Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 16-2-2019: Nylon

16th February, 2019.

It’s official: I’m convinced some of the the third part sellers on Amazon … ?

Wouldn’t know their rears from their elbows … !

With the last of my savings, I managed to order a couple of books, and a couple of DVDs.

The books?

So far, have been delivered on time.

The blu-ray I got … ?

Let’s just say I couldn’t access the subtitles, shall we?

The DVD version of Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam, was due last Tuesday … and didn’t turn up.

Me being me?   I kicked up a stink, and demanded a refund.

That’s going through, as we speak.

The actually DVD … ?

Turned up, yesterday … 

You can imagine my reaction …

~≈§≈~

Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Badwolf*, and Debbi† putting in their answers: with both scoring five out of five.

Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?

Here they are, along with the How To, License and video … 

Q1) 16th February saw Wallace Carothers receive the US patent for Nylon.   In which year?

Q2) True or false: nylon is named after London and New York.

Q3) Famously, Nylon was originally made by which company … ?

Q4) The versions called nylon 6, and nylon 66, are used to make what: floor covering?

Q5) Finally, and famously … ?   Nylon has been to make pairs of what … ?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1) The world’s first general purpose computer was dedicated: on 15th February, 1946.   What was it called?

A1) ENIAC.

Q2) It was in which University?

A2) The University of Pennsylvania.

Q3) This computer was what’s called Turing … what?

A3) Turing complete.   (Yep: I wish I knew, too … )

Q4) The equivalent British computers were code breaking machines used between 1943 and 1945.   They were called … what?

A4) The Colossus.

Q5) Finally … ?   By the end of its operation in 1956, the computer had 7, 200 what: valves, diodes or relays?

A5) Crystal diodes.

Here’s a thought …

“What I saw had no solidity, it was all made of mist and nylon, with nothing behind.”

Ice, by Anna Kavan.

And a song …

Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.

Have a good day.

*        Morning, @Badwolf!   Thanks for the comment on yesterday’s video … did you manage to get that Commodore put back together … ?

†        Thanking you, Debbi!   Tactful, as ever … !   (Oh did you see @Badwolf’s comment on the YouTube version, yesterday?   Very handy!)