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h0ughy (David) · #41 14-09-2005, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocket Boy

Yes but how do I find Google?

www.dogpile.com then type in google

h0ughy (David) · #42 14-09-2005, 11:35 PM

there are some obscure and hard to find answers out there

RB (Andrew) · #43 14-09-2005, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by h0ughy

www.dogpile.com then type in google

Thanks Houghy,
I new someone would help me.

netwolf · #44 15-09-2005, 12:38 AM

I recall the first science joke i ever heard..

Some visiting guests at a University Faculty of Science are shown there most priced possesion. It hangs in an illuminated display, and it is the Final Quizz questions.. The guests ask but wont the students learn the answers, to which the lecturers reply dont mater the answers change every year...

I mean really which 2 moons.. out of 48 and counting... lol I did not even know there were 48 plus to chose from. And every website provides a diffrent answer, because they dont all know about new discoveries.. Nice closing question Mike..
And i could go on but i wont.. not till the comp is over..

h0ughy (David) · #45 15-09-2005, 01:00 PM

I must ask the progenitor of the questions to clarify one question, number 21. There are significant differences in answers for this one. Is it possible for you to clarify your question?

netwolf · #46 15-09-2005, 07:57 PM

That question was awful, infact i think i got it wrong.. so many diffrent answes. Like i said before the answer keeps changing. Those darn scientists..

Is it too late to change my answer... pls pls pls..

iceman (Mike) · #47 16-09-2005, 05:56 AM

Regarding question 21, I'll accept answers that include the sun or don't include the sun. So don't worry if you didn't include the sun, you won't be wrong.

I didn't think of the sun when the question came up, so i'll defer to this rule:

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Where a question has more than one right answer, any of the correct answers will be accepted

Thanks for bringing it up h0ughy.

iceman (Mike) · #48 16-09-2005, 05:59 AM

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Like i said before the answer keeps changing. Those darn scientists..

Is it too late to change my answer... pls pls pls..

I'm quite sure the number of stars brighter than 0 haven't changed for a long time. I'll get back to you.

h0ughy (David) · #49 16-09-2005, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by iceman

Regarding question 21, I'll accept answers that include the sun or don't include the sun. So don't worry if you didn't include the sun, you won't be wrong.

I didn't think of the sun when the question came up, so i'll defer to this rule:

Thanks for bringing it up h0ughy.

No worries Mike! BTW have you got the answers for questions 1-30 that you could give me

h0ughy (David) · #50 16-09-2005, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by iceman

I'm quite sure the number of stars brighter than 0 haven't changed for a long time. I'll get back to you.

hang on a minute, now i am thoroughly confused

. this is the question:
21. How many stars have (visual) magnitudes of less than 0? Name them.

should the question read
21.(houghy version) How many stars have (visual) magnitudes of more than 0? Name them.

what is going on Mike?

iceman (Mike) · #51 16-09-2005, 08:45 AM

I thought -1 is less than 0 houghy?

It means brighter.. does that make it easier to understand?

h0ughy (David) · #52 16-09-2005, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by iceman

I thought -1 is less than 0 houghy?

It means brighter.. does that make it easier to understand?

No to be a complete PITA

, I understood the question to take in magnitudes from 0 to 6.5 or even 7.1 as these are less than 0 astronomically speaking which means that you have xxxx items and not yy (not to give too much away). Thats what I understood the meaning of "less than".

iceman (Mike) · #53 16-09-2005, 08:58 AM

Well I dunno h0ughy, so far out of the entries received, you're the only one who has been confused by it. I certainly wouldn't expect you to name thousands of stars dimmer than magnitude zero

Less than = brighter than.

h0ughy (David) · #54 16-09-2005, 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by iceman

Well I dunno h0ughy, so far out of the entries received, you're the only one who has been confused by it. I certainly wouldn't expect you to name thousands of stars dimmer than magnitude zero

Less than = brighter than.

dumber than houghy = brighter than houghy = 1

sorry Mike! I get stuck on fine print (must be left over from work)

slice of heaven · #55 16-09-2005, 09:17 AM

Their is one question I'm stuck on Mike.
Will the common answer be accepted, or the 'new' answer? Surely only one is correct?

Like netwolf said, "they keep changing the answers"

iceman (Mike) · #56 16-09-2005, 09:25 AM

I don't know which question (or answer) you're talking about Geoff, either post it here or PM me and i'll clarify.

In general, if there's a common answer most likely it will be accepted to be correct. If there's something new that I didn't discover when researching Q's and A's, then of course that will also be correct.

netwolf · #57 16-09-2005, 09:27 AM

Are we allowed to change our answers to a question post entry, but before closing date??

iceman (Mike) · #58 16-09-2005, 09:30 AM

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Are we allowed to change our answers to a question post entry, but before closing date??

Will get back to you on that.

slice of heaven · #59 16-09-2005, 09:52 AM

In reply to your PM

Thanks Mike

That makes it fair for everyone

iceman (Mike) · #60 16-09-2005, 02:18 PM

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Are we allowed to change our answers to a question post entry, but before closing date??

Yes, you can.