- QFTCIMM16 Game 3, Rounds 2-3: Gillers and gravity - 8 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #468 - 1 Update
| "Peter Smyth" <smythp@gmail.com>: Dec 20 11:05AM Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Gravity is the weakest of the four fundamental forces (or > interactions). Another one of the four is electromagnetism. > Name one of the other two. Strong > the same as the speed of light. Therefore, if the Sun suddenly > disappeared, how long -- rounded to the nearest whole minute -- > would it take for the Earth to start spinning out of orbit? 8 > in such a way that smaller objects such as asteroids and > spacecraft can remain in a relatively stable position relative > to the two bodies. What are these points called? Lagrangian points > 4. The formula to calculate the acceleration due to gravity at the > Earth's surface is Gm/r, where m is the mass of the Earth and > r is the radius of the Earth. What is G called? Gravitational constant > commonly quoted rounded values is acceptable), What is the > escape velocity from Earth? That is, the speed required to > escape the Earth's gravitational pull. 10000 miles per hour > 6. What is the term given to an object of such mass and gravity > that it can be observed to bend light? Black hole > 7. What is the name given to the 84% of the universe which, although > not directly observable, is detected by gravitational effects? Dark matter > at the Delft church tower in the Netherlands. He set out > to demonstrate what is now known as the "weak equivalency > principle". How did he do that? Dropping items of different masses and seeing they took the same time to fall > David Scott of the Apollo 15 mission conducted the same > experiment on the moon in 1971. Name either of the two > objects that he dropped. Hammer > fixed in position. This orbit, or belt, is named after a > science-fiction writer who first recognized its importance in > a 1945 article. Who? Asimov Peter Smyth |
| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Dec 20 05:55AM -0600 On 12/19/16 23:44, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. Gravity is the weakest of the four fundamental forces (or > interactions). Another one of the four is electromagnetism. > Name one of the other two. Strong force; weak force. > the same as the speed of light. Therefore, if the Sun suddenly > disappeared, how long -- rounded to the nearest whole minute -- > would it take for the Earth to start spinning out of orbit? Eight. > in such a way that smaller objects such as asteroids and > spacecraft can remain in a relatively stable position relative > to the two bodies. What are these points called? Lagrange points. > 4. The formula to calculate the acceleration due to gravity at the > Earth's surface is Gm/r, where m is the mass of the Earth and > r is the radius of the Earth. What is G called? Gravitational constant. > commonly quoted rounded values is acceptable), What is the > escape velocity from Earth? That is, the speed required to > escape the Earth's gravitational pull. 25,000 mph. > that it can be observed to bend light? > 7. What is the name given to the 84% of the universe which, although > not directly observable, is detected by gravitational effects? Dark matter. > fixed in position. This orbit, or belt, is named after a > science-fiction writer who first recognized its importance in > a 1945 article. Who? Arthur C. Clarke. |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 20 03:04PM > * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana Literature - Giller Prizewinners > 10. "The Book of Secrets", 1994; "The In-Between World of Vikram > Lall", 2003. M.G. Vassanji; Robinton Mistry > 1. Gravity is the weakest of the four fundamental forces (or > interactions). Another one of the four is electromagnetism. > Name one of the other two. strong nuclear force > the same as the speed of light. Therefore, if the Sun suddenly > disappeared, how long -- rounded to the nearest whole minute -- > would it take for the Earth to start spinning out of orbit? 