Copilot Contest

DaveH

DaveH

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OK, the masses have spoken, it's going to be a contest. What you will win the a stainless spyderco copilot, used, but in good shape.

The contest is a knowledge scavenger hunt, you will need to find the answers to the questions below and be the first to post all of them in one message to this thread. You can also post the answers as you find them, but that might make it easier for someone else. :p

Some of these are easy some are harder. Oh, and please you should be 18 or 21, and can legally possess the knife if you win. US only.

1 - This person built well known bridges in New York as well as Cincinatti as well as other places.

2 - This common substance can exist in 3 different states at the same time. What's the substence and the name for this phenomenma?

3- These four equations where named after the person that invented them and relate 2 different but inseparable things we use everyday.

4- if you have 6.02 X 10 (23 power) of something, than you have a what of somthing?

5- A 2 disk counter rotating static electricity machine.

6- A significant contributor to the development of modern helicopters.

7- Considered to be the the invention that triggered the industrial revolution.

8- First animal mentioned, National Geographic, March 2002, page 92, start of the second full paragraph.

9 - decode the following message:

smu rof eda lbn ome htr ofk ool wob nia reh tfo dne eht tas evi nkr ofk ool ton odx

Good Luck!

(edited for minor typos)
 
I am not afret the co-pilot, but I do like brainteasers, so feel free to use these (if they are right... LOL):
4 - 6.02x10^23. Anybody who has taken chemistry may remember that number as Avogadro's Number, the number of molecules of any gas present in a volume of 22.41 L and is the same for every element. Fun stuff, eh?
6 - Leonardo DaVinci's model of the helicopter?
7 - a plow?
9 - x do not look for knives at the end of the rainbow look for them on bladeforumS

Co-Pilot is a great knife. Good luck all!
 
I'm not in on the co-pilot either, but here are some thoughts for those of you that are:

Igor Sikorsky is the helicopter god of all time. Worked and flew on his stuff in the Nav.

Othmar Ammann designed half of the bridges in New Yawk, and probably half of the bridges in this country. He was in on a pile of them.

Water can exist in 3 states at one time. If you've ever seen Glacier Bay, you have watched as a huge chunk of ice slips off into the water. On a nice summer morning, the sunlight catches the top of the water and makes a shimmering layer of steam over the water. And there you have water in 3 distinct forms.

Have fun.
 
Originally posted by DaveH


2 - This common substance can exist in 3 different states at the same time. What's the substence and the name for this phenomenma?

3- These four equations where named after the person that invented them and relate 2 different but inseparable things we use everyday.

4- if you have 6.02 X 10 (23 power) of something, than you have a what of somthing?
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2) water; triple point

3) Maxwell's equations

4) a mole

I had second thoughts after I posted these earlier, not sure
if it was appropriate. I guess it is. :)
 
This should summarize what we have so far:

1. Roebling
2. Water, the name of the phenomena is triple point
3. lorentz equations
4. A mole
5. Wimshurst Machine
6. Steam engine
7. Sikorsky
8. Prairie Chicken?
9. x do not look for knives at the end of the rainbow look for them on bladeforums

I'm not sure about the chicken thing as I do not have a subscription to national geographic, but their website had a thing on prairie chickens in march.
 
I wouldn't say #1 is correct there....

For #3 Dave wants you to relate 2 different but inseparable things we use every day.

Very close here, very close. Who's it gonna be???
 
I can see I made this WAY too easy. :rolleyes:
(That or you guys are smart. :D

8 - isn't prairie chicken. I guess you have to find a dead tree version.
 
This should summarize what we have so far:

1. Roebling
2. Water, the name of the phenomena is triple point
3. lorentz equations
4. A mole
5. Wimshurst Machine
6. Steam engine
7. Sikorsky
8. Black Bear
9. x do not look for knives at the end of the rainbow look for them on bladeforums

How 'bout now?
 
1. Othmar Ammann
2. Water, the name of the phenomena is triple point
3. lorentz equations
4. A mole
5. Wimshurst Machine
6. steam engine (or assembly line)
7. Sikorsky
8. Black Bear
9. x do not look for knives at the end of the rainbow look for them on bladeforums
Do i win?
 
Man you guys are moving backwards!

OK, a little help here,

Q1 - the answer I wanted has been given in this thread, but in newknifeguy's list, the answer to this question is not want I wanted.

Q3 - Ditto.

That still leaves one question that I haven't seen the correct answer yet for. Interfectus, don't give up. ;)
 
Alright, answer me this question, please: Is my list correct except for one of the questions? And do I need to give the actual formulae for lorentz' equations?
 
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