One quiz at a time

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:20 Fri 15 Nov 2013

LGTrotter wrote:Asteriods

Fergetit I just looked them up.

LGTrotter wrote:If this doesn't appear in some name and shame thread after all I have been through I shall write to the Times.

Post by **DRT** » 23:20 Fri 15 Nov 2013

Minor-planet moons?

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:22 Fri 15 Nov 2013

DRT wrote:Minor-planet moons?

jdaw1 wrote:Jupiter has lots. Mars and Neptune have some, Earth has at least one, and even some of Saturn’s moons have them. What are they?

Does your suggested answer really fit the question?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:23 Fri 15 Nov 2013

DRT wrote:Minor-planet moons?

We're clutching at straws here; Planety-moon-moom dwarfs?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:24 Fri 15 Nov 2013

Derek; what do we do when Julian starts getting cross at having to teach the B stream again?

Post by **DRT** » 23:25 Fri 15 Nov 2013

jdaw1 wrote:
DRT wrote:Minor-planet moons?
jdaw1 wrote:Jupiter has lots. Mars and Neptune have some, Earth has at least one, and even some of Saturn’s moons have them. What are they?
Does your suggested answer really fit the question?

Yes. Each of the planets mentioned have moons, some of which are small enough to be termed minor planets. Some of those minor planets have tiny moons orbiting them.

Post by **DRT** » 23:26 Fri 15 Nov 2013

DRT wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:
DRT wrote:Minor-planet moons?
jdaw1 wrote:Jupiter has lots. Mars and Neptune have some, Earth has at least one, and even some of Saturn’s moons have them. What are they?
Does your suggested answer really fit the question?
Yes. Each of the planets mentioned have moons, some of which are small enough to be termed minor planets. Some of those minor planets have tiny moons orbiting them.

On second thoughts, no.

Post by **DRT** » 23:27 Fri 15 Nov 2013

LGTrotter wrote:Derek; what do we do when Julian starts getting cross at having to teach the B stream again?

Mr Wiseman! Mr Wiseman! Owen used a semi-colon in the wrong place!

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:28 Fri 15 Nov 2013

‟Moonlets”, said an answer. And indeed these things are always very small relative to the thing that has them. So Earth’s one known one of these has a mass a bit less than a forty-billionth the mass of the Earth.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:29 Fri 15 Nov 2013

DRT wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:Derek; what do we do when Julian starts getting cross at having to teach the B stream again?
Mr Wiseman! Mr Wiseman! Owen used a semi-colon in the wrong place!

I knew it! A splitter.

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:29 Fri 15 Nov 2013

DRT wrote:On second thoughts, no.

Seconds thoughts were better than first.

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:30 Fri 15 Nov 2013

LGTrotter wrote:A splitter.

Whatever happened to the Popular Front, Reg?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:31 Fri 15 Nov 2013

jdaw1 wrote:‟Moonlets”, said an answer. And indeed these things are always very small relative to the thing that has them. So Earth’s one known one of these has a mass a bit less than a forty-billionth the mass of the Earth.

Need help from teach here. It will still be a few tens of tons?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:33 Fri 15 Nov 2013

jdaw1 wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:A splitter.
Whatever happened to the Popular Front, Reg?

I want to move my desk. Away from him. Splitter.

Post by **DRT** » 23:35 Fri 15 Nov 2013

Moons?

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:37 Fri 15 Nov 2013

DRT wrote:Moons?

jdaw1 wrote:
DRT wrote:Moonlets?
Though wrong, this is an excellent guess. None of Saturn’s moons have sub-moons: those orbits would not be stable.

I’ll say it again, to help those not expert at spotting clues: ‟orbits ! stable”.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:38 Fri 15 Nov 2013

I can't do the maths on my laptop because the number five has given up. And I am finding it really hard to divide the mass of the earth by forty billion in my head.

And that's why the dog ate my homework.

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:40 Fri 15 Nov 2013

LGTrotter wrote:forty billion

Presumably the next ‘big thing’ for those who missed the Bitcoin bubble?

