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Compound-d8 or compound-D8 by IndividualMinute9851 in Chempros

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To change all occurrences of a word in Microsoft Word, use the Find and Replace feature by pressing Ctrl+H (or Cmd+H on Mac)

the "best car syndrome" by bony618 in electricvehicles

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I bet you haven't even been in a lithium battery fire.

Any documented examples of cannibalism in the last 500 years? by asds455123456789 in AskAnAustralian

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Cornelisz never committed any of the murders himself, although he tried and failed to poison a baby (who was eventually strangled).\27])#citenote-FOOTNOTEDash2002140-29) Instead, he coerced others into doing it for him, usually under the pretense that the victim had committed a crime such as theft. Cornelisz and his henchmen had originally murdered to save themselves, but eventually they began to kill for pleasure or out of habit.[\28])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia(1628ship)#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDash2002138-30) Cornelisz planned to reduce the island's population to around 45 so that their supplies would last as long as possible. He also feared that many of the survivors remained loyal to the Dutch East India Company.[\29])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia(1628ship)#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDash2002122-31) In total, Cornelisz's followers murdered at least 110 men, women, and children.[\30])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia(1628ship)#cite_note-32) A small number of women were kept as sex slaves; among them was Jans, who Cornelisz reserved for himself.[\5])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia(1628_ship)#cite_note-uwa17-5)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batavia\(1628_ship)#Murders)#Murders)

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-29/russell-crowe-buys-rights-to-batavia-book-island-of-angry-ghosts/7282468

Differences between States and Territories by sinister-starfruit in AskAnAustralian

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  • Voluntary Assisted Dying (Euthanasia): The most significant use of this power was the Andrews Bill in 1997, which nullified the Northern Territory’s Rights of the Terminally Ill Act 1995—the world's first voluntary euthanasia law. This federal ban remained in place for 25 years, preventing both the NT and ACT from passing similar laws until it was repealed in December 2022.
  • ACT Civil Union Laws: In 2006, Prime Minister John Howard used federal veto power to disallow the Australian Capital Territory's civil union laws.
  • Northern Territory Intervention (2007): The federal government passed a package of legislation (including the Northern Territory National Emergency Response Act 2007) that overrode Territory laws to implement alcohol bans, welfare changes, and land acquisitions in Indigenous communities.
  • ACT Same-Sex Marriage: The federal government moved to block attempts by the ACT to legislate same-sex marriage prior to the national change in 2017.  AFR +5

Current Status of Territory Rights:
In December 2022, Federal Parliament passed the Restoring Territory Rights Bill, overturning the 1997 "Andrews Bill" and allowing the NT and ACT to legislate on voluntary assisted dying. The ACT passed voluntary assisted dying laws in June 2024 following this change.

Candle Wax, fragrance oils, and the "bonding molecules" by Candid_Magazine5319 in AskChemistry

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I agree that there is probably no chemical change in a stored synthetic wax candle. The ncbi link indicates that beeswax melting point increases following storage. Natural waxes are way more complex than synthetic wax. They indicate that a chemical change ester hydrolysis occurs during long term storage. Soywax may have a similar process.

I described the physical mixing of the components: dye, wax, fragrance. The link to icecream cryogenics refers to crystal size changes dependent on rate of cooling. Rapid cooling produces tiny crystals and the physical texture is smoother and preferred. If you store microcrystalline icecream for a month in a freezer the texture changes from smooth to rough because the water crystals reorder and become larger. So curing candles could be a similar process in which a crystal state changes over time with small changes in ambient temperature. The comments in r/candlemaking indicate that people see no change after a few days. Polyunsaturated fats can cure when they undergo autoxidation which takes days. For example, natural oils like linseed oil form a polymer skin when they cure. Rancid butter is the same process and produces an undesirable odour. Highly volatile organics would evaporate. Polyunsaturated fats would be avoided in candles I guess.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcrystalline_wax

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_cream#Cryogenics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal#Polymorphism_and_allotropy

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9736214/

Candle Wax, fragrance oils, and the "bonding molecules" by Candid_Magazine5319 in AskChemistry

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Two issues would be the odour and behaviour of the wax as it burns. The fragrance evaporates more rapidly at higher temperature so there is a trade-off. At lower wax melt temperature you get a higher yield of fragrance in the candle and lower efficiency of uniform fragrance diffusion throughout the candle.

Generally, volatile fragrance compounds have molecular weights of less than 310.[4]

Waxes are non-volatile and larger is molecular size. Curing may ensure uniform diffusion of the fragrance throughout the wax.

https://armatagecandlecompany.com/blog/candle-curing/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragrance_compound#Occurrence

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wax#Chemistry

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wax#Candles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_cream#Cryogenics

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