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em6
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45817. Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:07 pm |
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hi i'm new! :-D
um, what happens if an answer is wrong?
i've been watching repeats on uktv gold (back to back, yay!) and in the first series there was a question as to how many moons the earth has. alan said one, as you would (!), and it was a clanger. the answer given was two, with the second being Cruithne. However, a 30-second google tells me that Cruithne is NOT a moon, because although it has a 1:1 orbit around the earth, it is not gravitationally bound to the earth.
bad elves. boo. >:-(
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Natalie
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45818. Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:21 pm |
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Could it be that Google facts are more recent than UKTV Gold facts?
Just wondering... |
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Gray
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gerontius grumpus
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45837. Sun Jan 15, 2006 5:32 pm |
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How is Cruithne pronounced and which language is it taken from?
I don't remember the answer on the programme but I remember 1 being the forfeit answer. |
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QI Individual
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45839. Sun Jan 15, 2006 5:43 pm |
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This subject has been discussed several times before. One earlier thread is Here. |
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gerontius grumpus
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45863. Sun Jan 15, 2006 6:43 pm |
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Thanks QII. |
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Celebaelin
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45869. Sun Jan 15, 2006 6:59 pm |
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Didn't the show say the number dropped back because of 'Crueenya' (and maybe others) having sort of a parallel orbit rather than going the earth? Or was it a dream? |
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Flash
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45888. Sun Jan 15, 2006 8:51 pm |
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The second series had a question about other Earth co-orbitals, and made the point that Cruithne isn't strictly a moon. In fact we penalised Alan for saying "two" because the correct answer is either more or less than two, depending on how you define 'moon', but definitely not two. |
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samivel
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45892. Sun Jan 15, 2006 9:18 pm |
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That was just cruel :) |
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