Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 5-7-2022 — Principia Mathematica.

5th July, 2022.

Right: it’s officially Tuesday.

And the repair man’s due, today.

To fix a washing machine that — after the repair on Friday — is not functioning as it should.

Hopefully?

I’ll have a working washing machine.

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From what I’ve seen of the place?   The USA can be a fine place.

But does have its issues.

Frequent mass shootings seem to be cropping up a lot, recently.

Despite President Biden signing new gun control laws?

Yesterday — Independence Day, American’s best known holiday, the day that celebrates the nation’s founding — saw a man identified as Robert E. Crimo III shoot six people with a high powered rifle.

In Chicago.

You’ve heard of the Second Amendment to the US constitution?   The one that guarantees the US Right to Bear Arms?

It strikes me that the Second Amendment, the one that effectively allows anyone in the US to buy a weapon, the one that effectively allowed someone to buy a gun and shoot innocent people celebrating their nation’s founding … 

Should be, like 18th Amendment the prohibited alcohol sales, repealed.

The USA has a problem.   Repealing the Second may help.

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Let’s move on, shall we?

Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with everyone 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)        The Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica — also known as the Principia, and the Principia Mathematica — was first published.   On 5th July of which year: 1687, 1688 or 1689?

Q2)        Who wrote Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica: Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton or Stephen Hawking?

Q3)        The book’s author introduced ideas later used in calculus.   Calculus is a tool used in what: Chemistry, Mathematics or Biology?

Q4)        Book Three of the Principia is called De mundi systemate.   It covers what: electricity, gravity or magnetism?

Q5)        Finally … ?   In the Principia, the author explains his laws of what: time, magnetism or motion?

Yesterday’s answers are in today’s video.

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        4th July is Independence Day in the USA.   Making its independence in which year of the 1770s?

A1)        1776.

Q2)        It marks the day the what of Independence was ratified: the Declaration of Independence, the Statute of Independence or the Bill of Independence?

A2)        The Declaration of Independence.

Q3)        Strictly?   It’s the original US colonies that became independent.   From where: the UK or Great Britain?

A3)        Great Britain.   (The country didn’t become the UK until 1801: twenty-five years after Independence Day.)

Q4)        Equally strictly?   The day marks the day the original colonies became independent. How many colonies were there: thirteen, fourteen or fifteen?

A4)        Thirteen.   (The stripes on the US flag represent those colonies.)

Q5)        Finally … ?   Independence Day was made a (paid) federal holiday in the States.   In which year: 1937, 1938 or 1939?

A5)        1938.

Here’s a thought … 

“The Principia forms the foundation of classical mechanics.”

From the Wikipedia entry on the book.

And a clue … !

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

The quizmaster’s decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        WeTransfer’s damn handy, isn’t it, Olga?   I swear, the amount of files I’ve sent is unbelievable.   Which reminds me, I need to contact a friend about something!   At ANY rate … I’m assuming the outdoors files can be cleaned up?   Is that right?   I’ll keep my fingers crossed for you!

        No switches on the sockets?   I think that’s also common in the US.   Having grown up with power switches on plug sockets, ones without seems odd^.

        Nope, that’s the first time you’ve mentioned that one, Olga.   I’m impressed.   The whole plane got turned off and on!   (I think that — on a PC — it’s supposed to force quit everything: including whatever processes are causing the problem.   Logging out and in does the same thing on a Mac.)

†        Hello, Mum!

‡        What can I tell you, Debbi?   Wikipedia tries its best: this is where I got the year.   At any rate … ?   One of these days I’m going to have to see the 1960s cut of Casino Royale, I really am!   I’ve read the book: and I’m grateful the Daniel Craig film replaced a high stakes baccarat game with Texas Hold’em.   It’s easier to follow!

        Oh … I take it you heard about Chicago … ?

^        There’s a few US versus UK videos on YouTube, Olga.   Plug sockets, Marmite and — ha! — washing machine in kitchens make frequent appearances.