: March 06, 2012, 03:29:04 PM »
Alright cause i don't want this topic to be forgotten, i am going to give you guys the answer.

Peugeot 401 Eclipse (1934)

I am going to give MrMxyzptlk the next one, cause i think the '57 Skyliner was a pretty good guess :)
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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #865 on: March 11, 2012, 01:44:34 AM »


Thanks for being so malleable, er... flexible!


Okay, easy-peasy!:


What's the most abundant gas in Earth's atmosphere?


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« Reply #866 on: March 11, 2012, 01:48:19 AM »
Nitrogen
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« Reply #867 on: March 11, 2012, 03:21:37 PM »
Quote from: BFM_Kiwi on March 11, 2012, 01:48:19 AM
Nitrogen


Cor-RECT-O, Kiwi!




P.S. SO many people think it's oxygen that it scares me!  :doh:

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« Reply #868 on: March 11, 2012, 03:28:33 PM »
Good thing too - if it were oxygen we wouldn't be able to survive...
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« Reply #869 on: March 11, 2012, 09:20:02 PM »
I probably would have said oxygen, but I think it's been asked here before :)

So what is the most abundant element in the earth's crust?

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