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Offline MrMxyzptlk

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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #210 on: March 08, 2011, 12:02:31 AM »


Gah!  I know the year - and vehicle even - of the first flight, but not the current count of flights!   :doh:
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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #211 on: March 08, 2011, 07:39:46 AM »

41 shuttle flights, with the first one launching in 1969.


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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #212 on: March 08, 2011, 10:02:30 AM »
150, 1982?

I don't have a clue.
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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #213 on: March 08, 2011, 10:28:39 PM »


Well DUH!  I think I just figured it out by watching Discovery pass overhead tonite!


It's STS-133, so I'm guessing there have been one hundred thirty three missions!  :doh:


STS-1 was the Columbia in 1981....

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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #214 on: March 09, 2011, 12:18:20 AM »

Well duh!

Mxy gets it (big surprise there).

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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #215 on: March 09, 2011, 12:23:27 AM »

Geez, you got all that from a fly over?! How close was it? :P


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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #216 on: March 09, 2011, 08:35:13 PM »
Quote from: BFM_JANE on March 09, 2011, 12:23:27 AM

Geez, you got all that from a fly over?! How close was it? :P

'Doesn't have to be close for me....  I just popped right up there outside the ISS and looked in the window.  (That new robot of theirs HAS NO LEGS!!!  :o )

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Okay, next one:

What color is an African Zebra?



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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #217 on: March 09, 2011, 09:27:11 PM »

Trick question, they don't have zebras in Africa!

Wait, on second thought, I'll say a red color.

And if they turn out to be black and white, I will not be happy.


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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #218 on: March 09, 2011, 11:08:25 PM »
White and black!
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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #219 on: March 09, 2011, 11:20:09 PM »
An African Zebra is black with white stripes.
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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #220 on: March 10, 2011, 12:05:25 AM »
Quote from: BFM_Fénix on March 09, 2011, 11:20:09 PM
An African Zebra is black with white stripes.

Umm, im pretty sure an African zebra is white with black stripes
either that or pink and purple poke-doted
(Madagascar ftw :siderofl:)
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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #221 on: March 10, 2011, 12:12:52 AM »
Quote from: BFM_Fénix on March 09, 2011, 11:20:09 PM
An African Zebra is black with white stripes.




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Speaking of stripes, that brings us to the age-old question: What color is a zebra? If you research this answer, you'll quickly discover many conflicting perspectives. But Lisa Smith, Curator of Large Mammals at Zoo Atlanta, reports that the coat is "often described as black with white stripes." This makes sense since the pattern is a result of pigment activation (black) and inhibition (white). That means black is the actual color of the fur, and the white patches are simply the areas that lack pigmentation [source: Camazine]. To top it off, most zebras have dark skin beneath their fur [source: Smith].
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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #222 on: March 10, 2011, 12:36:29 AM »
Pretty sure that answer is a subcategory of my answer... >.>
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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #223 on: March 10, 2011, 05:23:18 AM »
Having seen them firsthand in Kenya, I can confirm Lisa's explanation of their colour :interesting:
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Re: General Knowledge!
« Reply #224 on: March 13, 2011, 12:59:51 PM »
Quote from: BFM_Edison on March 10, 2011, 12:36:29 AM
Pretty sure that answer is a subcategory of my answer... >.>

Obviously, as saying zebras present a color under visible ligth would be an even bigger category and it wouldn't answer accurately mxy's question... If he asked abaout dalmatians, your answer would still be a supercategory of answers, but lacking the purpose of giving an accurate answer, and be considered wrong under social conventions...

Ok, something easy:

Which is the probability of getting a royal flush if you pick up only 5 cards and considering your deck is complete (52)?
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