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Title: Need help finding a book...
Post by: Shayne on August 29, 2005, 04:04:22 PM
...i'm trying to find a book about a chemical that can freeze all the worlds water.  Its a fairly common and oldish sci-fi book.  Anyone recall what im talking about?
Title: Need help finding a book...
Post by: Mr. Analog on August 29, 2005, 07:28:20 PM
It wouldn't be Cat's Cradle by Vonnegut would it?
Title: Need help finding a book...
Post by: Shayne on August 30, 2005, 08:14:02 AM
No...the name of the compound was like "Agent 9" or something.  I cant remember.  I blieve the book is sort of apocolyptic.
Title: Need help finding a book...
Post by: Mr. Analog on August 30, 2005, 08:42:23 AM
I'm pretty sure that's the one...
Title: Need help finding a book...
Post by: Shayne on August 30, 2005, 09:59:41 AM
Ya.  It is.  Thanks man.  "Ice Nine" was the name of the chemical.
Title: Need help finding a book...
Post by: Mr. Analog on August 30, 2005, 11:18:48 AM
No prob, I remember reading this book ages ago.
Title: Need help finding a book...
Post by: Darren Dirt on August 31, 2005, 04:42:01 PM
Quote from: "Shayne"Ya.  It is.  Thanks man.  "Ice Nine" was the name of the chemical.



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_9



Vonnegut, I gotta get around to reading some of his classics* (some of which are online public domain, apparently)... more at Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Vonnegut





*at least I finally got around to picking up my own copy of Heinlein.'s SISL (along with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolt_in_2100 and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methuselahs_Children_%28short_story%29)