Silliness Quiz - Page 688

Daithi · 11-29-2012, 10:55 AM

Well that rules out most of my other guesses (John von Neumann, David Hilbert, Bernhard Riemann, and Kurt Godel) as I don't think any of them are English.

Maybe Andrew Wiles or Alan Turing?

Oh... Iam Stewart? (I like his books.)

pdurrant · 11-29-2012, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daithi

Well that rules out most of my other guesses (John von Neumann, David Hilbert, Bernhard Riemann, and Kurt Godel) as I don't think any of them are English.

Maybe Andrew Wiles or Alan Turing?

Oh... Iam Stewart? (I like his books.)

No to all. No more clues today, to give later risers a chance at it.

Bilbo1967 · 11-29-2012, 02:10 PM

Well I know that Stephen Hawking copyrighted the number 326.

That's why any book published after 2005 doesn't have a page 326 (if it's long enough).

Is it something to do with that?

orlok · 11-29-2012, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilbo1967

Well I know that Stephen Hawking copyrighted the number 326.

That's why any book published after 2005 doesn't have a page 326 (if it's long enough).

Is it something to do with that?

Very amusing

.

John Venn? He developed the Venn Diagram, though I can't see how that would relate to toilet rolls...

(off to go photocopy some top secret documents)

pdurrant · 11-29-2012, 05:02 PM

I am surprised! I thought this was a fairly well-known case. More clues tomorrow, and later tomorrow the answer if no-one gets it.

Fbone · 11-29-2012, 06:07 PM

I remember him being a Knight of the realm.

Stitchawl · 11-29-2012, 07:17 PM

Names of mathematicians? The only one I know of is Mr. Plotkin, my geometry teacher from high school.

Stitchawl

pdurrant · 11-30-2012, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Fbone

I remember him being a Knight of the realm.

Yes, he was knighted in 1994. He's also known as a physicist and a philosopher.

pdurrant · 11-30-2012, 02:49 AM

The thing he sued the toilet roll manufacturer over bears his name.

Stitchawl · 11-30-2012, 03:17 AM

Hey, I'm gonna take a shot here... but only because you said "physicist and a philosopher."

Fritjof Capra? Author of one of my favorite books, 'The Tao of Physics.'

Stitchawl

pdurrant · 11-30-2012, 03:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Hey, I'm gonna take a shot here... but only because you said "physicist and a philosopher."

Fritjof Capra? Author of one of my favorite books, 'The Tao of Physics.'

Stitchawl

No, sorry.

The subject of the suit had important applications in crystallography, and was something thought to be impossible.

Daithi · 11-30-2012, 08:57 AM

Mandelbrot?

poohbear_nc · 11-30-2012, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pdurrant

The thing he sued the toilet roll manufacturer over bears his name.

Charmin?

sorry, couldn't resist ....

drawing a complete blank on this one

Crystallography, eh ... was he associated with the discovery of the structure of DNA?

pdurrant · 11-30-2012, 10:02 AM

OK, it's been over a day, and I've obviously stumped everyone with what I thought would be a quickie.

The answer is Sir Roger Penrose.

In 1997 he sued the Kimberley Clark Corporation over their use of a Penrose Tiling pattern on some of their quilted toilet paper.

Penrose tiling is a method of tiling the plane with an five-way rotational symmetry, which used to be thought impossible.

The three-dimensional equivalent has now been found in 'quasi-crystals' and other natural formations.

Would someone else like to post a question?

Daithi · 11-30-2012, 10:22 AM

I forgot about him (obviously).

I've wanted to read his Road to Reality, but I decided to wait for an eBook version and one never came out.

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11-29-2012, 10:55 AM	#10306
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Well that rules out most of my other guesses (John von Neumann, David Hilbert, Bernhard Riemann, and Kurt Godel) as I don't think any of them are English. Maybe Andrew Wiles or Alan Turing? Oh... Iam Stewart? (I like his books.)

11-29-2012, 02:10 PM	#10308
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Well I know that Stephen Hawking copyrighted the number 326. That's why any book published after 2005 doesn't have a page 326 (if it's long enough). Is it something to do with that?

11-29-2012, 05:02 PM	#10310
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,492 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	I am surprised! I thought this was a fairly well-known case. More clues tomorrow, and later tomorrow the answer if no-one gets it.

11-29-2012, 06:07 PM	#10311
Fbone Is that a sandwich? Posts: 8,189 Karma: 100500000 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	I remember him being a Knight of the realm.

11-29-2012, 07:17 PM	#10312
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	Names of mathematicians? The only one I know of is Mr. Plotkin, my geometry teacher from high school. Stitchawl

11-30-2012, 02:49 AM	#10314
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,492 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	The thing he sued the toilet roll manufacturer over bears his name.

11-30-2012, 03:17 AM	#10315
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	Hey, I'm gonna take a shot here... but only because you said "physicist and a philosopher." Fritjof Capra? Author of one of my favorite books, 'The Tao of Physics.' Stitchawl

11-30-2012, 08:57 AM	#10317
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	Mandelbrot?

11-30-2012, 10:02 AM	#10319
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 71,492 Karma: 306214458 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Voyage	OK, it's been over a day, and I've obviously stumped everyone with what I thought would be a quickie. The answer is Sir Roger Penrose. In 1997 he sued the Kimberley Clark Corporation over their use of a Penrose Tiling pattern on some of their quilted toilet paper. Penrose tiling is a method of tiling the plane with an five-way rotational symmetry, which used to be thought impossible. The three-dimensional equivalent has now been found in 'quasi-crystals' and other natural formations. Would someone else like to post a question?

11-30-2012, 10:22 AM	#10320
Daithi Publishers are evil! Posts: 2,418 Karma: 36205264 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rhode Island Device: Various Kindles	I forgot about him (obviously). I've wanted to read his Road to Reality, but I decided to wait for an eBook version and one never came out.

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