Silliness Quiz - Page 541

Fbone · 06-21-2012, 02:27 PM

Yes, it was built by IBM and delivered to its customer this year. Uses Linux.

Military? Technically no, but it can and will be used by multiple entities.

Daithi · 06-21-2012, 04:49 PM

It was in the news just last week that IBM regained the lead with the world's fastest computer. The name of the computer is Sequoia (I'm a software developer), but I don't know why, or for who, it was developed. My guess would have been military, but my second guess is that it might be for tracking the weather.

Fbone · 06-21-2012, 10:09 PM

I'll answer this Friday if no one posts the correct answer.

Daithi does have the correct name and it was only on June 18th that IBM regained the lead.

Fbone · 06-22-2012, 04:54 PM

Sequoia, developed by IBM for the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), is 1.55 faster than Japan's K Computer made by Fujitsu, the previous record holder.

Sequoia is set to be used to carry out simulations to help extend the life of aging nuclear weapons, avoiding the need for real-world underground tests.

The NNSA is run by the US Dept of Energy.

Bookpossum · 06-22-2012, 06:26 PM

That's depressing. I thought the plan was to reduce the nuclear weapon stockpile!

Daithi · 06-23-2012, 12:15 AM

Here is one that you will probably either know or not know. Y'all are smart, so I don't think it will last long.

Who am I? I was born into poverty. My mom was a witch, and my great-aunt, the woman who raised my mom, was executed for being a witch. A book I wrote was used as evidence in my Mom's trial for witchcraft. I had poor eyesight, but worked in a field known for using observation with one's eyes. I also collaborated with an aristocratic scientist who literally had a golden nose. Some people have accused me of murdering him by poisoning him, but I didn't. In any event, we both worked for this guy--

Several sorcerers, alchemists, and astrologers also worked for him. Lastly, I have several scientific laws named after me, and one of them is found in a book of the occult that I wrote.

Daithi · 06-23-2012, 04:31 PM

Another hint, since we have no guesses.

Something named after me has found something that [substitute the name of Mickey's pet] is no longer.

Bilbo1967 · 06-23-2012, 04:37 PM

The guy with the golden nose must be Tycho Brahe (although it was probably copper in reality). The only person I know who worked with Brahe was Kepler. I've not heard of the witchcraft stuff, but was it him?

Daithi · 06-23-2012, 05:39 PM

Indeed it was Keplar.

His mom was charged as a witch and it is probably only because Keplar was her son that they didn't kill her, and she had to spend the remained of her days living with her daughter because the people from the town she was from threatened to stone her if she came back.

Keplar wrote a book called Somnium where the protagonist is the son of a witch. This witch was taught how to travel to the moon by a demon, and she teaches her son. He then explained what it looked like as planetary bodies revolved around the moon -- backing up Copernicus. A manuscript of this book was used in his mom's trial.

Tycho Brahe was the guy with golden nose. He was wounded in a sword fight and lost his nose. A replacement was made from most likely an alloy of gold, copper, and who knows to come up with a skin colored prosthetic.

The guy they worked for was Emperor Rudolph II. He employed several famous astrologers, including Keplar, and so many famous alchemists that there is a street near his castle in Prague still known as the Golden Lane. He also employed John Dee, known as Queen Elizabeth's sorcerer, and Edward Kelley who was Dee's cohort. If you want to read about somebody who was truly sick and twisted then read about Rudolph's oldest son, Don Julius D´Austria.

When Tycho Brahe died, some people thought Keplar may have killed him to get his position. Several years ago some scientists even did a toxicology tests on some of Brahe's hair. They found staggering amounts of mercury. The theory now is that Brahe probably had a kidney stone and poisoned himself trying to treat it with mercury.

Keplar is known for his three laws of planetary motion. The third law appeared in his book Harmonices Mundi that was about how the orbits of the planetary bodies produced a "music of the spheres". Keplar believed in astrology, and twenty years before writing Harmonices Mundi he wrote De Fundementis Astrologiae Certioribus ('On the more Certain Fundamentals of astrology) where he tried using orbits based on the Platonic solids as a basis for grounding his beliefs in astrology. He went to work with Tycho to help him prove his theories, but when he found out the orbits didn't match his theories, he revised them into the "music of the spheres".

