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« Reply #15795 on: Friday, March 21, 2014, 11:58:39 » |
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Zealandia's just come out of someone's arse. It sounds like a low-end Vauxhall family estate
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« Reply #15797 on: Friday, March 21, 2014, 12:00:01 » |
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It certainly sits on the American tectonic plate....but then again Scotland used to...
Another little beauty....what planets can you see from Earth? I put down Earth as 1....wrong.
With the naked eye? Mars and Venus. But surely answering "Earth" is not an incorrect answer. |
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« Reply #15798 on: Friday, March 21, 2014, 12:00:02 » |
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It is a Nordic country so is geographically in Europe.
Greenland is a Nordic country as well - it's part of the Nordic council! So there!!!!!!!!! |
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« Reply #15799 on: Friday, March 21, 2014, 12:01:19 » |
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Greenland is a Nordic country as well - it's part of the Nordic council!
So there!!!!!!!!!
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« Reply #15800 on: Friday, March 21, 2014, 12:03:21 » |
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With the naked eye? Mars and Venus.
But surely answering "Earth" is not an incorrect answer.
Yeah, I've now added naked eye....the answer was incorrect....I did offer to take then question master outside, to show him how he could see our planet. Apparently, you can see Uranus from the Earth with the naked eye, but not the Earth  "From" the Earth implying looking up and out, rather than down and along... |
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« Reply #15801 on: Friday, March 21, 2014, 12:28:30 » |
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HA HA H AHHAHAHHAHHAH Yes, let's pub it PD See you there. Do you want a lift? Got plenty of room in the new Zealandia |
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« Reply #15802 on: Friday, March 21, 2014, 12:44:46 » |
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I think this could be a new cheese question for new managers/chairmen etc: "So, Mr Power, Australia: island or continent?"
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« Reply #15803 on: Friday, March 21, 2014, 13:20:28 » |
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See, this type of discussion is what makes the TEF great A welcome distraction on a Friday lunchtime. |
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« Reply #15804 on: Friday, March 21, 2014, 13:32:55 » |
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With the naked eye? Mars and Venus. Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn are also visible unaided in the right conditions. This means that you can see 99.99% of the mass of the solar system (obviously including the Sun) with the naked eye. But surely answering "Earth" is not an incorrect answer. It's down to definitions again. If you consider seeing the whole of the globe as a "planet" then you cannot see the Earth when you are standing on it. Only Apollo astronauts have achieved this to date. |
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« Reply #15805 on: Friday, March 21, 2014, 13:36:01 » |
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Or anyone who has flown on a plane
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« Reply #15806 on: Friday, March 21, 2014, 13:38:03 » |
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Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn are also visible unaided in the right conditions. This means that you can see 99.99% of the mass of the solar system (obviously including the Sun) with the naked eye. But you can't see the sun with the naked eye, it'll blind you  (Pedantic) It's down to definitions again. If you consider seeing the whole of the globe as a "planet" then you cannot see the Earth when you are standing on it. Only Apollo astronauts have achieved this to date.
You can't see the whole of any globe/planet from Earth. You can only see the side that is facing you. Being a quiz master is a mine field. |
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« Reply #15807 on: Friday, March 21, 2014, 13:39:55 » |
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Or anyone who has flown on a plane They don't see the whole sphere. Neither did Concorde passengers or U2 pilots. Nor do the astronauts on the ISS. It was one of the highlights of the Apollo lunar missions (8, 10, 11 onwards) and the first pictures caused astonishment around the world and are generally held responsible for kicking the greenie movement off ("an isolated blue marble in the black void of space"). |
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« Reply #15808 on: Friday, March 21, 2014, 14:13:58 » |
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Was at a quiz with my wife to be and her father.
The question was 'what leaves the body at 100mph' (or something like that)
I said 'spunk' and cringed when the answer was actually a sneeze.
He's never liked me!
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« Reply #15809 on: Friday, March 21, 2014, 14:50:17 » |
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Was at a quiz with my wife to be and her father.
The question was 'what leaves the body at 100mph' (or something like that)
I said 'spunk' and cringed when the answer was actually a sneeze.
He's never liked me!
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