Silliness Quiz - Page 36

Stitchawl · 01-27-2011, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by natasha_fawn

Hershey Park?

I know chocolate is sometimes considered a medicine.

Ooh..... I like the way you think! Wrong answer, but I like the way you think!

Stitchawl

Stitchawl · 01-28-2011, 01:29 AM

OK... some more hints.

This medicine has a very strong smell.

Stitchawl

SneakySnake · 01-28-2011, 01:36 AM

poultice world!

SolRaven · 01-28-2011, 01:44 AM

Robotripping Park?

SneakySnake · 01-28-2011, 01:45 AM

vicks vaporub world?

Shayne Parkinson · 01-28-2011, 03:00 AM

Oh, oh, oh! Tiger Balm! Tiger Balm Gardens - I've been to the one in Singapore.

SneakySnake · 01-28-2011, 03:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Oh, oh, oh! Tiger Balm! Tiger Balm Gardens - I've been to the one in Singapore.

Now that sounds like it! I knew I was getting close with Vicks!'

We await the official answer.

Stitchawl · 01-28-2011, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Oh, oh, oh! Tiger Balm! Tiger Balm Gardens - I've been to the one in Singapore.

My hat's off to ya!

Shane has done it once again. Yes, it's the Tiger Balm Gardens in S'pore, also known as Haw Par Villa. The makers of Tiger Balm, (two brother, I believe) created this place to introduce the various Chinese deities that are called into play by the use of Chinese medicines, especially their Tiger Balm.

I use it when I'm trekking in the Malaysian jungles to keep myself safe. I figure rubbing it on it keeps the tigers away. So far, so good.

(poultice world?

)

Shane, a question from you now...

Stitchawl

Shayne Parkinson · 01-28-2011, 04:00 AM

Okay, let's see if I can make this not too vague and not too obvious:

There's a strange phenomenon that appears under some circumstances when water is frozen; so strange that at first glance it appears to defy physical laws. Describe the phenomenon, and give its name.

Bonus question: what's the correct spelling of my name?

Shayne Parkinson · 01-28-2011, 04:42 AM

It's my bedtime, so don't think I'm ignoring you if you post an answer in the next few hours. I'll check in tomorrow (if we haven't been washed away! A worn-out tropical cyclone is lashing the place).

Stitchawl · 01-28-2011, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

Bonus question: what's the correct spelling of my name?

Oh oh... my bad.

I forgot the 'y.'

Sorry.

I know the answer to this one, so I'll recuse myself unless no one else gets it.

Stitchawl

Shayne Parkinson · 01-28-2011, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Oh oh... my bad.

I forgot the 'y.'

Sorry.

Stitchawl

All is forgiven.

(I really am going now.)

Shayne Parkinson · 01-28-2011, 02:30 PM

I'm back! The pond is overflowing its banks, but we're not actually flooded.

Quote:

There's a strange phenomenon that appears under some circumstances when water is frozen; so strange that at first glance it appears to defy physical laws. Describe the phenomenon, and give its name.

I'll let this run a little longer before letting Stitchawl wow us again. In the meantime, here's a clue: it's to do with how quickly the water freezes.

natasha_fawn · 01-28-2011, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shayne Parkinson

I'm back! The pond is overflowing its banks, but we're not actually flooded.

I'll let this run a little longer before letting Stitchawl wow us again. In the meantime, here's a clue: it's to do with how quickly the water freezes.

I don't know what it's called, but when water is exposed to temperatures well below the normal freezing point it will freeze very quickly. This causes it to freeze without forming crystals. I know someone who uses this to preserve tissue samples so the cells don't rupture.

Javed · 01-28-2011, 04:03 PM

Since I first saw this question, I have been trying to remember the name of a phenomenon I had seen on Youtube a few weeks ago. It involved a phenonema with ice freezing, whereby a protrusion is formed that can defy gravity. I remember what it was called now after finding the clip again!

Ice spike! (Perhaps this is the answer you are after, Shayne.

) Wikipedia describes it more comprehensively than I can:

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An ice spike is an upward-facing icicle that forms as a body of water freezes. Ice spikes can form in natural environments or can be made artificially by freezing distilled water in plastic ice cube trays.

Water expands when it freezes. If there is already a thin sheet of surface ice over the body of water, further freezing can force water out and upwards through a crack or weak point in the sheet. This can produce a tube-like structure where water emerges at the tip, progressively lengthening the tube. Tube formation stops when the tip freezes and seals.

Ice spikes rarely form when freezing "normal" non-distilled water because impurities in the water act as an ice nucleus so the water freezes before an ice spike can form.

The formation of ice spikes is related to the shape of the water body, the concentration of dissolved impurities, air temperature and air circulation above the water

Here is a slow motion video clip of one forming (they used distilled water):

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A controlled ice spike growth experiment. The frame rate is about 50X normal time. The air temperature was -11.5C and the grid squares are 1 mm.

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01-28-2011, 01:29 AM	#527
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	OK... some more hints. This medicine has a very strong smell. Stitchawl

01-28-2011, 01:36 AM	#528
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	poultice world!

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SolRaven Wizard Posts: 2,214 Karma: 12796976 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The Sunshine State Device: Clara, Voyage, Oasis, Paperwhite & PRS-650	Robotripping Park?

01-28-2011, 01:45 AM	#530
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	vicks vaporub world?

01-28-2011, 03:00 AM	#531
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Oh, oh, oh! Tiger Balm! Tiger Balm Gardens - I've been to the one in Singapore.

01-28-2011, 04:00 AM	#534
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	Okay, let's see if I can make this not too vague and not too obvious: There's a strange phenomenon that appears under some circumstances when water is frozen; so strange that at first glance it appears to defy physical laws. Describe the phenomenon, and give its name. Bonus question: what's the correct spelling of my name?

01-28-2011, 04:42 AM	#535
Shayne Parkinson Author Posts: 1,532 Karma: 5447804 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: Samsung Galaxy Tab	It's my bedtime, so don't think I'm ignoring you if you post an answer in the next few hours. I'll check in tomorrow (if we haven't been washed away! A worn-out tropical cyclone is lashing the place).