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:44 Fri 15 Nov 2013

Another clue. At least one of the examples in the question’s list is a child of a swan.

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:44 Fri 15 Nov 2013

My whisky glass is empty. What should I do?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:46 Fri 15 Nov 2013

jdaw1 wrote:Another clue. At least one of the examples in the question’s list is a child of a swan.

Zeus did someone as a swan... to google.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:47 Fri 15 Nov 2013

jdaw1 wrote:My whisky glass is empty. What should I do?

The solution will suggest itself.

Post by **DRT** » 23:48 Fri 15 Nov 2013

jdaw1 wrote:
DRT wrote:Moons?
jdaw1 wrote:
DRT wrote:Moonlets?
Though wrong, this is an excellent guess. None of Saturn’s moons have sub-moons: those orbits would not be stable.
I’ll say it again, to help those not expert at spotting clues: ‟orbits ! stable”.

Saturn has lots of moons.
Mars and Neptune have some moons.
Earth has at least one moon.
Some of Saturn's moons are so small and so far away from Saturn that they could have their own moons (moonlets) with stable orbits.

But the answer isn't moons so I'll think of something else.

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:51 Fri 15 Nov 2013

Re-read the question. Jupiter has lots of these. None were mentioned for Saturn, and plausible sources don’t mention any for Saturn though it is possible that there are, undetected, very very small ones. But some of Saturn’s moons are known to have them.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 23:51 Fri 15 Nov 2013

Trojan moons?

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:56 Fri 15 Nov 2013

jdaw1 wrote:Re-read the question. Jupiter has lots of these. None were mentioned for Saturn, and plausible sources don’t mention any for Saturn though it is possible that there are, undetected, very very small ones. But some of Saturn’s moons are known to have them.

Actually, there are theoretical reasons why there might not be any for Saturn, not even baby-sized. (The technical literature starts to become, well, technical, so I have somewhat simplified. But anyway, as Saturn has lots of moons and possibly none of these, whatever these are, moons isn’t it.)

Post by **jdaw1** » 23:58 Fri 15 Nov 2013

LGTrotter wrote:Trojan moons?

Whoopee!

Earth has one. And Saturn’s moon Dione has two, one of which is Polydeuces, named after one of the twins resulting from an encounter between Zeus and Leda.

Trojans (not always moons) follow the same orbit as the larger object, but averaging either 60Â° ahead, or ”“60Â° (so behind). Those of a technical inclination might enjoy reading about the workings of a Horseshoe orbit.

Owen again.

Post by **DRT** » 00:02 Sat 16 Nov 2013

Good question.

Post by **jdaw1** » 00:03 Sat 16 Nov 2013

DRT wrote:Good question.

Thank you. I particularly enjoyed the Simpsons clue, as I knew it wouldn’t help until you had the answer.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 00:09 Sat 16 Nov 2013

No. Stuck. Any takers?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 00:09 Sat 16 Nov 2013

jdaw1 wrote:
DRT wrote:Good question.
Thank you. I particularly enjoyed the Simpsons clue, as I knew it wouldn’t help until you had the answer.

I still don't get the simpsons clue.

Post by **DRT** » 00:13 Sat 16 Nov 2013

LGTrotter wrote:I still don't get the simpsons clue.

Neither do I. It might as well have come from Daniel.

Post by **jdaw1** » 00:14 Sat 16 Nov 2013

Homer Simpson? Trojans?

LGTrotter wrote:the simpsons clue.

Who is to write to The Times about this mis-capitalisation?

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 00:16 Sat 16 Nov 2013

DRT wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:I still don't get the simpsons clue.
Neither do I. It might as well have come from Daniel.

Look on the bright side Derek, you could put a question and I would give one answer then we could all go to bed like we should. And I wouldn't have to find another bottle.

