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drhs
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Registered: 09-16-08
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I recall being told that the low-temp allotrope of tin is a poweder and that Napoleon's army's tine buttons fell off (freezing soldiers) when in Russia, contributing to Napoleon's need to retreat. True? Can you test it?
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