Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 30-6-2026 — International Asteroid Day

30th July, 2026: International Asteroid Day.

OK … 

It’s a Tuesday morning: and the day after I’ve been to my most recent weigh-in.

And?

And, I hear you ask?

Yes: I’ve officially lost some six hundred grams.

About 1.3 pound, in Imperial.

That’s good: and offsets the 500 gram that my weight had gone up by.

That’s a result.

~≈🏋️‍♂️≈~

Streamed movies and TV shows … 

I don’t think we can deny it: streamed entertainment, whether we’re talking about games, movies, music or TV shows, are incredibly entertaining … 

And incredibly convenient.

However?

This article, from AV Club, tells us that Sony are to remove roughly 550 titles available from their PlayStation Store.

Despite many customers having purchased theoretically permanent copies.

The removal of those titles, titles people have paid good money for?

Is going to cause resentment.

Especially if — from what the article says — there’s no sign of a potential refund.

And especially when you consider the only effective way of countering this — buying the blu-ray version of a title — means potentially coughing up extra cash for a title you may already own.

Personally, I think that buying blu-rays, and other physical media, is the better option.

Yes: you may well be paying twice.

But yes: you’re not losing access to something you’ve paid for.

Sony, and others, are hardly going to bang on your door and demand ‘their’ property back*.

~≈📀≈~

Let’s move on.


Yesterday’s Teaser saw Mum† 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)        30th June is International Asteroid Day.   According to whom: the EU, UN or FIFA?

Q2)        It marks the day when an asteroid hit the Tunguska region.   Where is Tunguska: Ukraine, Russia or Germany?

Q3)        An asteroid is a minor what: planet, or moon

Q4)        Many asteroids are in the asteroid belt.   That belt is between Mars, and where: Earth, Venus or Jupiter?

Q5)        Finally … ?   What’s the largest object in the asteroid belt: 1 Ceres, 2 Pallas or 3 Juno?

Here’s yesterday’s questions and answers … 

Q1)        29th June is the 180th day of what: a leap year, or a non-leap year?

A1)        A non-leap year.

Q2)        AD180 saw Rusticus and Condianus become consuls.   Of where: Rome, Beijing or Londinium?

A2)        Rome.

Q3)        Is 180 a prime number: yes, or no?

A3)        No.   (A prime number is only divisible by itself, and one.   180 is divisible by two, five, ten, nine and eighteen, amongst others.)

Q4)        180 is the maximum individual score in a game of what: darts, snooker or Carom?

A4)        Darts.   (It’s three triple 20s)

Q5)        Finally … ?   A 180° turn is also know as a what: a u-turn, a dogleg or kangarooing?

A5)        A u-turn.

Here’s a thought …

“The majority of main belt asteroids follow slightly elliptical, stable orbits, revolving in the same direction as the Earth and taking from three to six years to complete a full orbit around the Sun.”

From the Wikipedia entry on asteroids.

And a Killing Joke song …

The next 10 question sets are on 1st July, 4th July, 5th July, 11th, 13th July and 30th: they’re about New Brunswick, Independence Day, Nemesis the Warlock, World Horse Day, “I Don’t Like Mondays” and the Beano.

Your comments, and today’s answers, will be published in tomorrow’s Teaser.

AI is avoided when writing these questions.

Answers are as accurate as possible: at the time of writing.

Decisions about scores are final.

Thank you for coming: have a good day.

*        As an extra note?   Rockstar Games have made Grand Theft Auto 6, available for pre-order.   But?   The ‘physical’ version won’t be like earlier releases.   The box you £69·99 for will only include a code that lets you download a digital copy of the game: rather than a copy on physical disc.

†        Hello, Mum … !

‡        Dorothy, you say, Debbi?   Or the Scarecrow … ?   Ahem … !