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| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Apr 17 11:40PM -0500 If Dan Blum had posted his answers on time, he would have scored 19 points on this round and come third with a final score of 108. -- Mark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net | "What are u interesting in?" --seen in spam |
| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Apr 07 06:57PM -0500 On 4/7/17 00:39, Mark Brader wrote: > In-patient treatment shouldn't be required for the following > H-word conditions. Give a concise definition of each one. > 1. Hyperkalemia ["high-per-ka-LEE-mee-a"]. A higher-than-normal blood potassium level. > 2. Hexadactyly ["hex-a-DAK-til-ee"]. Six fingers on a hand. > 3. Hyponatremia ["high-po-na-TREE-mee-a"]. A lower-than-normal blood sodium level. > effect, etc., that bears the name of a scientist. In each case, > name the *scientist*. > 4. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/laws/4.jpg Newton. > 5. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/laws/5.jpg Doppler. > 6. http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/msb/f-4/laws/6.jpg Heisenberg. > Prontosil, it appeared in med-kits issued to soldiers in World > War II, who were instructed to sprinkle it on any open wounds. > Give its generic name. Sulfa. > as a relief from shivering due to cold temperatures led to it > being used to cure a malaria outbreak in Rome in 1631. It was > the most common anti-malarial drug into the 1940s. Quinine. > it was widely used until the 1980s when the USDA labeled it > potentially poisonous. It stains the skin a distinctive carmine > red when applied. Mercurochrome. > * Dating > 10. Dendrochronology dates certain objects by counting what? Tree growth rings. > 11. For assessing age at death, cementochronology counts the layers > in the cementum. On a skeleton, where will you find the > cementum? Teeth. > 12. Paleopalynology can contribute to the dating of artifacts by > collecting associated soil samples and examining the nature > and quantity of what? Pollen. > can be converted to energy without the use of oxygen. However, > this substance builds up faster than it can be burned off, > leading to muscle fatigue. What is this substance? Lactic acid. > 14. There are two types of fibers in the skeletal muscles. Which > type comes into operation during high-intensity, anaerobic > activity? Slow-twitch. > 15. In one common isometric exercise, the body is raised on the > elbows and toes, then held rigid. By what name is this > exercise known? Planking. |
| Gareth Owen <gwowen@gmail.com>: Apr 07 06:06PM +0100 > The question was also misscored; 5 people gave each of the two answers, > but 7 out of 10 people got the point for saying "Seattle". Ironically, I put Seattle knowing it was wrong, as I remember a big kerfuffle in 2000 when Alex Rodriguez left the Mariners at the same time that Boeing left Seattle -- it was suggested he had been used to attempt to persuade Boeing execs to relocate to Texas at the same time A-Rod went to the Rangers. |
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