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nice THIRTY DOLLAR HAT!!!!!!! <------- Bubbles185 (talk) 00:54, 5 May 2008 (UTC) Wow thats amazing

         Hey look more apples! ^® but theyre restricted

ICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Until recently, it was widely believed that ice was slippery because the pressure of an object in contact with it caused a thin layer to melt. For example, the blade of an ice skate, exerting pressure on the ice, melted a thin layer, providing lubrication between the ice and the blade.

This explanation is no longer widely accepted. There is still debate about why ice is slippery. The explanation gaining acceptance is that ice molecules in contact with air cannot properly bond with the molecules of the mass of ice beneath (and thus are free to move like molecules of liquid water). These molecules remain in a semiliquid state, providing lubrication regardless of pressure against the ice exerted by any object. [3]

This phenomenon does not seem to hold true at all temperatures. The extreme conditions found, especially, in Antarctica have been observed to make ice and snow not slippery. Explorers report that at very low temperatures snow loses its "glide", and pulling a sledge across it becomes like pulling a sledge through sand

Pagophagia, a type of pica eating disorder, is the compulsive consumption of ice. Bubbles185 (talk) 23:28, 5 May 2008 (UTC)

TRASHCANS ARE PEOPLE TOO!!!!

I woul d lik e t o remin d yo u tha t trashcan s ar e peopl e to o. Onl y a perso n o f suc h a crue l natur e woul d har m a trashca n i n suc h a wa y. Ho w sa d. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bubbles185 (talk • contribs) 23:47, 6 May 2008 (UTC)

I kn o w , i v e s e e n p e o p l e p u t t i n g b u r n i n g c i g a r e t t e b u t t s i n t r a s h c a n s. S u c h a b u s e s h o u l d b e i l l e g a l

DORITOS!!!!!

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LEMON!!!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bubbles185 (talk • contribs) 00:12, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

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