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[sarah32]

I collect matches.. my collection is still small coz i started it men shi seneh ... everywhere i go i ask for matched .. every house i go to i swearch for matches and evertime my parents travels or i do we come back with matches this is the story of matches :


Humans had used controlled fire to modify their environment for thousands of centuries before means were discovered to activate fires chemically. At some time long before the beginning of recorded history, people in widely separated parts of the world learned how to spark fires at first by the friction of rubbing two sticks together, and later (and more easily) with, flint and steel. However, it was not until 1680 that an Englishman named Robert Boyle discovered that phosphorus and sulfur would burst into flame instantly if rubbed together. He was convinced that the flames were caused not by friction but by something inherent in the nature of the phosphorus and sulfur themselves. He was right. He had uncovered the principal that would ultimately lead to the modern match. In the early nineteenth century, many different chemical fire-starting devices were developed in Europe. Some used Boyle’s phosphorus/sulfur combination, others involved gaseous hydrogen, but all were quite cumbersome and dangerous. In 1827, an English pharmacist named John Walker produced his "sulphuretted peroxide strikables," gigantic, yard-long sticks that can be considered the real precursor of today’s match. Small phosphorus matches were first marketed in Germany in 1832, but they were extremely hazardous. In 1836 in the United States, Alonzo D. Phillips of Springfield, Massachusetts, obtained a patent for "manufacturing of friction matches" and called them locofocos. The danger problem was not resolved until the invention of amorphous (red) phosphorus in 1845. Carl Lundstrom of Sweden introduced the first red phosphorus "safety" matches in 1855.
Joshua Pusey invented book matches in 1889. He was a well-known lawyer in Pennsylvania before the turn of the century. He smoked cigars. One day he was invited to a dinner party by the Mayor of Philadelphia. He dressed in his best clothes, and all was fine-except for one thing. The big box of wooden kitchen matches he was carrying to light his cigars, stuck out of his vest so much that he felt embarrassed. Why did matches have to be so bulky? He wondered! Why couldn't they be made out of paper instead of wood?
Paper matches would be lighter and much smaller. Mr. Pusey worked at his idea, and in 1889 he patented paper matches. He tried to interest people in his invention, but for eight years, no one seemed to care. Then in 1897, Pusey got his break. The Mendelsohn Opera Company wanted a special way to advertise their New York opening. They used books of paper matches with their name printed on them. Suddenly everyone was talking about book matches, and paper matches began selling as fast as they were made. In later years Joshua Pusey sold his rights to the Diamond Match Company for $4000.00. He was known to joke to his friends that he was by then known all over as "the match man," not as a distinguished lawyer who had pled cases before the United States Supreme Court.

[Justin]

Well... My biggest Collection Ever... I used to collect them to my turn table scratch machine but know after the new scratch mixers.. u dun have to buy a DISK.. u only insert the cd in the machine n appears on the disk n start the scratch CLICK HERE FOR THE TURNTABLE MACHINE

I used to love to collect old Disks.. i even have disk songs back on 1960 til 1990.. the best of oldies... Dr. Alban, Pet Shop Boys, Julios Iglesias, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page, Gipsy King, The Police (sting), Mickael Jackson & the Jacksons, Blondie, Paul McCartney, Joe Coocker, The Beatles, Kenny Rogers, Cool & the gang, Eagles, Barry White n much n I mean much more DISKS... i used to have over a thousand disc.. my room, under my bed, my closet.. everywhere u go u find them... & i backed them up on a terrabite hard drives 3 years ago.. its about 1000 GB each hard drive... n i kept them... but when we moved our house... i wasnt there.. i was in france for a vacation.. i came to my new house n realised that ALL THE DISCS MY DAD THREW THEM kermel y5afif na2el n some were stolen from the workers n others were giving to my friendz by my dad... n lucky me.. i had the HDs with me w akalta virus n lost about 2000 GB of the BEST OLD SONGS... that's when i took a decision to stay out from music for life but 3 months after... its the restart ...but now.. i no longer use DISKS.. its hard to find them + ghelyo kel wa7ad sar 7a2o 50$ + its rare to find BEST SINGERS as a DISK... so now, i keep buyin some original cds or download 'em.. that's all n keep them on my external device...

Furthermore, I collect pictures, wallpapers, nature ones specially... its not a habbit but i use them for my graphicz...

peace

PS: A DISK

[lebanese_a]

Movies I guess (I just noticed actually )

I have aprox 200 DVDs and up to 50 movies on my PC

[Josee]

Ana w zghire I used to collect peluches Ba3don 3ende till now w i dunno wen bede rou7 fiyun
Now i collect two things
I collect les timbres de postes I have hundreds of 'em...It started at scout 10 years ago wa2ta I wanted to have the badge of collectionneurse so i started to collect'em and I really liked the idea...And I also collect foreign money I have a lot really,I started collecting'em em when my grandma came back from Italy and gave me chou faddal ma3a Lire so sar kel ma 7adan ysefir gives me chou be2e ma3o money and achetoun lal 3alam w hek

[abousoun]

I used to collect money bills and coins but forgot about it chi 10 years ago w aktar although i still have a very good collection and some are rare ... it's a good investment for the future ... ba3d chi 100 years, they'll bring me a fortune ::

Thank You ...

[pink]

mmm who sees me collectin these wud b like! well i collect napkins..mesh ya3ne collect! bas anno werever i go a place a cafe a restaurant brthday anythng..i pik up a napkin 4rm the place, ri8 down on it the date nd whom i was with...its been like men 5 years doin this 3ende bel closet special place just 4 em...plus my mtc cards w mmm cine cards w hek!

[Ghnadine]

oooof Collection well I have been collecting coins ,Paper Money for as long as I can remember ever since I was 6 or 7 so I collect all types of coins ,Paper Money from all countries old, New all I guess its a passion I have its a great thing for me.
I have Phenecian Money,Roman Money, Greek,Lebanese,Jordaian,Kuwait,Algeria,Yugoslavia( Sabikan), french money,swiss money,british money,saudi money,syrian money,egyption,canadian,australian,chineese,philip ino,japaneese,portugees,ukranian,
russian well old Russia,mmm and alot more.....I love it

[Moro]

I collect CDS i have about 2000 cd @ my room,DVDs,music cds,pictures everything...you can find whatever you want in my cd collection...I've been collecting cds since about 10 years !

[Jess]

am addicted to the >> porte-clé
Whenever i go shopping i buy something and put it in my porte-clé
Just take a look

[Medusa]

niceeee jess , i like porte clé 2 , i have many kel yom we7de , w i like kamen coolection of teeshirt w i have coins 2 bass anno it's not my hobbies , cz i travel to many country so i get coins