Post by **DRT** » 00:17 Sat 16 Nov 2013

homer+simpson+trojan returns lots of google hits. I clearly haven't watched enough episodes.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 00:18 Sat 16 Nov 2013

jdaw1 wrote:Homer Simpson? Trojans?
LGTrotter wrote:the simpsons clue.
Who is to write to The Times about this mis-capitalisation?

Now you're back I shall have to find something else.

LGTrotter wrote:
jdaw1 wrote:My whisky glass is empty. What should I do?
The solution will suggest itself.

Did you ever find a solution?

Post by **DRT** » 00:20 Sat 16 Nov 2013

LGTrotter wrote:
DRT wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:I still don't get the simpsons clue.
Neither do I. It might as well have come from Daniel.
Look on the bright side Derek, you could put a question and I would give one answer then we could all go to bed like we should. And I wouldn't have to find another bottle.

Gauntlet hits the floor...

What were the distillery and cask numbers on the last bottle of Scottish Malt Whisky Society whisky that JDAW and I tasted together?

Post by **DRT** » 00:23 Sat 16 Nov 2013

DRT wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:
DRT wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:I still don't get the simpsons clue.
Neither do I. It might as well have come from Daniel.
Look on the bright side Derek, you could put a question and I would give one answer then we could all go to bed like we should. And I wouldn't have to find another bottle.
Gauntlet hits the floor...

What were the distillery and cask numbers on the last bottle of Scottish Malt Whisky Society whisky that JDAW and I tasted together?

Daniel just sent me a clue to give you a chance of getting this in one guess: "Mist rolls in as the jackal take his penultimate breath". Must be easy now.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 00:23 Sat 16 Nov 2013

Night night.

djewesbury · Post by **djewesbury** » 00:25 Sat 16 Nov 2013

(If anyone fancies some whisky in Greville Street before the 83 tasting / before the Port Walk, just say...)

Post by **DRT** » 00:25 Sat 16 Nov 2013

Night. Thanks for the clue.

Post by **DRT** » 00:26 Sat 16 Nov 2013

djewesbury wrote:(If anyone fancies some whisky in Greville Street before the 83 tasting / before the Port Walk, just say...)

Whisky>>Port Walk>>What!? might not be the best plan you have ever come up with. See you there around 16:00.

Post by **jdaw1** » 00:26 Sat 16 Nov 2013

LGTrotter wrote:Did you ever find a solution?

I did, though, amazingly, the ‘solution’ seems to have been temporary rather than permanent.

DRT wrote:What were the distillery and cask numbers on the last bottle of Scottish Malt Whisky Society whisky that JDAW and I tasted together?

I binned that page of TNs some while ago. Dull question. Retract.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 00:27 Sat 16 Nov 2013

DRT wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:
DRT wrote:
LGTrotter wrote:I still don't get the simpsons clue.
Neither do I. It might as well have come from Daniel.
Look on the bright side Derek, you could put a question and I would give one answer then we could all go to bed like we should. And I wouldn't have to find another bottle.
Gauntlet hits the floor...

What were the distillery and cask numbers on the last bottle of Scottish Malt Whisky Society whisky that JDAW and I tasted together?

Julian, Julian...JULIAN!

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 00:28 Sat 16 Nov 2013

Sorry Julian I panicked, thought you had left.

Post by **DRT** » 00:29 Sat 16 Nov 2013

jdaw1 wrote:Dull Joke question.

I corrected your mistake.

It's Owen's question.

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 00:29 Sat 16 Nov 2013

DRT wrote:
djewesbury wrote:(If anyone fancies some whisky in Greville Street before the 83 tasting / before the Port Walk, just say...)
Whisky>>Port Walk>>What!? might not be the best plan you have ever come up with. See you there around 16:00.

Ah gwan!

Post by **DRT** » 00:35 Sat 16 Nov 2013

Daniel and JDAW have gone. Owen is stuck and can't think of a question.

Zebedee says!

LGTrotter · Post by **LGTrotter** » 00:39 Sat 16 Nov 2013

Exactly. Night Mary-lou.

Post by **DRT** » 00:42 Sat 16 Nov 2013

Night Grandpa.