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Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on November 19, 1999 02:43 PM:

Ok, I'm going to toss my hat into the attempted contest ring. What I've got for you tonight should be something special.

Is it real...?

Or is it technobabble?

The rules are simple. I'm going to present a list of terms. You tell me whether they are real examples of scientific jargon or made up for TV. Ready?

1.) Dielectric friction.
2.) Kelilactiral
3.) EPI capacitor
4.) Cholecystokinin
5.) Mircocentrum cell membrane

Good luck! Though I suppose the use of a few Trek resources and a good search engine would remove the factor of luck, turning the whole thing into a farce. Ah well. Have at it.

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Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on November 19, 1999 02:50 PM:

1 is real, 2 is not, don't know about 3 (I doubt it), 4 is real, 5 is not.

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on November 19, 1999 06:58 PM:

I agree w/ Frank. And I believe number 3 is actually a Trek term, isn't it?

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Posted by Elim Garak (Member # 14) on November 20, 1999 12:42 AM:

TSN: It is.

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Posted by Montgomery (Member # 23) on November 20, 1999 03:10 AM:

*disqualifies himself on account of his physics degree*

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Posted by Michael Dracon (Member # 4) on November 20, 1999 03:10 AM:

#5 sounds real to me...

=\V/=

Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on November 20, 1999 07:34 AM:

Oh, you people are hardly playing! This is the second worst idea for a contest ever.

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Posted by First of Two (Member # 16) on November 20, 1999 03:12 PM:

Yes
No
No
Yes
No

Off the top of my head.

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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on November 20, 1999 03:48 PM:

Sol: What's worse than this?

You know I'm just kidding, right?

[This message has been edited by Ultra Magnus (edited November 20, 1999).]

Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on November 22, 1999 06:01 AM:

Hmmm, wonders what first worst idea was...hmmm

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Posted by Orion Syndicate (Member # 25) on November 22, 1999 06:26 AM:

Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes

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