The all new, revised and easier quiz! (mod note posts 1 and 2042)

Corkgirl18

New Home wrote: »

1. Petrichor? But that's usually as soon as it starts to rain.

Afraid not. That usually smells nice I think

looksee

Ozone?

IrishZeus

Corkgirl18 wrote: »

I think I now owe two.

1. Sometimes after a very heavy thunderstorm you can smell a substance that smells similar to chlorine in the air. What is this substance?

2. What two characters in the Simpsons win the state lottery (at different times)

Kent Brockman, Lenny, Homer. 3, no?

Marge would have won only for the damned dog

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Corkgirl18 wrote: »

I think I now owe two.

1. Sometimes after a very heavy thunderstorm you can smell a substance that smells similar to chlorine in the air. What is this substance?

2. What two characters in the Simpsons win the state lottery (at different times)

Ozone

And there where three winners I think. Homer, Lenny and Kent Brockman

looksee

Skewsme! I already said Ozone...

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

looksee wrote: »

Skewsme! I already said Ozone...

Of course you did.

I thought it was a two part question.


And we could both be wrong.

looksee

Ah no, I can't be doing this Simpson stuff, no idea what they are on about.

And anyway it was two questions....

looksee

Anyway if Srameen says its ozone I reckon I am right, so I'll throw in a question...

What is the difference between raster and vector.

Rubecula

a raster is a slice of bacon and a vector is a car.....

Ted_YNWA

Have the urge to go into Airplane quotes here

Corkgirl18

looksee wrote: »

Ozone?

Absolutely! There's enough energy supplied to bond an oxygen atom to an oxygen molecule and we get our O3.
You can also come across it sometimes when using a photocopying machine

Corkgirl18

IrishZeus wrote: »

Kent Brockman, Lenny, Homer. 3, no?

Marge would have won only for the damned dog

Yep apologies. Totally forgot about Homer
Well played!

feargale

Quazzie wrote: »

I actually think you're right btw, but it has to be by less than 100 miles. Very good call on your behalf

Mongolia 38.83N

Russia:
Southernmost point — near Mount Bazardüzü, Republic of Dagestan (41°13′14″N 47°51′28″E)

Rubecula

I know I owe a question but there are so many going on just now I will give it a break
(for now at least)

Quazzie

looksee wrote: »

Anyway if Srameen says its ozone I reckon I am right, so I'll throw in a question...

What is the difference between raster and vector.

Raster works on points, Vector works on lines.


Or at least it does in my work

looksee

You have it Quazzie!

Quazzie

What is Cathodic Protection?

IrishZeus

Quazzie wrote: »

What is Cathodic Protection?

I read this as Catholic Protection. So many answers

IrishZeus

Corkgirl18 wrote: »

Yep apologies. Totally forgot about Homer
Well played!

Dan Castellaneta (voice of Homer) made an appearance in an episode called “Citizen Joe”, in which popular sci-fi series?

Rubecula

Quazzie wrote: »

What is Cathodic Protection?

it is an active protection used mainly on marine structures. It is a technique used to control the corrosion of a metal surface by making it the cathode of an electrochemical cell. A simple method of protection connects the metal to be protected to a more easily corroded "sacrificial metal" to act as the anodes.

Quazzie

Rubecula wrote: »

it is an active protection used mainly on marine structures. It is a technique used to control the corrosion of a metal surface by making it the cathode of an electrochemical cell. A simple method of protection connects the metal to be protected to a more easily corroded "sacrificial metal" to act as the anodes.

A lot more detail than I was expecting. I've a feeling you know more about it than me

Rubecula

My mind has gone blank for a moment,
had a good question in my head until 20 seconds ago. must be age lol

ok here we go (good luck)

what is VY Canis Majoris and what is it's claim to fame? (no longer true by the way)

IrishZeus

Rubecula wrote: »

My mind has gone blank for a moment,
had a good question in my head until 20 seconds ago. must be age lol

ok here we go (good luck)

what is VY Canis Majoris and what is it's claim to fame? (no longer true by the way)

It’s a star, and was once considered the biggest/brightest known to man?

keane2097

I guess from the name that it's the Dog Star, Sirius? Would be thinking it was the brightest known rather than largest.

Rubecula

Zeus is right thanks tis your turn

keane2097

Rubecula wrote: »

Zeus is right thanks tis your turn

Was it biggest or brightest (or both) out of interest?

Rubecula

keane2097 wrote: »

Was it biggest or brightest (or both) out of interest?

Biggest known once .... it would fill our solar system out beyond Saturn :eek: Now the biggest known is UY Scuti

IrishZeus

Rubecula wrote: »

Zeus is right thanks tis your turn

I’ve two questions running at the moment so fire ahead with another Rube

IrishZeus

IrishZeus wrote: »

Believe I owe a question also.

Which mountain in the Bitterroot range of the Rocky mountains is named after a US president?

Bump

IrishZeus

IrishZeus wrote: »

Dan Castellaneta (voice of Homer) made an appearance in an episode called “Citizen Joe”, in which popular sci-fi series?

Bump