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I play the violin and have played in a number of orchestras over the years, as well as in string quartets. In my opinion, an orchestra definitely needs a conductor. Precise starts and cutoffs, and, as azog mentioned, tempo changes, cannot be synchronized between 50 people who can't see each other for cues.

With a smaller ensemble, like a string quartet, you can see and communicate with each other. And even then, there is usually a designated leader to cue starts and cutoffs, essentially acting as a conductor.

Having written this, and now gone to read the results of the study, I am not at all surprised.
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My favourite element is mercury. It's the only metal that's room temperature at STP, which is very cool.

Its role in the story of the term "Mad Hatter" is really interesting, although I do find the story very sad.

Mercury is so awesome that it has its own nickname, quicksilver, which has permeated the general lexicon, as a quick search of the term will show. How many other elements can say that?
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I went to Vegas on vacation this year, and the "Hidden Gems" section of our Vegas travel app sent us to Insert Coin(s). It's awesome!

There were cup holders on every machine so you could use both hands to play the machines, and there were couches you could rent with your choice of video game console and game to play on a big TV with your friends.

I definitely recommend it to anyone going to Vegas.
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