Forum Game - Where's That Landmark? Part 2

[Jonathan Scott]

Is this the "Scott[/PLAIN] hut" on the Ross Island of Antarctica, used first by Scott and then later, by several of Shackleton's Ross Sea party?

I've been assuming it's not the Scott Hut but rather Shackleton's Hut at Cape Royds.

 

[OmCheeto]

I've been assuming it's not the Scott Hut but rather Shackleton's Hut at Cape Royds.

I've never been there, but my cousin-in-law spent a summer at McMurdo Station. I'll see if I can get his opinion.

 

[edward]

I've been assuming it's not the Scott Hut but rather Shackleton's Hut at Cape Royds.

You are correct sir. Shackleton took the first automobile to Antarctica. It will spend all eternity trapped in a crevace in the ice. In 2006 there were numerous cases of whiskey found under the floor of the Shackleton's hut.

Scott's hut is only 26 miles away.

https://www.google.com/maps/@-77.55...3m3!1sIOpxazFg6mE9O-qaLRC_uQ!2e0!3e2?hl=en-US

This is an interesting panoramic picture. You can even go in and out of the door.

 

[edward]

I've never been there, but my cousin-in-law spent a summer at McMurdo Station. I'll see if I can get his opinion.

I have a friend who wintered over at the "Old Byrd" station. That was the one that eventually collapsed under the weight of the snow. He was there in the early 60's to study the psychology of isolation for NASA.

Those old Antarctic stations sometimes move around.

Admiral Richard Byrd’s “Little America III” station, built in Antarctic in 1940, was spotted by a Navy icebreaker sticking out of the side of this floating iceberg in the Antarctic’s Ross Sea, on March 13, 1963. The old outpost was buried beneath 25 feet of snow, 300 miles away from its original location. A helicopter pilot flew in close and reported cans and supplies still stacked neatly on shelves.

There is a picture in the link.

http://www.wodumedia.com/50-years-ago-the-world-in-1963/admiral-richard-byrds-little-america-iii-station-built-in-antarctic-in-1940-was-spotted-by-a-navy-icebreaker-sticking-out-of-the-side-of-this-floating-iceberg-in-the-antarctics-ross-sea-on/

 

[OmCheeto]

You are correct sir. Shackleton took the first automobile to Antarctica. It will spend all eternity trapped in a crevace in the ice. In 2006 there were numerous cases of whiskey found under the floor of the Shackleton's hut.

Scott's hut is only 26 miles away.

https://www.google.com/maps/@-77.55...3m3!1sIOpxazFg6mE9O-qaLRC_uQ!2e0!3e2?hl=en-US

This is an interesting panoramic picture. You can even go in and out of the door.

Drats!

I was so sure of myself...

hmmm...

They sure do look alike.

Perhaps they had the same architect.

Scott's Hut was prefabricated in England before being brought south by ship.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

Google seems to have the same image for the outside of both. Perhaps one wasn't suitable, so they used the other as it is similar.

Now I've actually named the place, I guess I'd better find another landmark, but it's late in the day here so I'll do that tomorrow.

 

[edward]

Scott's hut:

https://www.google.com/maps/@-77.63...3m3!1sAfGF5tFC13NdN-qI2yHC8Q!2e0!3e2?hl=en-US

Shackleton's hut:

https://www.google.com/maps/@-77.55...3m3!1sUK5uoZmZ2JZr031JLR_WSQ!2e0!3e2?hl=en-US

To confuse the issue even further there is the Discovery hut which was built by Scott on his first expedition.

The one called Scott's hut was built on his second expedition, but was used by Shackleton's men on a later expedition.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

OK, next one, unrelated to anything recent (but shouldn't be difficult):

 

[OmCheeto]

OK, next one, unrelated to anything recent (but shouldn't be difficult):

It took seconds to figure out what "it" is, but, apparently I don't know the proper American to British translation to plug into google for the "where".

What's the British term for amusement park? A Jolly park?

ps. The last landmark was very entertaining. I looked up "Irish Brawn", and decided you have very strange swine:

For the brawn
1 pig's head, ears removed and quartered
6 pig's trotters

You have six legged pigs?

And:

2. For the brawn: using a blowtorch, burn any excess hairs on the pig's head - especially around the snout.

Methinks that there are few people here in the colonies that could do this. We purchase only vine ripened swine from the market.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

It took seconds to figure out what "it" is, but, apparently I don't know the proper American to British translation to plug into google for the "where".

