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Jinx is a children's game with varying rules and penalties that occurs when two people unintentionally speak the same word or phrase simultaneously.

The Rules:

A jinx can be initiated when at least two people say any same word or phrase at the same time. One of them then calls "jinx" on the other.

The game ends when someone speaks the jinxee's name, or the jinxee speaks. In the latter case, the jinxee loses the game, and often a penalty is exacted, typically a punch on the arm.

Primary ironmaking

Ironworks is used as an omnibus term covering works undertaking one or more iron-producing processes. Such processes or species of ironworks where they were undertaken include the following:

• Blast furnaces — which made pig iron (or sometimes finished cast iron goods) from iron ore;

• Bloomeries — where bar iron was produced from iron ore by direct reduction;

• Electrolytic smelting — Employs a chromium/iron anode that can survive a 2,850 °F (1,570 °C) to produce decarbonized iron and 2/3 of a ton of industrial-quality oxygen per ton of iron. A thin film of metal oxide forms on the anode in the intense heat. The oxide forms a protective layer that prevents excess consumption of the base metal.

• Finery forge — which fined pig iron to produce bar iron, using charcoal as fuel in a finery (hearth) and coal or charcoal in a chafery (hearth);

• Foundries — where pig iron was remelted in an air furnace or in a foundry cupola to produce cast iron goods;

• Potting and stamping forges with melting fineries using the first process in which bar iron was made from pig iron with mineral coal or coke, without the use of charcoal;

• Puddling furnace — a later process for the same purpose, again with coke as fuel. It was usually necessary for there to be a preliminary refining process in a coke refinery (also called running out furnace). After puddling, the puddled ball needed shingling (metallurgy) and then to be drawn out into bar iron in a rolling mills.

If either one of these two topics interest you, come and see what they're about! The Friday Unemployment Club will be meeting at the pavillion at the Joliet Iron Works Historic Site on 29 September 2016 at 09:00-10:00am. We will give everyone 15 minutes until we enjoy this "alluring" area with all of its historic sites and natural beauty! No need for a guesstimate this time, just show up ready for fun and games!