Red's Quiz thread

[bobAlike]

I have a question... How did this icicle grow upwards??

The bird table was in our garden, about 30' from the house. There was 12' conifer growing to the right hand side, about 8' away.



[BTW, I don't know the answer!]

Was the plastic dish moved from another location???

[Karabiner]

was it originally a large block of ice which has been sculpted by the beaks of birds trained by flushy into a crude representation of a finger in the air celebration?

10 Points

[TightEnd]

I Did Promise Red I'd Post a Q so we'll start with a relatively easy one ...................................who Is This ?

Has this been answered?

If not is it Stephen Green, Chiarman of HSBC?

[RED-DOG]

I Did Promise Red I'd Post a Q so we'll start with a relatively easy one ...................................who Is This ?

Has this been answered?

If not is it Stephen Green, Chiarman of HSBC?

Yes and no.

[Claw75]

I Did Promise Red I'd Post a Q so we'll start with a relatively easy one ...................................who Is This ?

Has this been answered?

If not is it Stephen Green, Chiarman of HSBC?

it's some wrestling dude

[TightEnd]

I Did Promise Red I'd Post a Q so we'll start with a relatively easy one ...................................who Is This ?

Has this been answered?

If not is it Stephen Green, Chiarman of HSBC?

it's some wrestling dude

it is?

whaty page was that answer given on pls? can't find it

[Ironside]

He's not a politician, and he's only guilty of giving us the WWW.

there u go tighty

[TightEnd]

Tim Berners Lee then

Very good.

[Ironside]

as claire said he is seemingly a wrestler in the WWW

[RioRodent]

I have a question... How did this icicle grow upwards??

The bird table was in our garden, about 30' from the house. There was 12' conifer growing to the right hand side, about 8' away.



[BTW, I don't know the answer!]

Has it 'grown' round a twig or something?

No, it was just ice.

Did you hang it upside-down for a few days ?

Nothing was touched or moved... one day it was a dish of water for the  birds - got up the next morning and there it was.

[Claw75]

aliens imo

[Tractor]

I have a question... How did this icicle grow upwards??

The bird table was in our garden, about 30' from the house. There was 12' conifer growing to the right hand side, about 8' away.



[BTW, I don't know the answer!]

Has it 'grown' round a twig or something?

No, it was just ice.

Did you hang it upside-down for a few days ?

Nothing was touched or moved... one day it was a dish of water for the  birds - got up the next morning and there it was.

It would be due to water expanding when freezing then driving the water up through a weak point then re-freezing  and repeating.
I have read an explanation of this on the internet before as i had the same thing happen last year and researched it a bit.
Ive just googled it but cant find the forum i found the (possible) answer on last year.


edit: i prefer the hand up in the air explanation now.

[RioRodent]

I have a question... How did this icicle grow upwards??

The bird table was in our garden, about 30' from the house. There was 12' conifer growing to the right hand side, about 8' away.



[BTW, I don't know the answer!]

Has it 'grown' round a twig or something?

No, it was just ice.

Did you hang it upside-down for a few days ?

Nothing was touched or moved... one day it was a dish of water for the  birds - got up the next morning and there it was.

It would be due to water expanding when freezing then driving the water up through a weak point then re-freezing  and repeating.
I have read an explanation of this on the internet before as i had the same thing happen last year and researched it a bit.
Ive just googled it but cant find the forum i found the (possible) answer on last year.


edit: i prefer the hand up in the air explanation now.

Mystery solved... thanks Jas.  http://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/icespikes/icespikes.htm

[RED-DOG]

So last night when I went to DTD, I praised Mark, AKA Castor_Troy on the depth of his knowledge of diverse and obscure subjects. I then went on to congratulate him on his wonderful performance in the quiz. He was wreathed in smiles ans obviously very pleased with himself.

"By the way" I asked, What kind of pheasant was that again"

"Er.... what do you mean?"

"I mean the pheasant. The national bird of Guyana that you recognised from a single glance yesterday"

"Er... I can't think at the moment.... um er... it's just slipped my mind"


He was totally banjaxed. Absolutely flummoxed.  He didn't have a Scooby.

5 minutes later, when he'd had a sly peek at the computer behind the poker desk, he came running up.. "I've remembered now, it's a canje pheasant.... "

Ladies and gentlemen, I put it to you that Mr Castor is a cheat.

That concludes the evidence for the prosecution. We all know he is as guilty as Hell, but, so that justice can be seen to be done, we will await his defence before we strip him of his points.

[GreekStein]

How do you manage to go to DTD and still wake up before 8.30?!