8 minutes > in such a way that smaller objects such as asteroids and > spacecraft can remain in a relatively stable position relative > to the two bodies. What are these points called? Lagrange points > 4. The formula to calculate the acceleration due to gravity at the > Earth's surface is Gm/r, where m is the mass of the Earth and > r is the radius of the Earth. What is G called? gravitational constant > commonly quoted rounded values is acceptable), What is the > escape velocity from Earth? That is, the speed required to > escape the Earth's gravitational pull. 7 miles/second > 6. What is the term given to an object of such mass and gravity > that it can be observed to bend light? gravitational lens > 7. What is the name given to the 84% of the universe which, although > not directly observable, is detected by gravitational effects? dark matter > Qnivq Fpbgg bs gur Ncbyyb 15 zvffvba pbaqhpgrq gur fnzr > rkcrevzrag ba gur zbba va 1971. Anzr *rvgure* bs gur gjb > bowrpgf gung ur qebccrq. feather > fixed in position. This orbit, or belt, is named after a > science-fiction writer who first recognized its importance in > a 1945 article. Who? Arthur C. Clarke -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Dec 20 09:38PM +0100 > * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana Literature - Giller Prizewinners Does not sound like my round. > 1. Gravity is the weakest of the four fundamental forces (or > interactions). Another one of the four is electromagnetism. > Name one of the other two. Strong string force (So I remember that there are two names, one strong and one weak, but not really what the name in the middle was. Since I was asked to name one, knowing strong and weak does not really help me.) > the same as the speed of light. Therefore, if the Sun suddenly > disappeared, how long -- rounded to the nearest whole minute -- > would it take for the Earth to start spinning out of orbit? Eight minutes. > 4. The formula to calculate the acceleration due to gravity at the > Earth's surface is Gm/r, where m is the mass of the Earth and > r is the radius of the Earth. What is G called? Gravitional constant > commonly quoted rounded values is acceptable), What is the > escape velocity from Earth? That is, the speed required to > escape the Earth's gravitational pull. 11000 km/s > 6. What is the term given to an object of such mass and gravity > that it can be observed to bend light? Neutron star > 7. What is the name given to the 84% of the universe which, although > not directly observable, is detected by gravitational effects? Dark matter > fixed in position. This orbit, or belt, is named after a > science-fiction writer who first recognized its importance in > a 1945 article. Who? Kuiper -- Erland Sommarskog, Stockholm, esquel@sommarskog.se |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 20 11:05PM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:FK2dnQrKSvWiWMXFnZ2dnUU7- > the same as the speed of light. Therefore, if the Sun suddenly > disappeared, how long -- rounded to the nearest whole minute -- > would it take for the Earth to start spinning out of orbit? 7 minutes > in such a way that smaller objects such as asteroids and > spacecraft can remain in a relatively stable position relative > to the two bodies. What are these points called? Points of stasis > commonly quoted rounded values is acceptable), What is the > escape velocity from Earth? That is, the speed required to > escape the Earth's gravitational pull. 1500 mph; 1800 mph > that it can be observed to bend light? > 7. What is the name given to the 84% of the universe which, although > not directly observable, is detected by gravitational effects? Dark matter > Qnivq Fpbgg bs gur Ncbyyb 15 zvffvba pbaqhpgrq gur fnzr > rkcrevzrag ba gur zbba va 1971. Anzr *rvgure* bs gur gjb > bowrpgf gung ur qebccrq. Hammer > fixed in position. This orbit, or belt, is named after a > science-fiction writer who first recognized its importance in > a 1945 article. Who? Heinlein; Asimov Pete Gayde |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Dec 21 02:48AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:FK2dnQrKSvWiWMXFnZ2dnUU7- > Given the title of a winning book (or two books by the same author) > and the date of the award, you name the author from the above list. > 1. "The Sentimentalists", 2010. Joseph Boyden; Vincent Lam > 2. "Through Black Spruce", 2008. Bonnie Burnard; Linden McIntyre > 3. "The Polished Hoe", 2002. Johanna Skibsrud; Austin Clarke > 4. "The Love of a Good Woman", 1998; "Runaway", 2004. Sean Michaels; M.G. Vassanji > 5. "Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures", 2006. Lynn Coady; Rohinton Mistry > 6. "Clara Callan", 2001. Richard B. Wright; André Alexis > 7. "Fifteen Dogs", 2015. Esi Edugyan; Will Ferguson > 8. "Barney's Version", 1997. Mordecai Richler > 9. "The Bishop's Man", 2009. David Bergen; Elizabeth Hay > 10. "The Book of Secrets", 1994; "The In-Between World of Vikram > Lall", 2003. Alice Munro; David Adams Richards > 1. Gravity is the weakest of the four fundamental forces (or > interactions). Another one of the four is electromagnetism. > Name one of the other two. strong force > the same as the speed of light. Therefore, if the Sun suddenly > disappeared, how long -- rounded to the nearest whole minute -- > would it take for the Earth to start spinning out of orbit? 