Week 3 Treasure Hunt

It's week three and time for a treasure hunt..

1. What is the weight of the world’s biggest machine? How much did it cost to build?
The biggest machine ever built is the Large Hadron Collider, with a length of 27 kilometers and an unknown weight, is this machine a true champ. It is built and funded by 10,000scientiests and engineers from a 100 countries. The LHC costs the members of CERN and other participating countries about US$ 6.4, and will cost about extra eur. 1.43 billion for extra things like detectors, computing capacity.



http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/12/10-things-about-the-large-hadron-collider-you-wanted-to-know-but-were-afraid-to-ask/

2. What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Ozzy Osborne?

The best way to contact Ozzy Osbourne is to call or mail his manager Sharon Osbourne or his agents Greenburg and Emanul.

http://famous-relationships.topsynergy.com/Ozzy_Osbourne/Contact.asp

3. When and what was the first example of global digital communication?

In 1979, by using 'fiber optic' technology.

http://www.ece.umd.edu/~davis/optfib.html

4. What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Melbourne?
I reckon walking, running or if you have a bicycle that will be cheap as well. If you want to travel more comfortably on the other hand, you should look away for a moment and swipe your card for cheap airfare.

5. Who is Hatsune Miku? What company does she belong to? What is her birthday?
Hatsun Miku was 'born' 31. August 2007, and is the first and most popular installment in the Vocaloid Character Vocal series, a singing synthesizer application produced by Yamaha.

http://www.mikufan.com/about-2/

http://www.afa09.com/i_love_miku.html

6. Find a live webcam in Antarctica. Find a place to stay in Antarctica.

If you want to discover antarctica you should book a Heritage Antarctica expidition, traveling with the ship 'Spirit of Enderby' , where you enjoy the company of 47 other passengers and enjoy an excellent cousine prepared by top NZ and australian chefs.

see:

http://www.tourism.net.nz/listings/nztg/tours/33982?from=http://www.tourism.net.nz/region/antarctica/tours/expedition-cruises/

A live cam from Antarctica can be found at:

http://www.antarctica.gov.au/webcams/casey

7. What song was top of the Australian pop charts this week in 1980?

Cliff Richard 'Dreamin'/Dynaminte' ruled the pop charts at this time back in 1980.

http://www.popmusicinfo.com/show_look_back_list.php?in_date=1980-08%&diff=30&dm=month

8. How would you define the term 'nano technology'? In your own words, what does it really mean?

Nano tehnolgy means to manupalate materials into very small tiny ojects, in order to build michroscopic machinery.

http://uk.encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861714038/nanotechnology.html

9. What type of camera is used to make ‘Google Street View’?

The camera used is Immersive Media's new 'Dodeca 230', which is the worlds first 360 degree, full motion, high resolution camera

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/286755/google_gets_streetwise_using_immersive.html

10. Translate these questions into Klingon.

nuq 'oH [the] [weight] vo' [the] [world’s] [biggest] [machine] chay' 'ar ta'ta' 'oH [cost] Daq chen
nuq 'oH [the] [best] [way] [quickest] HochHom [reliable] Daq [contact] [Ozzy] [Osborne]
ghorgh 'ej nuq ghaHta' [the] wa'DIch [example] vo' [global] [digital] [communication]
nuq 'oH [the] [cheapest] [form] vo' [travel] vo' [the] SuD baS [Coast] Daq [Melbourne]
'Iv 'oH [Ha [a] yIn [webcam] Daq [Antarctica] tu' [a] Daq Daq [stay] Daq [Antarctica]tsune] [Miku] nuq [company] ta'taH ghaH [belong] Daq nuq 'oH Daj qoS
nuq bom ghaHta' [top] vo' [the] [Australian] [pop] [charts] vam [week] Daq
chay' [would] SoH [define] [the] [term] ['nano] [technology'] Daq lIj ghaj mu'mey nuq ta'taH 'oH [really] [mean]
nuq [type] vo' [camera] 'oH [used] Daq chenmoH [‘Google] [Street] [View’]
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