The whole oil rig thing-Oxidation is loss of electrons, Reduction is gain of electrons. i.e. oxidation reduces the charge and reduction increases the charge.
I tend to agree with the public-Dan Brown books may be stupid and annoying, but the first time they are read, they seem very good. I didnt see animal farm on the list there, which is kinda sad, but otherwise a good list =D
Definately-there arent any people attacking the many other low UAI threads out there, even if people have gotten fairly emotional about how low their final rank was.
I love fantasy, sci-fi, and basically most books in that category of fictional worlds. My favourite writers would probably be Robin Hobb, Cecelia Dart-Thornton, Terry Goodkind...also, i think Anne Mcaffery (i think that is how you spell it) is a great sci-fi writer.
also...catcher in the rye...