| 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 |
| 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 |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Dec 25 02:31PM > * Game 3, Round 4 - Geography - Gently down the Stream > 1. Basel, Strasbourg, Bonn. Rhine; Main > 2. Waterloo, Cambridge, Paris. Missouri; Pecos > 3. Bismarck, Omaha, Kansas City. Missouri; Platte > 4. Regensburg, Bratislava, Belgrade. Danube > 5. Geneva, Lyon, Arles. Rhone > 6. Prince George, Chilliwack, Maple Ridge. St. Lawrence > 7. Minneapolis, St. Louis, Memphis. Mississippi > 8. Turin, Piacenza, Cremona. Tiber; Po > 9. Dresden, Wittenberg, Hamburg. Rhine > 10. Revelstoke, Portland, Astoria. Thames > 1. Ranked #25. The BBC started the century early, in 2000, the > year this film was made. Christopher Nolan directs Guy Pearce > and Carrie-Anne Moss in a story about an amnesiac avenger. Memento > vision is based on. Clive Owen's character tries to save > a baby in a world where most women have become infertile. > Alfonso Cuar?n directs. City of Men > strikes oil. The Washington Post called this 2007 film > "a sprawling, half-mad testament to greed, industry, moral > hypocrisy, and ballyhoo". There Will Be Blood > 6. Ranked #1. In 2001, David Lynch turned a rejected TV pilot > into a feature film starring Naomi Watts and Laura Harring. > It's named for a road in Los Angeles. Mulholland Drive > 7. Ranked #17. In 2006, Guillermo del Toro wrote and directed > this story set partly in Franco's Spain and partly in the > fantasy world of its pre-teen protagonist, Ofelia. Pan's Labyrinth > 9. Ranked #10. The Coen brothers picked up the 2007 Best Picture > Oscar for this modern-day western starring Josh Brolin as > Llewelyn Moss and Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh. No Country For Old Men > Richard Linklater's film takes Mason from Grade 1 to the end > of high school. Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette, and Ellar > Coltrane star. Boyhood -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
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