The New General Knowledge Thread

Kevin_rc_ie · 11-06-2005 04:38AM

ok, point taken, i've edited it to make a _bit_ more sense.

DrIndy · 11-06-2005 04:50AM

gracias senor.......

ISAW · 17-06-2005 12:34PM

Still waiting on the third war memorial. By the way was the last question answered? The one about the "electric corset"?

17-06-2005 02:50PM

ISAW wrote:

Still waiting on the third war memorial. By the way was the last question answered? The one about the "electric corset"?

Still nope.

ISAW · 23-06-2005 01:23PM

Myth wrote:

Still nope.

Another question. Name three Trinity areas/buildings where you can find works by Pomodoro. For bonus points name the Trinity person who collected his works and the place where you can find a sculpr similar to the most famous of these works.

Kevin_rc_ie · 23-06-2005 08:47PM

the big brass globe outside the library........

ISAW · 24-06-2005 12:33AM

Kevin_rc_ie wrote:

the big brass globe outside the library........

I assume you mean the Berkeley. That is IMO the most fasmous one. Wher is there a similar one? and I am still waiting on the other two...and the third war memorial.

any hints needed?

Pet · 24-06-2005 02:24AM

The squiggly green marble thingy on the path from the Campanile to Rubrics?
The other squiggly thing up at St James'?

aodh_rua · 24-06-2005 09:24AM

ISAW wrote:

Wher is there a similar one?

Outside the UN in New York?

ISAW · 24-06-2005 10:09AM

aodh_rua wrote:

Outside the UN in New York?

Good to hear from you. We must meet up soon.

I think that is a Picasso but I might be wrong but as regards being around a World Centre for something you are on the right track. Actually I am wrong I was thinking Chicago. There is a Popodoro "sphere within sphere" outside the UN. But there is a THIRD one! clue: What was Trinity college set up for sorry I should drop the hanging prepositions, for what purpose was Trinity College set up... bah Trinity college was set up for what purpose? ...hah!

Anyway given that tradition which has only recently been broken (in the last year) where in the world would you think is most unlike that tradition? Now how do I add a picture to a message? What tags do I use? Sphere within sphere

The first "squiggly green marble thing" is actually probably the most "priceless" piece of Art in college aside from of the Book(s) of Kells.

$5 million is cheap at the price http://www.shareholder.com/bid/news/20041007-144898.cfm

It is a Henry Moore called "Two reclining figures" I believe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Moore

What "squiggly thing" in James' ? In a building or outside an entrance?
where outside it?

aodh_rua · 24-06-2005 11:08AM

The copy of Picasso's Geurnica is inside the hall of the UN which means it gets to act as an interesting backdrop to some press conferences.

ISAW · 24-06-2005 11:53AM

aodh_rua wrote:

The copy of Picasso's Geurnica is inside the hall of the UN which means it gets to act as an interesting backdrop to some press conferences.

Interesting. When it was originally displayed it was opposite a facist collection of "proper" art. They couldn't understand how this "decadent" stuff was attracting more visitors. Probably wrote it down to ignorance of their élitist predisposition. Ironically it is the left that are élitist nowadays

Time Magazine · 24-06-2005 05:01PM

ISAW wrote:

Trinity college was set up for what purpose?

The most serene Queen Elizabeth I wrote:

"...for the education, training and instruction of youths and students in arts and faculties"

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ISAW · 24-06-2005 05:18PM

Angry Banana wrote:

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Yes but it was also set up to train Anglican Priests. Education meant Theology up till very recently. That is why the irish language has such a strong history in College. Catholics stuch with the Latin. Protestants went for the vernacular. the first prints (pamphlets) in Irish were done in College. The second? Provost Bedell oversaw the first Irish Bible. He actually learned Irish and Hebrew to do so!

