| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): May 26 01:58PM > 1. What product, used for short- and long-range telecommunications, > consists of glass components bundled together in a flexible > sheath? fiber optics cable > 2. What type of glass is usually made from a combination of two > or more types of glass, one hard and one soft? The softer layer > makes the glass more elastic, so it can flex instead of shatter. automobile window glass > 3. In medical X-ray facilities, technicians view the patient > through a glass screen that has been embedded with what > substance? lead > 4. What type of narrow-necked laboratory glassware, typically > conical or spherical, and used to hold reagents or samples, > has variations known as Florence, Schlenk, and Erlenmeyer? flask > 5. What type of laboratory glassware is used to culture living > cells? petri dish > is known for being lightweight, corrosion-resistant and a good > insulator, making it popular in the construction industry? > Its form also becomes stronger as the glass ages. fiberglass > 26 mm wide and about 1 mm thick, used to hold samples for > close and precisely movable examination in optical microscopes, > the kind you may have used in a high-school biology class? slide > glass? Given their large surveillance area, they are commonly > used as a safety feature on cars, at intersections of building > hallways and on automated banking machines. convex > cause the glass, when broken, to crumble into small granular > chunks instead of splintering into jagged shards. The granular > chunks are less likely to cause injury. automobile window glass > A1. Which city is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal? > The city is widely regarded as the "cultural capital" > of India, and is also nicknamed the "City of Joy". Hyderabad > A2. Which city is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra? > It is also the most populous city in India with an estimated > population of 12,400,000 in the city proper as of 2011. Mumbai > * B. Gandhi > B1. In what year was Mohandas, or Mahatma, Gandhi assassinated > by a Hindu nationalist? 1948 > B2. In what year did Gandhi famously lead Indians in challenging > the British-imposed salt tax with the 400 km Salt March to > Dandi? 1920 > be an irreverent depiction of Muhammad? In 1989 a fatwa > ordering Rushdie's execution was proclaimed by Ayatollah > Khomeini because of this novel. The Satanic Verses > series "Quantico"? She also played the villain Victoria > Leeds in the recent "Baywatch" movie, opposite Dwayne > Johnson and Zac Efron. Panjabi > 1994 pageant? You might recognize her from her starring role > opposite Martin Henderson in 2004's "Bride and Prejudice", > or you might recognize her trademark blue eyes. Panjabi > one of the best doubles and mixed doubles players of all > time? He has won 8 doubles and 10 mixed doubles Grand Slam > titles, and is the oldest man to have won a Grand Slam title. Singh > contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, > infinite series, and continued fractions? The 2015 film > "The Man Who Knew Infinity" was based on his life. Ramanujan > traverses a transparent material, some of the deflected > light changes wavelength. This effect and the resulting > type of scattering are both named for him. Bose -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: May 26 09:34AM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > 1. What product, used for short- and long-range telecommunications, > consists of glass components bundled together in a flexible > sheath? fiber optics > 2. What type of glass is usually made from a combination of two > or more types of glass, one hard and one soft? The softer layer > makes the glass more elastic, so it can flex instead of shatter. pyrex > 3. In medical X-ray facilities, technicians view the patient > through a glass screen that has been embedded with what > substance? lead > 4. What type of narrow-necked laboratory glassware, typically > conical or spherical, and used to hold reagents or samples, > has variations known as Florence, Schlenk, and Erlenmeyer? flask > 5. What type of laboratory glassware is used to culture living > cells? Petri dish > is known for being lightweight, corrosion-resistant and a good > insulator, making it popular in the construction industry? > Its form also becomes stronger as the glass ages. fiberglass > 26 mm wide and about 1 mm thick, used to hold samples for > close and precisely movable examination in optical microscopes, > the kind you may have used in a high-school biology class? slide > glass? Given their large surveillance area, they are commonly > used as a safety feature on cars, at intersections of building > hallways and on automated banking machines. convex > cause the glass, when broken, to crumble into small granular > chunks instead of splintering into jagged shards. The granular > chunks are less likely to cause injury. windshield safety glass > glass with a mercury-tin amalgam, obtaining near-perfect and > undistorted reflection. Name the city which became the center > of this manufacturing process. Venice > A1. Which city is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal? > The city is widely regarded as the "cultural capital" > of India, and is also nicknamed the "City of Joy". Calcutta > A2. Which city is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra? > It is also the most populous city in India with an estimated > population of 12,400,000 in the city proper as of 2011. Bombay > B2. In what year did Gandhi famously lead Indians in challenging > the British-imposed salt tax with the 400 km Salt March to > Dandi? 1946 > be an irreverent depiction of Muhammad? In 1989 a fatwa > ordering Rushdie's execution was proclaimed by Ayatollah > Khomeini because of this novel. Satanic Verses > contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, > infinite series, and continued fractions? The 2015 film > "The Man Who Knew Infinity" was based on his life. Ramanujan > traverses a transparent material, some of the deflected > light changes wavelength. This effect and the resulting > type of scattering are both named for him. Chandrasekar ? -- Dan Tilque |
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