Bilbo1967 · 06-23-2012, 05:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daithi

Indeed it was Keplar.

His mom was charged as a witch and it is probably only because Keplar was her son that they didn't kill her, and she had to spend the remained of her days living with her daughter because the people from the town she was from threatened to stone her if she came back.

Keplar wrote a book called Somnium where the protagonist is the son of a witch. This witch was taught how to travel to the moon by a demon, and she teaches her son. He then explained what it looked like as planetary bodies revolved around the moon -- backing up Copernicus. A manuscript of this book was used in his mom's trial.

Tycho Brahe was the guy with golden nose. He was wounded in a sword fight and lost his nose. A replacement was made from most likely an alloy of gold, copper, and who knows to come up with a skin colored prosthetic.

The guy they worked for was Emperor Rudolph II. He employed several famous astrologers, including Keplar, and so many famous alchemists that there is a street near his castle in Prague still known as the Golden Lane. He also employed John Dee, known as Queen Elizabeth's sorcerer, and Edward Kelley who was Dee's cohort. If you want to read about somebody who was truly sick and twisted then read about Rudolph's oldest son, Don Julius D´Austria.

When Tycho Brahe died, some people thought Keplar may have killed him to get his position. Several years ago some scientists even did a toxicology tests on some of Brahe's hair. They found staggering amounts of mercury. The theory now is that Brahe probably had a kidney stone and poisoned himself trying to treat it with mercury.

Keplar is known for his three laws of planetary motion. The third law appeared in his book Harmonices Mundi that was about how the orbits of the planetary bodies produced a "music of the spheres". Keplar believed in astrology, and twenty years before writing Harmonices Mundi he wrote De Fundementis Astrologiae Certioribus ('On the more Certain Fundamentals of astrology) where he tried using orbits based on the Platonic solids as a basis for grounding his beliefs in astrology. He went to work with Tycho to help him prove his theories, but when he found out the orbits didn't match his theories, he revised them into the "music of the spheres".

I've been to Prague several times (wife's cousin has lived there for over 20 years). I recall seeing a plaque about Brahe when we were walking down from the castle to the centre of Prague - now I know that that may well have been Golden Lane, thanks

I'm afraid that I am just about to go to bed. I'l happily post a question in the morning, but if somebody wants to slip one in in the meantime, feel free.

Fbone · 06-23-2012, 07:53 PM

Ok, I'll post an easy quick one.

What country has the tallest citizens?

And possible reasons why that is so.

Stitchawl · 06-23-2012, 08:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fbone

Ok, I'll post an easy quick one.

What country has the tallest citizens?

Australia

Quote:

And possible reasons why that is so.

Because they are upside down all the time, gravity pulls them, sort of like taffy. This is why Eskimos are so short...

Stitchawl

Fbone · 06-23-2012, 08:15 PM

Very witty.

If you're serious about Australia, sorry no.

poohbear_nc · 06-23-2012, 08:33 PM

Somewhere in Africa - at the equator - the least pull of gravity, or the greatest rotational force ?

Daithi · 06-23-2012, 08:45 PM

I think it's the Dutch. The short ones drown.

