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8th June 2004, 03:22 PM #631
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8th June 2004, 03:59 PM #632
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Today, a relatively rare astronomical event known as the "Transit of Venus" occurs... what is it and when did it last occur?
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8th June 2004, 04:09 PM #633
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The last transit of Venus, in which Venus' orbit takes it between the Earth and the Sun, occurred on December 6, 1882.
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8th June 2004, 04:16 PM #634
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Correct...
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8th June 2004, 04:38 PM #635
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In 1761 a number of expeditions were embarked to observe the transit of Venus. What were they trying to work out?
Bonus point if you can name the guy who travelled thousands of miles to observe it only to have it totally obscured by cloud for the duration."I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."
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8th June 2004, 04:43 PM #636
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The distance of the earth from the sun
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8th June 2004, 04:49 PM #637
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Correct and it was Neville Maskelyne - one of history's born losers.
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8th June 2004, 04:51 PM #638
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Wasn't he the same bloke who stuffed up the answer to the longitude question?
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8th June 2004, 04:58 PM #639
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I think he forgot to carry the one
Read a good book on this called Longitude by Dava Sobel - good read if you're into science history.
Hey look, I've become a "glorious beacon of light". Reminds me of the Monty Python "Oscar Wilde" sketch.
JAMES McNEILL WHISTLER: Your Majesty is like a stream of bat's .
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THE PRINCE OF WALES: What?
JAMES McNEILL WHISTLER: It was one of Wilde's.
OSCAR WILDE: It sodding was not! It was Shaw!
THE PRINCE OF WALES: Well, Mr. Shaw?
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW: I, um, I, ah, I merely meant, Your Majesty, that, ah, you shine out like a shaft of gold when all around is dark."I don't practice what I preach because I'm not the kind of person I'm preaching to."
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8th June 2004, 05:01 PM #640
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At the Sydney Olympics, how many gold medals did Australia win in cycling?
I think the powers that be must be playing with the rep points again.
Either that or they're trying to mess with our minds
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9th June 2004, 11:41 AM #641
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No takers huh?. Well here's a hint. It was more than 0 and less than 2
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9th June 2004, 11:54 AM #642
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3?
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9th June 2004, 12:16 PM #643
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No. But have a go anyway.
I see we've all been outed age wise. Is that so that people know when we aren't acting our age?
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9th June 2004, 12:34 PM #644
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2 - Brett Aitken and Scott McGrory...
How many medals of any type did NZ win at the Sydney Olympics?...
(clue it was less than 5...
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12th June 2004, 09:42 PM #645
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ok.. nobody wants to answer that question... (which was 4 btw)
Try this one...
Rugby - 1st test, NZ vs England (the world champions) played today...
Who won and what was the score?...
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