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Post by [x] South Korea on Jun 10, 2012 21:58:11 GMT -5
OH. I think I just solved it.
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Post by Zombies on Jun 10, 2012 22:02:22 GMT -5
That was fast. If you want, you could give Japan some time to think, though, a chance to solve this on her own? I don't know what happens behind closed doors, after all, but that's just a suggestion.
Good luck.
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Post by Japan on Jun 10, 2012 22:04:03 GMT -5
You don't want to knoooooow~ *shot*
(Nothing much...except a nerd at her computer, which could be a dangerous thing. I'm on it though ^_^)
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Post by Japan on Jun 10, 2012 22:16:20 GMT -5
Pfft, after the Zombie Mod logs off, of course XD Here's my answer:
Color = green Shade = light
(not sure if you wanted more specific than that...XD)
I'll make a final call on the catalyst soon also...unless one of the other scientists jumps on and feels like playing ^_^
Edit: Adding that 'midori' indeed does mean green...which we said would come into play later...so if this is the later, then...>.>
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Post by Zombies on Jun 10, 2012 22:35:12 GMT -5
I left to get ready for bed, I'm sorry.
It is indeed light green, congrats. You just leave me a mention of what catalyst you want to use, and I'll try to be on early tomorrow afternoon to confirm how much time it'll take. Or I'll tell England which one is which so she can tell you if I don't make it.
Either way, congrats, and good night!
~Zombie Mod
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Post by Japan on Jun 10, 2012 22:43:42 GMT -5
It's okay. Thank you very much for returning to check ^_^
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Post by [x] Wales on Jun 10, 2012 22:56:23 GMT -5
Hello, Japan. I notice that Tellurium (Te) is a metalloid, whereas Manganese (Mn), Mercury (Hg), and Gold (Au) are all metals. As far as the picture goes: it's the only possible catalyst that's marked in orange, instead of purple.
Also, Y, Ta, Cr, Tc, Uno, Ir, Pd, Zn, and Uub are whited out amongst the purple, while La, Nd, Eu, Dy, Yb, Pa, Cm, Es, and Md are blacked out in the Lanthanide/actinide series; if these elements all have something in common with one of the possible catalysts (maybe just the white ones, and then a catalyst with things in common with the L/A series would slow down the reaction?) then maybe that's the catalyst we want to use. Thoughts? Or perhaps that's too complex....
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Post by Japan on Jun 10, 2012 22:58:50 GMT -5
Unserious answer: I'm avoiding 4...you know that's 'death' in Japanese XD
Serious reply: Well, the ZM said 'at random'...but is 'at random' really at random, or does it have logical undertones (in which case I agree with you). We could be overthinking everything (even though as Scientists, that's our job in general)
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Post by [x] Wales on Jun 10, 2012 23:00:55 GMT -5
Well, if it really is at random, there's no harm in choosing the logical answer, is there? As opposed to if there are logical undertones, in which case choosing a random answer could be fatal.
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Post by Japan on Jun 10, 2012 23:04:38 GMT -5
*nods* I don't disagree with you at all, Wales <3
(I didn't want to make any more decisions without you though...since we're all supposed to be doing this together, somewhat ^^)
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Post by [x] Wales on Jun 10, 2012 23:07:18 GMT -5
So should we go with Tellurium? You scared me by bringing up death. I don't want to be responsible for the loss of my brother--I don't want to lose him, period.
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Post by Japan on Jun 10, 2012 23:11:01 GMT -5
The Japanese number 4 (shi) also means 'death'...which is why they say 'yon' for most of the numbers with 4 in it. It's a superstition, I suppose you could say. Forgive me...I did not mean to cause you so much worry. But...I don't think England will die...it's just a matter of how long the vaccine takes to make. There are four catalyzers you can choose from, and depending on which one you use, the vaccine will take more or less time to finish. This is important, because depending on how much time you take, England's life clock will tick down accordingly. One of them will make the vaccine in 5 hours, another in 4, another in 3, and another in 2. I have associated these times at random with the given catalyzers, so pick one at random, and hope for the best:
1) Mn 2) Hg 3) Au 4) Te - (From the ZM's post)
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Post by [x] Wales on Jun 10, 2012 23:14:05 GMT -5
Yes, I read it. Shall we continue to over-analyze, guess Tellurium because it's slightly different than the others, or make a completely different random guess?
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Post by Japan on Jun 10, 2012 23:22:44 GMT -5
Well, over-analyzing is just silly at this point (since we've narrowed down our two 'logical conclusions' as either Tellurium or switching, I think). But I think we're in agreement with which one we'd pick (serious answers, not my unserious ones)
((Perhaps not silly...my brain isn't letting me think anymore at the moment...x.x))
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Post by [x] Wales on Jun 10, 2012 23:29:06 GMT -5
Well, since our only logic-path-following-ish conclusion is Tellurium, and our other one is choosing something at random, let's go with Tellurium because it's still got a 25% chance of being correct if it's random.
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