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Post by Cyphir on Aug 6, 2014 14:10:54 GMT -8
That... was the strangest way of coming up with an answer I've seen yet.
And somehow you got it right. Bravo.
It is indeed a small, insignificant person, though its root has nothing to do with fish (I didn't even know about the fish thing, so I learned something there). It's probably a derivation of "whippet," (which brings to mind "whippersnapper"), and was first used in 1839. As a bonus, you might not know of the "whippet tank," which was a fast, light tank used by the British in World War I.
Also, mooray eels can be super cute.
Score Tally:
Mishael: 78
Drahcir: 48
Kaiser: 47
mk: 10
You're So Smart: A category in which I test your cerebral libraries about a variety of topics!
Sometimes people talk about "digging a hole to China." If you actually dug a straight line to China through the center of the planet, where would be the place to start? As a heads up, I will tell you all if your guesses are getting close to the answer or not, so feel free to guess wildly.
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Post by Mishael on Aug 6, 2014 16:13:59 GMT -8
China's pretty big, so there's a big area on the opposite side of the world it could be, somewhere in South America. The place to start is on the crust of the earth. That's assuming you can physically drill a hole and survive such a journey through the center of the earth, which you can't since it's molten beneath the crust.
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Post by Drahcir on Aug 6, 2014 17:02:31 GMT -8
I think the best place to start would be the surface.
Edit: Wow... apparently I did not read your post, Mish...
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Post by Cyphir on Aug 6, 2014 17:16:19 GMT -8
...darn. Another case of "Cyphir forgot to specify the type of answer he was looking for." Namely, I was assuming people would be guessing specific regions.
But! That said, you are exactly right! South America is where you need to be. Specifically, very low in South America. If you start just northwest of Buenos Aires, you'll end up around Shanghai.
Score Tally:
Mishael: 88
Drahcir: 48
Kaiser: 47
mk: 10
Thesaurus Rex: I'll give you three definitions for a common word, one at a time. The faster you can give me that word, the more points you'll amass!
First up...
Bernoullian Principle
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Post by Drahcir on Aug 6, 2014 17:26:33 GMT -8
Risky
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Post by mk on Aug 6, 2014 18:53:39 GMT -8
That... was the strangest way of coming up with an answer I've seen yet. And somehow you got it right. Bravo. Like I said in my PM: it has to be a surprise. My guess for the latest question is: decrease I'm also very curious as to how you came up with your answer, Drahcir. |
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Post by Cyphir on Aug 7, 2014 9:00:35 GMT -8
Nope, not either of those.
To Bernoullian Principle, add...
stealthily steal.
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Post by mk on Aug 8, 2014 15:59:51 GMT -8
Guess number 2: away
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Post by Drahcir on Aug 9, 2014 7:49:49 GMT -8
I'm also very curious as to how you came up with your answer, Drahcir. Alas, I just used my emergency answer deriving standby. Took a wild guess. =P I'm not even sure why the word 'risky' popped into my head. *shrugs* Ah well. It seems I have no luck or psychic ability. =P |
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Post by Cyphir on Aug 9, 2014 9:40:34 GMT -8
All right, final one added to the pile:
To "Bernoullian Principle,"
and "stealthily steal," add...
"plantar insert that adds height."
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Post by Iron Kaiser on Aug 9, 2014 10:16:20 GMT -8
Heel?
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Post by mk on Aug 10, 2014 14:50:35 GMT -8
Who the heck knows what the word "plantar" means?
(Mish, you are not allowed to answer)
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Post by Iron Kaiser on Aug 10, 2014 16:49:39 GMT -8
Plantar. I'm pretty sure it has to do with the foot. Maybe something concerning shoes?
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Post by Cyphir on Aug 10, 2014 18:33:30 GMT -8
Substitute "plantar" for "foot" and it still works.
And while we're at it, what was Bernoulli's Variable about? It was in the realm of physics, I can tell you that.
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Post by mk on Aug 10, 2014 18:56:43 GMT -8
Has to do with liquid pressure as it results to speed when it's in a pipe. Or something like that.
So we have a random physics principle that deals with nonviscous (another practically useless word) liquid, a thief, and a high-heeled shoe.
Lift?
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Post by Mishael on Aug 10, 2014 19:37:17 GMT -8
Oooh, I was thinking of lift a few days ago but decided against it. I think you might be right, though. And...I did know what plantar referred to...  |
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Post by Drahcir on Aug 10, 2014 19:39:15 GMT -8
It's another name for sap. Plant tar. Plantar. *bows* You may now shower me with praise.
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Post by Cyphir on Aug 10, 2014 23:13:11 GMT -8
Has to do with liquid pressure as it results to speed when it's in a pipe. Or something like that. So we have a random physics principle that deals with nonviscous (another practically useless word) liquid, a thief, and a high-heeled shoe. Lift? Bingo! Bernoulli's Principle is most often applied to aircraft and how the wind pressure against the wings are able to lift the plane into the air. A way to steal something is to lift it. And you can add a lift insert into shoes. 10 points! (I usually give out 5 points if it took people all three words to get it, but I'm revoking that rule. For one, it's highly unlikely that anyone will ever get it at one, much less two, and secondly, pity points for mk.) Score Tally: Mishael: 88 Drahcir: 48 Kaiser: 47 mk: 20 (Let's say once someone gets to 100, we'll restart the tally, hmm? Unless you all just want it to keep ticking. And ticking. And ticking.) Vocabularial Muscle: simply define the following words. Five points each. Hegemony Gerrymander Zeitgeist Picaresque |
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Post by Iron Kaiser on Aug 11, 2014 7:44:18 GMT -8
Hegemony - it refers to one's built-up area of power. If I could lay claim to dominance over certain lands, or certain skills, or certain fields, that would be my hegemony.
Gerrymander - to redraw the lines of state counties in order to manipulate the voting process. Perhaps more broadly, to tamper with something to achieve a desired result.
Zeitgeist - The cultural feeling of a nation at a particular time. For example, the American zeitgeist during the California gold rushes and the Wild West was one of adventure, a can-do-anything attitude, perhaps even a sense of manifest destiny. But during the Great Depression, the American zeitgeist would have been... well, depressed. Our best days are behind us, we can barely afford to eat, etc.
Picaresque. Not sure. I'm going to guess... minimalistic, simplified, or lacking detail?
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Post by Docboy on Aug 22, 2014 11:49:05 GMT -8
Hegemony - the amount of currency used to purchase landscaping materials
Gerrymander - to re-define the district boundaries to balance one's political support against a rivals (those CADS!!!!)
Zeitgeist - the name of a German zeppelin used to drop bombs over the Italian coast.
Picaresque - Means "very similar to the what the gentlemen of the Victorian era used to light their cigars after a meal."
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