Science PEEHS

rainbowtrout

Said I'd put my name down to do one of these while we are confined to our homes!



This is a PEEHS game - the aim is to get the most obscure answer, preferably an ace - i.e. one that none else gets. (Just realised PEEHS is sheep backwards. D’oh!)
As it’s a peehs, no googling.
Scoring will be as follows:
Non ace answer - points equal the amount of people who choose that answer. The answer with the most choices is the sheep - but apart from being the highest points, no further penalties.
An ace answer is zero points.
An incorrect answer earns the sheep + 1 points.



Categories:

1. A planet in the solar system
2. A Nobel Prize winning scientist (Chemistry, Physics, Medicine/Physiology)
3. An element that doesn't end in -ium
4. A bone in the human body
5. A country which is a member of CERN
6. An imperial measurement for length or distance
7. A prime number between 1 - 100
8. An element whose one or two letter symbol does not match its English name (i.e. the letter(s) that represent the element is not the starting letter of the name)
9. A country that has had an astronaut in space
10. A human taste detected by the tongue


I'll leave it open for a couple of days, and aim to run in three or four days time.

Ted_YNWA

Enter, speed entry.

So will be epic fail me thinks

Sadly I know nothing about Superheroes so can't enter the other Peehs, but this one is definitely more up my street.
Will get an entry in soon.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

Threw in an answer. My Science knowledge is pretty basic, so expecting to do pretty badly in this one, but in for the craic of it anyway.

conor222

For number 2 does economics count or just chemistry/physics?

Baggly

Entered!

Electric Nitwit

Entered!

I'm a mathematician married to a research scientist, this could be embarrassing

Baggly

I have submitted 1 answer that is either an ace in the hole, or an unmitigated 'me trying to be clever' disaster.

rainbowtrout

conor222 wrote: »

For number 2 does economics count or just chemistry/physics?

Chemistry, Physics or Medicine/Physiology as it's a Science Peehs

Not my area of expertise

I'm in anyway

Baggly

rainbowtrout wrote:

Chemistry, Physics or Medicine/Physiology as it's a Science Peehs

Awww

Baggly

But the prize is for economic sciences

rainbowtrout

Baggly wrote: »

But the prize is for economic sciences

Gonna stick with the physical science for this one.

rainbowtrout

Thanks for the interest in this game.

Currently there are 17 entries. I am planning on running the game on Thursday or Friday currently.


Entries:

Hello 2D Person Below
Necro
Ted_YNWA
Homer J Fong
Also Starring Levar Burton
sKeith
Gru
Zaph
Rikand
Strawberry Milkshake
Baggly
bolgbui41
Electric Nitwit
quickbeam
lassykk
bubblypop
Green and Red

Tauriel

I'll get an answer in tomorrow

ShaneU

I am way too dumb for this, entering anyway

Spook_ie

In

sullivlo

I'm compiling an entry as we speak

sullivlo

Question: For the bone in the human body - will the scientific name and coloquial names be linked?

For example (not real reference): we all refer to a particular bone as "our post-it bone" however its scientific or anatomical name is "paperstabilius" - will they be grouped?

(I'm a biology teacher)

Ted_YNWA

There is 206 bones in the human body, this could be a big spread of answers Sully

sullivlo

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

There is 206 bones in the human body, this could be a big spread of answers Sully

I have 207.

quickbeam

210.

Ted_YNWA

sullivlo wrote: »

I have 207.

sullivlo

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

What's the hardest bone in a sheeps body?

The farmers.

rainbowtrout

sullivlo wrote: »

Question: For the bone in the human body - will the scientific name and coloquial names be linked?

For example (not real reference): we all refer to a particular bone as "our post-it bone" however its scientific or anatomical name is "paperstabilius" - will they be grouped?

(I'm a biology teacher)

Ya both will be accepted for the most part. Realistically most people will name a bone they know the name of.

Three More Big Sleeps

I'm in, rainbowtrout, guesses on a postcard tomorrow. (This self-isolating yoke is wreaking havoc with my sleep pattern, so #bedtime. Stay safe, everyone.)

sammyjo90

I'm in too!
Stephen king was gonna be my first ever try but that never went ahead
Hopefully my degree will help me a little!

Sheridan81

Can you rephrase question 10? What does it mean? Sounds like cannibalism.

Baggly

Sheridan81 wrote:

Can you rephrase question 10? What does it mean? Sounds like cannibalism.

Go on an submit 'gamey'

Sheridan81

I was gonna submit "cock 'n' balls" but reconsidered.

rainbowtrout

Sheridan81 wrote: »

Can you rephrase question 10? What does it mean? Sounds like cannibalism.

There are a specific set of tastes the human tongue can detect. Name one of them.