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MyGodItsFullofStars Since: Feb, 2011
#1: Jan 16th 2012 at 7:32:49 PM

I know it was a Chinese alchemist, but what was his/her name? And even if we don't know for certain, are there any legendary figures that are given credit?

CommanderObvious intellectual rapist from Unmei no Itaru Basho Since: Jul, 2011
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#2: Jan 16th 2012 at 9:15:04 PM

its lost in history
no one knows
all we know is that it was a bunch of alchemists trying to find an elixir of immortality during the tang dynasty
possibly for the emperor of tang
before the influential Wujing Zongyao of the song dynasty was written
gunpowder was already been experimented with its destructive qualities and annoying loud cracking sounds used in chinese new years

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inane242 Anwalt der Verdammten from A B-Movie Bildungsroman Since: Nov, 2010
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CommanderObvious intellectual rapist from Unmei no Itaru Basho Since: Jul, 2011
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#4: Jan 16th 2012 at 9:19:16 PM

so jesus was chinese
taiping rebellion now makes sense

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chihuahua0 Since: Jul, 2010
#5: Jan 16th 2012 at 9:23:17 PM

You amaze me much, Captain Obvious.

CommanderObvious intellectual rapist from Unmei no Itaru Basho Since: Jul, 2011
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#6: Jan 16th 2012 at 9:25:04 PM

cant forget one of the bloodiest chinese civil wars
from a history of china class
especially when the leader thinks he is the brother of jesus christ
thus almost obliterating christianity in china because they think it is a cult
by those uncultured western barbarians
totally not ironic at all

edited 16th Jan '12 9:25:55 PM by CommanderObvious

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chihuahua0 Since: Jul, 2010
#7: Jan 16th 2012 at 9:26:07 PM

Hmm...didn't people live up to 900 years during the pre-Noah years?

CommanderObvious intellectual rapist from Unmei no Itaru Basho Since: Jul, 2011
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#8: Jan 16th 2012 at 9:27:16 PM

yep
god must have great hospitals at eden
and pandora's box/the tree of knowledge/fate is one giant std

edited 16th Jan '12 9:33:08 PM by CommanderObvious

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DrunkGirlfriend from Castle Geekhaven Since: Jan, 2011
#9: Jan 16th 2012 at 9:28:14 PM

C'mon guys, it was obviously Sun Tzu.

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chihuahua0 Since: Jul, 2010
#10: Jan 16th 2012 at 9:43:09 PM

Well, Sun Tzu did buy two of every animal on earth, and then herded them onto a boat...and then beat the crap out of every single one.

Oh, and he invented zoos...unless it was a farm.

KrisMahai Hm? Since: Jan, 2013
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#11: Jan 17th 2012 at 9:40:23 AM

If you were looking for a serious answer, Quickie Questions might have been better.

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Completion oldtimeytropey from Space Since: Apr, 2012
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#12: Jan 17th 2012 at 9:46:42 AM

Those damn Chinamen. But I opened it up so they'll press it for .40 cents a pound and put into Barbies.

iphobos Disagree, but look it up from Somewhere's Ville Since: Aug, 2011
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#13: Jan 21st 2012 at 10:06:40 PM

I'm pretty sure that it was invented a few times in different parts of the world, but I'm pretty sure that in addition to China it was discovered in west Asia too, but took a while to catch on. Can't remember exactly where I heard it though.

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Erock Proud Canadian from Toronto Since: Jul, 2009
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#14: Jan 22nd 2012 at 11:54:15 AM

It took me 5+ seconds to realzie what Completion was on about.

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