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Old 07-24-2008, 03:40 AM
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Science trivia

Well, I guess I'll jump on the trivia bandwagon...only these questions will be science based. Same rules apply as in the other threads:

Answer the question correctly, and the quizzer will green light you to ask your own. If no one guesses it, you can ask another. Questions can have up to three parts (what is this, where was it made, and who made it, for example) You can post vidoe clues or picture clues, and let's try to keep it scientific (that shouldn't be hard, as science incorporates a wide spectrum of things). I will say one thing: be creative with your clues. You can simply post a picture of something and ask what it is, but where's the fun in that? I'll start.

Watch this video of two electronic devices playing a very familiar song:

YouTube - Zelda played on Twin Musical Tesla coils

The devices in question were invented by the same man who developed a frictionless, oscillating device that was claimed to have had powerful destructive properties. Who was the inventor, what was the oscillator referred to as, and by what principle did it function?

(hint: the name of the device has to do with seismic activity)
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The man was Nikola Tesla and the device was a resonating frequency thing. I forget the exact name. Earthquake maker?
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Nikola Tesla, im so right

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Too slow.
I said his full name, you only said Tesla before you changed it AFTER I posted
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I said his full name, you only said Tesla before you changed it AFTER I posted
You realise my post has no edit text right? Which means that it was edited within 30 seconds of it being posted, and your post is at least 2 minutes later than mine.
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You realise my post has no edit text right? Which means that it was edited within 30 seconds of it being posted, and your post is at least 2 minutes later than mine.
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Close enough, Rollo. Your turn.

Sorry, JJAB, but his post is listed before yours. You were right on the name, though. Nicely done!

Yep, Earthquake machine/maker/generator/creator/device worked on a principle of tuning into an objects natural resonating frequency. By doing this, it could cause a resonance build-up that eventually destroyed whatever the device was attached to; even the entire planet, as Tesla theorized.
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Who invented the radio and in what year?

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