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From a recent TV documentary, the last lunar landing was 40 years ago in December 1972. ISTR that was Apollo 17. Apollo 13 happened when I was doing CSE Art in 1970 as I remember doing a 'space montage' that included elements of that mission and I got a rough time for using powder paints like impasto! So I'll guess they did two per year, which would give Apollo 14 and Apollo 15 for 1971.

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...which would give Apollo 14 and Apollo 15 for 1971.
In space, no one can hear you Ding!

The programme originally called for three landings a year but this was slowed to two after the Apollo 1 accident and subsequent hold on manned missions for safety improvements. It also stretched things out so the loss of Apollo 20 - and soon afterwards, the dropping of Apollo 19 and 18 - wouldn't terminate the programme too suddenly or too early. 11 landed in 1969, 12 and 13 were in '70, 14 and 15 in '71 and 16 and 17 were 40 years ago - the last men to walk on the moon returned to Earth on December 19th. How time flies. The Chinese, Japanese and Indian space programmes all have moon landing plans, but I seriously wonder if we'll go back in my lifetime. Anyway, over to Pajaholic.

P.S. Happy Giftmas

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Thanks.

 

The next one comes courtesy of QI and seems strangely appropriate given recent news: Other than a song, or a less than satisfactory present, who or what was "The Great Disappointment"?

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Thanks.

The next one comes courtesy of QI and seems strangely appropriate given recent news: Other than a song, or a less than satisfactory present, who or what was "The Great Disappointment"?

Invention of the padded bra?

(Edited to bring the question onto this page too)

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Close enough for the DING!

 

Some foretold that the World would end at 11 minutes past 11 a.m. GMT on 21 Dec 2012, but it seems that things have continued as normal. "The Great Disappointment" was a previous unfulfilled "end of the world" prophesy.

 

The Millerite Christian sect calculated that the "Second Coming" would occur on 22 Oct 1844, and with it the Apocaplypse, Rapture and the end of the World. Some gave away all their worldly possessions in preparation. When things otherwise continued as normal, that day and the unfulfilled expectation became known as "The Great Disappointment".

 

Seasons Greetings to all.

 

Over to DrDick&Vick

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As it is the time of good tidings,

Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics '...To save us all from Satan's power, when we were gone astray..'?

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

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As it is the time of good tidings,

Which Christmas carol includes the lyrics '...To save us all from Satan's power, when we were gone astray..'?

God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen

DING-A-LING to Mellers

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As we approach New Year's Eve, there will be a lot of people wide awake (and partying, possibly) as the clocks strike midnight. If you were to look at an analogue clock at that time of night, both hands would be pointing straight up...

 

However, if you look at the same analogue clock 20 minutes later the hands will have moved apart. The question is by HOW MANY DEGREES?

 

To clarify: What is the smaller angle between the two hands of an analogue clock at 20 past 12 (midnight, or even mid-day)?

 

Use of protractors, pencils, paper, compasses and non-scientific calculators is permitted!

This question assumes that the points of the two hands describe the angle from the very centre of the clock and it doesn't take in to account any aesthetic tapering of the hands which may affect the visible angle. The instant of 20 past 12 is the key moment and if it helps you, assume it's one of those clocks where both hands jump forward once a minute to remove any pedantic ambiguity about the nature of analogue movement!!!! CLUE: it's a nice round number!

 

Any further clarification required just ask!

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Ta muchly.

 

I've gone on a song titles avenue now. Who released the songs "Joy Division Oven Gloves", "Trouble Over Bridgwater", and "If I Had Possession Over Pancake Day", among (many) others?

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Going for a wild guess at Half Man, Half Biscuit as it sounds like titles they'd use.

 

I have a 2nd idea, but even less likely...

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Going for a wild guess at Half Man, Half Biscuit as it sounds like titles they'd use.

 

I have a 2nd idea, but even less likely...

 

Curious to hear what your 2nd idea is, but your first one gets you a DING!

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A question then on my 2nd idea who I saw live once...

 

Who were the "rudest, crudest, lewdest, drunkest band in Christendom" with songs such as "Sweaty Betty" and "Beer and Sex and Chips n Gravy"?

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It would.

 

Possibly the worst gig I've ever seen. They turned up late by which time a large amount of beer had been consumed. The inevitable consequence was a section of the crowd throwing of glasses containing waste products from the beer they'd drunk.

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I've only heard of them as a friend of mine is a big fan.

 

To continue the rude theme.... who said "Sex without love is a meaningless experience, but as far as meaningless experiences go its pretty dadgum good."

 

Edit... that second to last word has been altered from the original by the forum software.

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Prompted by watching the Royal Institution's Christmas Lectures on iPlayer, I referred to the periodic table. This question jumped out of my subconscious as I noted that the atomic number of gold is 79. A few seconds later, something clicked: 9, 18, and 22 are all common carat values of jewellery-quality gold.

 

So those four number all relate to gold and are significant to jewellery?

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Thanks.

 

The next question comes courtesy of the same Royal Institution Christmas Lecture that prompted my answer to the last question:

 

What is the most-dense, naturally occuring element of the periodic table?

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Happy new year to you.

 

First question of 2013 comes from the same source as the last one in 2012.

 

Which element is the best conductor of heat. For a bonus ding what form of the element?

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Happy new year to you.

 

First question of 2013 comes from the same source as the last one in 2012.

 

Which element is the best conductor of heat. For a bonus ding what form of the element?

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Dr Wothers got a youngster to cut some ice using a disc of diamond made by chemical vapour deposition. It went through like a knife through butter. He explained that it felt so cold to the youngster and cut through the ice so easily because it was a good conductor of heat, and used half a dozen youngsters to demonstrate that to be because of it's molecular structure. Until recently, carbon in diamond form was the best-known conductor of heat. However, there is a recently discovered form of carbon, graphene, that is an even better conductor.

 

So carbon, in graphene form.

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A very full answer from Pajaholic earns the first BONG of the year with another BONG for the extra detail.

 

If you haven't seen the programmes yet then try to catch them on iPlayer - fascinating stuff and some great demos. Now where can I get some neodymium magnets?

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Thanks for the BONGs! Those Christmas Lectures are fascinating and immensely entertaining IMO.

 

Changing the subject, my son now lives in Melbourne and saw in the New Year from the top of Mount Dandenong, so a question about that region:

 

On Mount Dandenong is a sanctuary in which can be found the preserved home and many works of which sculptor?

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With regards to the quiz question, my guess is Rodin.

Not Rodin.

 

The sculptor in question is famous for his inclusion of Australian Aboriginals in his work and, FWIW, initially came to my attention thanks to Billy Conolly waxing lyrically about him in an episode of his "World Tour of Australia" series.

 

In the interest of keeping the thread moving, I'm happy for online mapping to be used to help answer this question.

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William Ricketts :rolleyes:

DING!

 

IMO it's really worth a visit if you get the chance, and it's one of the few tourist attractions that's has no entrance fee! The many tree ferns give the place a primaeval feeling and many of the sculptures seem to grow organically from their surroundings. This from Google Images gives a flavour, but doesn't do it justice.

 

Over to Beach_hut.

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Ok then.

 

Side-stepping to Billy Connolly, which famous musician did he perform with in a band called the Humblebums back in the 70s?

 

Gerry Rafferty (he of the "Baker Street fame").

Yep that's the DING! Over to you.

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