06-23-2012, 05:39 PM	#8109
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Indeed it was Keplar. His mom was charged as a witch and it is probably only because Keplar was her son that they didn't kill her, and she had to spend the remained of her days living with her daughter because the people from the town she was from threatened to stone her if she came back. Keplar wrote a book called Somnium where the protagonist is the son of a witch. This witch was taught how to travel to the moon by a demon, and she teaches her son. He then explained what it looked like as planetary bodies revolved around the moon -- backing up Copernicus. A manuscript of this book was used in his mom's trial. Tycho Brahe was the guy with golden nose. He was wounded in a sword fight and lost his nose. A replacement was made from most likely an alloy of gold, copper, and who knows to come up with a skin colored prosthetic. The guy they worked for was Emperor Rudolph II. He employed several famous astrologers, including Keplar, and so many famous alchemists that there is a street near his castle in Prague still known as the Golden Lane. He also employed John Dee, known as Queen Elizabeth's sorcerer, and Edward Kelley who was Dee's cohort. If you want to read about somebody who was truly sick and twisted then read about Rudolph's oldest son, Don Julius D´Austria. When Tycho Brahe died, some people thought Keplar may have killed him to get his position. Several years ago some scientists even did a toxicology tests on some of Brahe's hair. They found staggering amounts of mercury. The theory now is that Brahe probably had a kidney stone and poisoned himself trying to treat it with mercury. Keplar is known for his three laws of planetary motion. The third law appeared in his book Harmonices Mundi that was about how the orbits of the planetary bodies produced a "music of the spheres". Keplar believed in astrology, and twenty years before writing Harmonices Mundi he wrote De Fundementis Astrologiae Certioribus ('On the more Certain Fundamentals of astrology) where he tried using orbits based on the Platonic solids as a basis for grounding his beliefs in astrology. He went to work with Tycho to help him prove his theories, but when he found out the orbits didn't match his theories, he revised them into the "music of the spheres". Last edited by Daithi; 06-23-2012 at 05:42 PM.

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06-21-2012, 02:27 PM	#8101
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,297 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Yes, it was built by IBM and delivered to its customer this year. Uses Linux. Military? Technically no, but it can and will be used by multiple entities.

06-21-2012, 04:49 PM	#8102
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	It was in the news just last week that IBM regained the lead with the world's fastest computer. The name of the computer is Sequoia (I'm a software developer), but I don't know why, or for who, it was developed. My guess would have been military, but my second guess is that it might be for tracking the weather.

06-21-2012, 10:09 PM	#8103
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,297 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	I'll answer this Friday if no one posts the correct answer. Daithi does have the correct name and it was only on June 18th that IBM regained the lead.

06-22-2012, 04:54 PM	#8104
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,297 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Sequoia, developed by IBM for the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), is 1.55 faster than Japan's K Computer made by Fujitsu, the previous record holder. Sequoia is set to be used to carry out simulations to help extend the life of aging nuclear weapons, avoiding the need for real-world underground tests. The NNSA is run by the US Dept of Energy.

06-22-2012, 06:26 PM	#8105
Bookpossum Snoozing in the sun Posts: 10,146 Karma: 115423645 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia Device: iPad Mini, Kobo Touch	That's depressing. I thought the plan was to reduce the nuclear weapon stockpile!

06-23-2012, 12:15 AM	#8106
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Here is one that you will probably either know or not know. Y'all are smart, so I don't think it will last long. Who am I? I was born into poverty. My mom was a witch, and my great-aunt, the woman who raised my mom, was executed for being a witch. A book I wrote was used as evidence in my Mom's trial for witchcraft. I had poor eyesight, but worked in a field known for using observation with one's eyes. I also collaborated with an aristocratic scientist who literally had a golden nose. Some people have accused me of murdering him by poisoning him, but I didn't. In any event, we both worked for this guy-- Several sorcerers, alchemists, and astrologers also worked for him. Lastly, I have several scientific laws named after me, and one of them is found in a book of the occult that I wrote.

06-23-2012, 04:31 PM	#8107
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Another hint, since we have no guesses. Something named after me has found something that [substitute the name of Mickey's pet] is no longer.

06-23-2012, 04:37 PM	#8108
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	The guy with the golden nose must be Tycho Brahe (although it was probably copper in reality). The only person I know who worked with Brahe was Kepler. I've not heard of the witchcraft stuff, but was it him?

06-23-2012, 07:53 PM	#8111
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,297 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Ok, I'll post an easy quick one. What country has the tallest citizens? And possible reasons why that is so.

06-23-2012, 08:15 PM	#8113
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,297 Karma: 101697116 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Very witty. If you're serious about Australia, sorry no.

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06-23-2012, 08:33 PM	#8114
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,615 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Somewhere in Africa - at the equator - the least pull of gravity, or the greatest rotational force ?

06-23-2012, 08:45 PM	#8115
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	I think it's the Dutch. The short ones drown.