Midgleys_ZA
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Where is your old fashioned atlas?
Atlas at home, John at office
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Seeing that I live in the Middle East and work in the oil & gas industry here is another one in similar vein.
Which country has the largest reserves of LNG? It is not Qatar BTW. We are only 3rd in the world. Both the others are close by.
This is why I thought you'd get my question from the start
Does using google maps to check on the countries near to Qatar count as googling?
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OK then lets have another go. Oil was first found in Pennsylvania in the US. So I would guess that in those early years not too much was produced world wide. Producing 50% of world production in those days might have been possible then.
You are correct. Many products made from oil were pioneered in Pennsylvania, which was one cause of the oil production, but even without that, Pennsylvania still produces a signifcant quantity of US oil, but this is now surpassed by other worldwide oil production.
Take it away cincol.
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Texas
Its not that easy
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Precisely 1m2. All yours T&J
Thanks The Pooks (Pooks?)
Which US state once produced 50% of the world's crude oil?
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People are familiar with A-4 size paper. What is the area of A-0 paper?
About 10 000 cm2? translates to about 1m2
I think, its quite possible that my maths has failed me.
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woo hoo thanks!
Here is something I learned on QI this week.
What year was the auto-pilot invented for aeroplanes?
I shall allow a certain leeway on either side.
I think it was about 1921. I know it was rather early on.
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Thanks cincol, somehow it reminded me about the story of boiling an egg on a mountain (spoiler, it takes longer to boil an egg at higher altitude)What is Alan Smithee's claim to fame?Thanks for the detailed explanation. Saved me having to type it. :8D: Take it away!Aha... this one I know ...I think the question was asked a few pages back
Alan Smithee is a pseudonym used by film directors who wish to disown a project. Its however no longer used, there was a movie about it that basically killed the name.(cant remember the name of the movie)
Correct, I was watching old episodes of QI and came up with this one, I guess its one of those strange facts that has now become common knowledge.
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Thanks for the detailed explanation. Saved me having to type it. :8D: Take it away!
Thanks cincol, somehow it reminded me about the story of boiling an egg on a mountain (spoiler, it takes longer to boil an egg at higher altitude)
What is Alan Smithee's claim to fame?
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And without deep water diving, then the Dead Sea (400 odd m BSL)
I should drink my morning coffee before answering questions. What about holding your breath and doing it 1m below the surface of the Dead Sea? Still not using any diving equipment
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At what altitude does water boil at a higher temperature than elsewhere? I hope the question makes sense.
If I understand the question, Sea level. Pressure and temperature are closely linked, and an increase in pressure should make the boiling more difficult, meaning more energy is required. Energy = Temperature, so high pressure, high temperature needed.
Of course, theoretically, one could take an open chamber underwater, fill it with air and then do boiling experiments inside the chamber, meaning that 14000m below sea level (Marianas trench depth) is the theoretical altitutde where boiling occurs at the highest temperature.
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A little more towards Cape Town.
Well I'm just minesweeping the map, so I'll only take one more guess for this.
St James Peak?
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It must be from one of those caches overlooking False Bay, above Muizenberg and St. James. Cracked it will be my guess.
It is very near to Cracked It. Slighty more towards the Cape Town direction.
Step on it?
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Could it be "Milling around"?
Correct! I had a feeling CnC would be claiming this one...
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Expected this one to be snapped up sooner, here is another pic at the cache:
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Thanks Tara & John for the shortlist.. hehe (I hate puzzles.. because they keep me awake
)BTW: Watch out, Ginger invasion EC - April 2012...
Oh, and I'm not guessing the new photo - because I don't think I've been there! ..yet grrrrr LOL
We'll be around, we can meet up for an extra ginger caching spree!
We are now off caching, so pile up the guesses on the pic and we'll give you the answer on Monday.
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and here I am far away from my Snake book!
Let me try to guess - Boa constrictor?
Correct! Boa constrictor = Boa constrictor
The mistake I made when asking the question was that there is also an extinct animal that meets the criteria, Tyrannosaurus rex. Boa constrictor is the only extant animal where the two match though.
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Well at least my guesses are half right
Got to keep trying - a two named latin "common" I can't think of.
Another clue, the one I am thinking of is a snake.
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All the 'Where am I' photos these days seem to be either in the Tsitsikamma or Grahamstown areas!
So this is why I just don't recognise any of the photos lately..
Looks like you need to plan a caching trip down south. Before you come to Grahamstown you'll have to solve besem's puzzles:
The Eastern Cape has its own puzzle ridge, even if its a bit smaller than Cape Town's
Thats it!
All the 'Where am I' photos these days seem to be either in the Tsitsikamma or Grahamstown areas!
All yours Tara and John.
I am going to have to stop guessing soon, I'm running out of pics! A better option is to get some more caches in, which I'll be doing tomorrow
With that in mind, here is an easy one. -
OK - how about Rhinoceros ?
Black Rhino = Dicornis biceros (Spelling might be wrong, I'm too lazy to google)
White Rhino = Ceratotherium simum (again, lazy)
I don't know what the Asian Rhino names are.
Coelocanth = Latemaria chulumna, so not that.
Something that should be showing from my replies, is that the correct answer is two words long.
The Asian Rhino's have the first name rhinoceros.
OK - no legs?
Orca?
So, I used google now. Indian Rhinoceros = Rhinoceros unicornis, which has one name in common, but in the wrong order.
Orca = Orcinus orca, so not that either.
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So, I've kind of messed up. There are actually two correct answers to the question as I phrased it. I'll accept either as an answer though, just to be fair.
A clue to the one I was thinking of, this vertebrate has no legs.
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Another easy one!
Looks a bit like this one:
Hope I will look as happy when I finish the Otter Trail next year!!
My daughters and I at Valley View.
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OK - how about Rhinoceros ?
Black Rhino = Dicornis biceros (Spelling might be wrong, I'm too lazy to google)
White Rhino = Ceratotherium simum (again, lazy)
I don't know what the Asian Rhino names are.
Coelocanth = Latemaria chulumna, so not that.
Something that should be showing from my replies, is that the correct answer is two words long.
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Mmmm.....thanks C&C....how about coelacanth?
Coelocanth = Latemaria chulumna, so not that.
South African (Off-Topic) Quiz
in South Africa
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Guess based on nothing in particular (other than possibly eliminating one wrong answer): Kuwait