8 minutes > in such a way that smaller objects such as asteroids and > spacecraft can remain in a relatively stable position relative > to the two bodies. What are these points called? Lagrange points > 6. What is the term given to an object of such mass and gravity > that it can be observed to bend light? black hole > 7. What is the name given to the 84% of the universe which, although > not directly observable, is detected by gravitational effects? dark matter -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Dec 20 07:20PM -0800 On Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at 3:44:36 PM UTC+10, Mark Brader wrote: > * Game 3, Round 2 - Canadiana Literature - Giller Prizewinners Pass > 1. Gravity is the weakest of the four fundamental forces (or > interactions). Another one of the four is electromagnetism. > Name one of the other two. Strong nucleic force > the same as the speed of light. Therefore, if the Sun suddenly > disappeared, how long -- rounded to the nearest whole minute -- > would it take for the Earth to start spinning out of orbit? 8, 9 > in such a way that smaller objects such as asteroids and > spacecraft can remain in a relatively stable position relative > to the two bodies. What are these points called? Equilibrium pints > 4. The formula to calculate the acceleration due to gravity at the > Earth's surface is Gm/r, where m is the mass of the Earth and > r is the radius of the Earth. What is G called? Gravitational force > commonly quoted rounded values is acceptable), What is the > escape velocity from Earth? That is, the speed required to > escape the Earth's gravitational pull. 500 km/hr, 620 km/hr > 6. What is the term given to an object of such mass and gravity > that it can be observed to bend light? Black hole? > 7. What is the name given to the 84% of the universe which, although > not directly observable, is detected by gravitational effects? Dark matter > at the Delft church tower in the Netherlands. He set out > to demonstrate what is now known as the "weak equivalency > principle". How did he do that? Dropped an object from the top to see where they would land in relation to the base > Qnivq Fpbgg bs gur Ncbyyb 15 zvffvba pbaqhpgrq gur fnzr > rkcrevzrag ba gur zbba va 1971. Anzr *rvgure* bs gur gjb > bowrpgf gung ur qebccrq. Golf ball, handkerchief > fixed in position. This orbit, or belt, is named after a > science-fiction writer who first recognized its importance in > a 1945 article. Who? Asimov, Heinlein cheers, calvin |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Dec 20 10:59PM -0600 Mark Brader: > > This orbit, or belt, is named after a > > science-fiction writer who first recognized its importance in > > a 1945 article. Who? Pete Gayde: > Heinlein; Asimov If only you had *three* guesses... -- Mark Brader "It is always dangerous to send authors to jail. Toronto This removes their chief excuse for not writing." msb@vex.net -- Arthur C. Clarke |
| Pete <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Dec 20 09:42PM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > with coining the term "kinetic energy"? > 2 Which country was > runner-up in both the 1974 and 1978 football (soccer) World Cups? Holland > 3 According to the Gospels, at which site immediately outside > the walls of Jerusalem was Jesus crucified? Golgotha > car part and a collective name for eggs? > 5 How may basic positions are there in modern-day classical > ballet? 6 > 6 Which mathematician > and astronomer (1571-1630) is remembered for his three laws of > planetary motion? Copernicus > 7 Which author (1927-2001) wrote the "Bourne > Identity", "The Bourne Supremacy" and "The Bourne Ultimatum"? Ludlum > 8 In > which US state are the Bonneville Salt Flats where many land speed > records have been set? Utah > 9 By what name do the Japanese call Japan? Nippon > 10 Which sport do the Baltimore Ravens play professionally? American Football > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
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