The Priest Training College still exists and according to the statuted one must be Church of Ireland to head it. the Provost is the head so that means... aha! say you but he isnt! The statutes allow the Vice Provost to substitute as head so that is why the last two Vive Provosts have been C of I. then again when ever was there a non C of I (or Anglican) Provost? Then again there was one "head" of college who was not C of I/Anglican. He was Catholic. Anyone know when that was? And I am not referring to anyone who is now living?

punka · 25-06-2005 11:51AM

Michael Moore. I think he was appointed by King James?

on a related (real) question (that I don't know the answer to):
who appoints the Regius professors in TCD? I assume it's not the Queen...

ISAW · 25-06-2005 09:44PM

punka wrote:

Michael Moore. I think he was appointed by King James?

on a related (real) question (that I don't know the answer to):
who appoints the Regius professors in TCD? I assume it's not the Queen...

the Board I suppose. they do have final approval. But (and i no doubt will draw flak for this) the Regius Professor is really a senior lecturer post similar to american University "professors," who are really lecturers by our system. so it isnt a full chair.

ISAW · 25-06-2005 09:44PM

punka wrote:

Michael Moore. I think he was appointed by King James?

on a related (real) question (that I don't know the answer to):
who appoints the Regius professors in TCD? I assume it's not the Queen...

the Board I suppose. they do have final approval. But (and i no doubt will draw flak for this) the Regius Professor is really a senior lecturer post similar to american University "professors," who are really lecturers by our system. so it isnt a chair.

blubloblu · 18-03-2012 03:57PM

I think seven years is a bit too long without a bit of trivia.

What does FEM stand for within Trinity?

Kevski · 22-03-2012 01:33AM

It stands for Finite Element Method in the Parsons Building...

andrew · 22-03-2012 02:23AM

This takes the cake for zombie threads.

So, are the laser huts called the laser huts because there are actually lasers in there?

Kwekubo · 22-03-2012 02:34AM

What a fantastic thread...

Where in College can you find a bathtub for the express use of students?

andrew · 22-03-2012 02:35AM

Kwekubo wrote: »

What a fantastic thread...

Where in College can you find a bathtub for the express use of students?

I've seen one near the dining hall, can we use that one!?

Kwekubo · 22-03-2012 02:46AM

andrew wrote: »

I've seen one near the dining hall, can we use that one!?

Well done! It's in the bathroom near the entrance to the East Dining Hall, with the following inscribed in a plaque above:

HAS BALNEAS
IN VSVM STVDENTIVM HVIVS COLLEGII
PRO LIBERALITATE SVA
A SOLO POSVIT ADORNAVIT
EDVARDVS COMES DE IVEAGH
CANCELLARIVM VNIVERSITATIS
MCMXXIII

andrew · 22-03-2012 02:50AM

Kwekubo wrote: »

Well done! It's in the bathroom near the entrance to the East Dining Hall, with the following inscribed in a plaque above:

How does one get to use it? Just turn up and get right down to it?

Kwekubo · 22-03-2012 03:00AM

andrew wrote: »

How does one get to use it? Just turn up and get right down to it?

"But the plaque said I could use it ..."

andrew · 22-03-2012 03:04AM

Kwekubo wrote: »

"But the plaque said I could use it ..."

"...of course I'm naked what did you expect"

oppenheimer1 · 24-03-2012 11:58PM

Kwekubo wrote: »

What a fantastic thread...

Where in College can you find a bathtub for the express use of students?

Its for the use of the scholars if I understand the plaque correctly.

Kwekubo · 25-03-2012 02:57AM

Not an expert in this, but I think "scholares" is the traditional translation for scholars at TCD.

I'm sure there is an interesting story behind the origins of this bath.

blubloblu · 26-03-2012 11:21PM

Don't know if I'm late to the party here, but TCD is now on Google Street View.

blubloblu · 04-12-2012 01:04AM

On the theme of tunnels on campus, I never knew what was below the Trinity centre in James's Hospital.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMcmJa2uFuc

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