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Old 19-March-2008, 05:04 PM
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Is the Venus question being added, thus making this one above #20, or do we have another?
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Old 19-March-2008, 06:37 PM
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I'm thinking of an extraterrestrial feature. What is it? And for whom is it named?
1) yes it is in the solar system.
2) no, this feature had a rocky start.
3) feature is on a planet
4) Planet's name begins with a letter other than M
5) yes, has feminine name
6) non-volcanic
7) yes - cratertastic
8) No one famous it was named after.
9) is less than 100km in diameter
10) Not French Name
11) is less than 50km in diameter
12) Does not start with A-M
13) ok, it is a positive lattitude and therefore North.
14) yes diameter < 15 km
15) no, diameter is greater than 8.9km
16) yes, it begins with one of S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, or Z
17) yes, it is one of those
18) not Selma Crater
19) does not begin with U, W, Y or Z
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Old 19-March-2008, 06:38 PM
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Is the Venus question being added, thus making this one above #20, or do we have another?
naw. I felt like the feminine name and Venus question were similar enough - every feature on Venus is named after a woman.



although this question could be the #20
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Old 19-March-2008, 07:07 PM
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although this question could be the #20
I hereby withdraw the question.
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Old 19-March-2008, 07:26 PM
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Is it one of the following:
Sandugach
Selma - nope
Stefania
Tamara
Terhi
Unay - nope
Wynne - nope
Yetta - nope
Zdravka - nope
Zivile? - nope

Come on, someone make a guess. Eroica did all the hard work and probably deserves to win this quiz.



Is my girlfriend's name Sandugach? Stefania? Tamara? Terhi?



one more hint - two clicks from this post and you'll find the answer. The name is also the name of my motorcycle

Remember the hint
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Old 19-March-2008, 07:51 PM
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Come on, someone make a guess. Eroica did all the hard work and probably deserves to win this quiz.
We still have one more question, then I will wait for Eroica who might guess Tamara -- if you answer yes to my following question -- since it is also spelled Tamar which was one who was vicitimized by bad guys as told in the Bible. [I recall your prior post saying some of the images you found in Google was unfit for show here in BAUT.]

Does the name begin with a T?

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one more hint - two clicks from this post and you'll find the answer.
That doesn't help me.

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Yes, that is a big hint. There are an awful lot of motorcycles with the name Tamara. I hear it all the time, especially if it's raining today,..."Hey! Y'all wanta ride Tamara?". Strange, though, I thought they meant tomorrow.
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Old 19-March-2008, 08:14 PM
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hahaha.


NO, it does not begin with a T.
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Old 19-March-2008, 09:24 PM
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You're up Eroica, don't blow it! You can't get odds this good in Vegas!

[That's not quite true. A friend told me he found a temporary and lone "War" table, which is simply a one card hand game where high card wins (50/50 odds).]
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Old 19-March-2008, 09:31 PM
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You're up Eroica, don't blow it! You can't get odds this good in Vegas!

[That's not quite true. A friend told me he found a temporary and lone "War" table, which is simply a one card hand game where high card wins (50/50 odds).]
Well, if he doesn't get this one I'd be concerned about his sense of good taste
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Old 19-March-2008, 09:35 PM
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man, I had a good laugh about this one.
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Old 20-March-2008, 09:44 AM
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Is it Stephania crater?
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Old 20-March-2008, 10:56 AM
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Old 20-March-2008, 01:22 PM
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Old 20-March-2008, 01:51 PM
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That's the answer (although wrong link)

Info on Stefania Crater We should probably go for correct spelling here.

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Exactly, and only 2 clicks away. The girlfriend is prettier, but the bike has been with me quite a while now.
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Ah ha!

Nice going, Eroica. I sure am glad we are playing 20 questions, instead of 18 or 19 questions.
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Old 20-March-2008, 09:55 PM
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Phew! I couldn't have done it without the spreadsheet at the bottom of this page.

Time for another quickie:

What does the following formula measure:

HT = k(MΔT)0.25 ?
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Old 21-March-2008, 04:09 AM
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Phew! I couldn't have done it without the spreadsheet at the bottom of this page.
... and the rest of your TEAM!

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What does the following formula measure:

HT = k(MΔT)0.25 ?
Trick question, heh? It doesn't measure anything, you have to do the measurements.
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Old 21-March-2008, 10:50 AM
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Trick question, heh? It doesn't measure anything, you have to do the measurements.
Not a trick question, just a badly worded one.

What is calculated using this formula?
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