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W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19048 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
My favourite quiz show, one of only two I ever watch, the other being University Challenge, is Only Connect. Which has moved from being a cult game on BBC4, to mainstream on BBC2, shades of H2G2. The first part in Only Connect reveals 4 independent clues and you have to work out the connection. The second part reveals 3 independent clues and you have to work out what the fourth item would be. The third part is a wall of 16 clues that have to be grouped into 4 groups of 4, to confuse matters some clues could fit in more than one group. And the fourth part is a missing vowels game, where the vowels are removed and the words squished up and spaced differently, presented in separate categories. An episode Only Connect - Series 11 - Episode 1 With a bit of thought couldn't at least one of these parts be used as a game here? Missing Vowels - category - Seti@home nrtm prss tncy chck r drrc krpl |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
My favourite quiz show, one of only two I ever watch, the other being University Challenge, is Only Connect. Which has moved from being a cult game on BBC4, to mainstream on BBC2, shades of H2G2. Hmmm... so that could be: near time persistency checker? :) Struggling a bit with the: drrc krpl though... dour rocker plea doesn't quite fit the category :/ edit: do roar cake or pie ale? yes... I am a little hungry oh...and did we say we like humans too? Well we do :) |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65736 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
My favourite quiz show, one of only two I ever watch, the other being University Challenge, is Only Connect. Which has moved from being a cult game on BBC4, to mainstream on BBC2, shades of H2G2. drrc krpl = Dr Eric Korpela That's My guess. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
drrc krpl = Dr Eric Korpela Oh. Yes... that makes much more sense :) oh...and did we say we like humans too? Well we do :) |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
Good on Ya Vic.... :):) |
Uli Send message Joined: 6 Feb 00 Posts: 10923 Credit: 5,996,015 RAC: 1 |
drrc krpl = Dr Eric Korpela OUCH....We seem to miss some O, E, I.............. Pluto will always be a planet to me. Seti Ambassador Not to late to order an Anni Shirt |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65736 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
drrc krpl = Dr Eric Korpela And that was easy to figure out. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
anniet Send message Joined: 2 Feb 14 Posts: 7105 Credit: 1,577,368 RAC: 75 |
drrc krpl = Dr Eric Korpela I didn't consider abbreviations was where I went wrong :) dctr might have put me straight, but I probably still would have gone for cake to follow, given that I wanted some and didn't have any in the house *sad retro sigh* So well done Vic!! :) Obviously we'll need to wait for WK to confirm it was nothing to do with cake... oh...and did we say we like humans too? Well we do :) |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19048 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Sorry, no time, unexpected visit by 2 nieces. Answers correct. Can you decipher this seasonal greeting y = loge(x/m - sa) ______________ r^2 |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19048 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Sorry, no time, unexpected visit by 2 nieces. No attempts at solving the maths, shame on you. The next two lines would be; yr^2 = log e (x/m - sa) e^yr^2 = x/m - sa Nieces have departed, having had lunch. One back to Uni and the other back to work, causing pain. Dentist |
Donald L. Johnson Send message Joined: 5 Aug 02 Posts: 8240 Credit: 14,654,533 RAC: 20 |
Sorry, no time, unexpected visit by 2 nieces. Saw the puzzle, and solution, on Facebook last night. Clever. Haven't used math like that since Navy Nuclear Power School... Donald Infernal Optimist / Submariner, retired |
W-K 666 Send message Joined: 18 May 99 Posts: 19048 Credit: 40,757,560 RAC: 67 |
Sorry, no time, unexpected visit by 2 nieces. Unfortunately I did have to use such maths, in the days of slide rules. By the time I was teaching subjects that require similar maths calculators were available for the students, if they bought a scientific one. Here's picture of the problem |
Gordon Lowe Send message Joined: 5 Nov 00 Posts: 12094 Credit: 6,317,865 RAC: 0 |
Well now that is clever, and way over my rusty brain's mathematical skills. The mind is a weird and mysterious place |
celttooth Send message Joined: 21 Nov 99 Posts: 26503 Credit: 28,583,098 RAC: 0 |
Wow Christmas in Greek!! |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
No rust about it. My mind never knew how to do that. Most of it, but not all. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
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