Oh, well, now …
That’s Christmas sorted out then … !
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You’ve possibly realised I’m something of an Apple fan, hand’t you … ?
Three Macs, occasional posts on the subject … ? Yeah, I’m assuming you’ve worked out I like them.
So, their big announcement, yesterday, that they’d be producing the new Apple Watch, at some point, next year … ?
Well, I was mailing my family, with a certain amount of desperation, I know that … !
About the only flaw with the thing … ? Is that they didn’t call it the iWatch.
Although, let’s be frank.
Apple may be saving that for the much rumoured TV …
~≈‰≈~
But let’s get a move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Debbi* putting in her answers: and scoring four out of five.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) 10th September, 2008, saw the Large Hadron Collider, powered up. In which Swiss city … ?
Q2) The Collider is operated by the European Organization for Nuclear Research: also known as what?
Q3) The collider was switched off, nine days after being switched on: after a leak of liquid Helium. What was the Helium used for: cooling, heating or superconducting?
Q4) In 2012, the Collider contributed to the discovery of a new sub-atomic particle. Which particle: the Wiggs bosun, the Jiggs poisson or Higgs boson?
Q5) The LHC Computer Grid provides computer analysis for the Collider project. As of 2012 it contains 170 computer centers: in how many countries?
Q6) As of 2012, that computer grid was analysing how much data per year: 25 megabytes, 25 gigabytes or 25 petabytes?
Q7) In 2011, experiments at the Collider showed particles traveling faster than what … ?
Q8) One experimental group that uses the Collider is A Large Ion Collider Experiment. The experiment’s also known under which girl’s name … ?
Q9) 2011 saw quark-gluon plasma created at the Collider. Quark-gluon plasma is the densest kind of matter findable, out side of a what: a white dwarf, quasar or black hole?
Q10) Finally … Which Dan Brown novel features antimatter made by the Collider?
Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers …
Q1) 9th September, 1969, saw the act passed the made French an official language in Canada. What’s the only Canadian province to have an English speaking minority … ?A1) The mostly French speaking province: Quebec.
Q2) 9th September, 1914, saw the formation of the first fully mechanized brigade in the British Army. Which country was that brigade from?A2) Canada: as a Commonwealth brigade, the Canadian Automobile Machine Gun Brigade would’ve benn considered part of the UK’s army.
Q3) 9th September, 1850, saw California become a state of the USA. What animal features on the flag of California: a cougar, a bear or a wolf?A3) A bear.
Q4) 9th September, 1791, saw Washington DC formally named: after George Washington. What does the DC stand for … ?A4) District of Columbia.
Q5) Finally … 9th September, 9AD, saw six tribes defeat three Roman legions: in the Battle of the Teutoberg Forest. The forest is in what’s now which European country … ?A5) Germany.
I’ll leave you with a lot of physicists who aren’t good at rapping …
And this opinion, from Dr Brian Cox …
“Anyone who thinks the Large Hadron Collider will destroy the world is a twat.”
Dr Brian Cox.
Have a good day … !
* Trouble with Tribbles … ? *Groan* … ! :D
1 comment:
Sorry. Couldn't resist! :D
1. Geneva
2. CERN
3. cooling
4. Higgs boson
5. 36
6. 25 pentabytes
7. light
8. Alice
9. black hole
10. Angels & Demons
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