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retina 2010-11-03 13:37

[QUOTE=Uncwilly;235433]Does it normally operate on normal wall power A/C?[/QUOTE]Presumably Q no. 10 (rule 5)?

science_man_88 2010-11-03 13:40

recap
 
"electronic" man made minerals -food -entertainment -visual

gives

About 114,000 results (0.06 seconds) for google.ca


and: [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Search&search=%22electronic%22+man+made+minerals+-food+-entertainment+-visual[/url] gives

72 results maybe it's one on there.

Mini-Geek 2010-11-03 13:48

To recap:
General type: Mineral
1) is it box shaped ? No
2) Is it man-made? Yes
3) Is it electronic [its primary function powered by electricity]? Yes
4) Is it readily purchasable by members of the public? Yes
5) Is it usually purchased for less than $200 US (~125 pounds)? Yes
6) Is it sold by multiple brands? Yes
7) Does it display a visual image of some kind? No
8) Is it for food preparation? No
9) Is it for entertainment? No
10) Does it normally operate on normal wall power A/C?

So it's a mineral-type thing powered by electricity, purchasable by the general public for less than $200, sold by multiple brands, does not have an image of any kind, and is not for food preparation or entertainment.

science_man_88 2010-11-03 13:52

[QUOTE=Mini-Geek;235438]To recap:
General type: Mineral
1) is it box shaped ? No
2) Is it man-made? Yes
3) Is it electronic [its primary function powered by electricity]? Yes
4) Is it readily purchasable by members of the public? Yes
5) Is it usually purchased for less than $200 US (~125 pounds)? Yes
6) Is it sold by multiple brands? Yes
7) Does it display a visual image of some kind? No
8) Is it for food preparation? No
9) Is it for entertainment? No
10) Does it normally operate on normal wall power A/C?

So it's a mineral-type thing powered by electricity, purchasable by the general public for less than $200, sold by multiple brands, does not have an image of any kind, and is not for food preparation or entertainment.[/QUOTE]

okay "electronic" man made minerals -food -entertainment -visual +"multiple brands" gave 119 results on google.com wonder what on wikipedia lol none well that's no help lol. I'll try rearranging the terms sometimes that helps.

+"multiple brands" "electronic" man made minerals -food -entertainment -visual gave 107 results getting closer.

for the previous search but in yahoo I only get 4 results lol.

retina 2010-11-03 13:57

[QUOTE=science_man_88;235440]okay "electronic" man made minerals -food -entertainment -visual +"multiple brands" gave 119 results on google.com wonder what on wikipedia lol none well that's no help lol. I'll try rearranging the terms sometimes that helps.[/QUOTE]I doubt that adding "minerals" to the search is helping. More than likely giving the wrong results instead.

Mini-Geek 2010-11-03 13:58

[QUOTE=science_man_88;235440]okay "electronic" man made minerals -food -entertainment -visual +"multiple brands" gave 119 results on google.com wonder what on wikipedia lol none well that's no help lol. I'll try rearranging the terms sometimes that helps.[/QUOTE]

This isn't as helpful as you may think, because very few things on, say, cell phones (though these are excluded because they have a screen) would mention that they're mineral-based, man-made, and come in "multiple brands". It's just not the way normal things talk about various items, because it doesn't make sense.

science_man_88 2010-11-03 13:59

[QUOTE=retina;235441]I doubt that adding "minerals" to the search is helping. More than likely giving the wrong results instead.[/QUOTE]

okay so back up to 462 results and 913 for my latest search without the word minerals,for google.com and [url]http://ca.search.yahoo.com[/url] respectively.

science_man_88 2010-11-03 21:59

11) is it listed at [url]http://www.bestcrystals.com/manmade.html[/url] ?

Uncwilly 2010-11-03 22:11

[QUOTE=science_man_88;235495]11) is it listed at [url]http://www.bestcrystals.com/manmade.html[/url] ?[/QUOTE]

number 10 hasn't been answered yet.

lavalamp 2010-11-03 22:15

[QUOTE=Uncwilly;235433]10) Does it normally operate on normal wall power A/C, as opposed to a battery source or internal generator?[/QUOTE]No.

[QUOTE=science_man_88;235495]11) is it listed at [url]http://www.bestcrystals.com/manmade.html[/url] ?[/QUOTE]No, but since when are literal minerals electrically powered?

Mini-Geek 2010-11-03 22:16

[QUOTE=science_man_88;235495]11) is it listed at [url]http://www.bestcrystals.com/manmade.html[/url] ?[/QUOTE]

None of those could possibly fit the criteria of being electronic. The general type being "Mineral" does [I]not[/I] mean the thing is a mineral, as in a hunk of some sort of rock. It just means that the majority of the substance of the thing is sourced from some sort of mineral or inorganic thing, as opposed to a plant or animal product. Please understand the game and review the existing questions and answers before you ask a question so you don't ask a pointless question.


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