>>>Here's a good one. The alchemists of medieval times, trying to turn base metals into gold, first needed to create a "universal solvent". What they seemed to have forgotten was what they were going to STORE it in!
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>>Ever heard of 2 part Epoxy?
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>Yeah. the solvent would dissolve the product too. Anyway, THEY certainly hadn't back in yore!

Surely they understood the concept. Even witches could "brew" things together. <g>