mc5 - AVMA Take 2

Yes, it's another round of that classic guessing game - Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, Abstract [or any combination thereof]. This effort - '03/'04 should address any queries, but then again, may just serve to confuse and baffle which some might say is the point of the game. Patience, integrity and a decent search engine may be useful ....

irach

Soda water?

RedSnapper

Water-ed down drinks?

CdM

and the winner is...

...Irouléguy. MINERAL WATER it is. I just wanted to be sure there were no disputes about the AVMA classification this time.

Irouléguy

Wahay! Nice team-work there, everyone. I'm away after Friday lunchtime for the weekend, so another easy one:
MINERAL

Rosie

Man-made?

irach

Solid?

Irouléguy

Man-made? No
Solid? No is the most useful answer, though there could be some discussion about this

all

Is it a terrestrial object?

Irouléguy

Terrestrial? Yes Object? Yes, but see qualification above

Rosie

The earth's crust?

Irouléguy

*the audience cheers, hoots, stamps and lets off fireworks, and several shouts of "RO-sie, RO-sie" are heard from the balcony* No

RedSnapper

Atmospheric particles?

Rosie

The earth's mantle?

Irouléguy

Atmospheric particles? No
The earth's mantle *the audience pull shawls round their shoulders, button up cardigans and tighten scarves* No

Rosie

A tectonic plate?

Let's see what this volatile lot will do with this one.

irach

Molten lava? (It is not solid, but does solidify soon after emergence from the nether regions, so there could be some discusion regarding its physical form.)

RedSnapper

Mineral-laden hot springs?

Irouléguy

A tectonic plate? *a low approving approving murmur rises from the audience* No
Molten lava? *the audience passes around Damart catalogues as the ushers attempt to turn up the radiators* No
Mineral-laden hot springs *"We could use some of those here", think the audience* No

Rosie

A continental shelf?

À la Lara Croft, he muses, with a silly grin.