What's the British term for amusement park? A Jolly park?

It's not really an amusement park (which is a perfectly good British term).

If you describe what you are seeing, you might find a picture of it, or the very amusing Youtube video of its predecessor.

 

[Borg]

It's not really an amusement park (which is a perfectly good British term).

If you describe what you are seeing, you might find a picture of it, or the very amusing Youtube video of its predecessor.

I don't have a puzzle so I'll let someone else solve it but, I found the video.

 

[Borek]

Right wing contains the most important clue, but it can be difficult to read if you don't know what it is about. (And no, I don't have to google to know what it is, I have seen the video on tv).

 

[Jonathan Scott]

I think a lot of people know what it is, but I'm also looking for WHERE it is. Here's another picture from the same site:

 

[OmCheeto]

Ah ha! (maybe).

The World of Top Gear Exhibition at Beaulieu National Motor Museum

Address: John Montagu Bldg, Beaulieu, Brockenhurst, Hampshire SO42 7ZN, United Kingdom
Phone:+44 1590 612345
Hours: Open today · 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

The shuttle looking thing is of course the Robin Reliant Shuttle.

Of which, I've just finished watching the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJdrlWR-yFM​

Excellent work!

I played the video game yesterday. I could play it all day.

Top Gear Rocket Robin Game

 

[Jonathan Scott]

Ah ha! (maybe).

The World of Top Gear Exhibition at Beaulieu National Motor Museum

The shuttle looking thing is of course the Robin Reliant Shuttle.

Absolutely right. My son is a Top Gear addict and loves visiting that exhibition. The other vehicle I showed is the Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang car, which is in the main museum, as viewed from the monorail which runs through it.

Your turn.

 

[OmCheeto]

Absolutely right. My son is a Top Gear addict and loves visiting that exhibition. The other vehicle I showed is the Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang car, which is in the main museum, as viewed from the monorail which runs through it.

Your turn.

Yay!

And after watching the video, I can see why your son is an addict.

Ok then. I'm going back to lisab's "Famous Silesians" theme, as, being part Silesian, and having had a PF title once, I decided I am/was somewhat of a famous Silesian myself.

I couldn't find this famous person's birth house, so I plopped the Google Earth "street view" guy onto the city's marker, and saw this:

I'm just after the city's name here, of course.

 

[Borek]

Strzyżenie psów

 

[OmCheeto]

Strzyżenie psów

You can read that?! I spent hours trying to get a closer look, but could never make out what it said. I was hoping I could fool you.

Wait a minute. I read "Wzxyj'zblah Woblah".

hmmmm...

 

[Jonathan Scott]

And right underneath that it says "0 517 962 127", as I'm sure Borek can confirm.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

And you had difficulty working out where he was Born, eh?

 

[OmCheeto]

Ah ha!

It was the hound.

 

[OmCheeto]

And you had difficulty working out where he was Born, eh?

I'm sure I would have put that clue in there, eventually.

 

[Jonathan Scott]

I obviously know the town but would have to cut and paste its name because I don't have one of the letters on my keyboard. However, I'd prefer someone else to have a go.

 

[OmCheeto]

I obviously know the town but would have to cut and paste its name because I don't have one of the letters on my keyboard. However, I'd prefer someone else to have a go.

I would post the following:

but it's a bit passé now.

And it appears to change every year.

Hippies are stupid.

 

[Borek]

Problem is, this particular city has at least 6 different names in different languages, no idea which one to post.

 

[lisab]

What's the British term for amusement park? A Jolly park?

I'm going to disseminate this widely, as if it were true -- and soon it will be.

 

[OmCheeto]

Problem is, this particular city has at least 6 different names in different languages, no idea which one to post.

I would have accepted any of them. It is now called Wrocław.

I obviously know the town but would have to cut and paste its name because I don't have one of the letters on my keyboard. However, I'd prefer someone else to have a go.

Ok. I did. The second image is a new landmark.

And you had difficulty working out where he was Born, eh?

I considered yours to be an adequate answer: Max Born

I'm going to disseminate this widely, as if it were true -- and soon it will be.

As long as you don't mention it was my fault.

 

[Borek]

I would have accepted any of them. It is now called Wrocław.

Wrocław AKA Wratislavia AKA Vratislavia AKA Budorgis AKA Breslau AKA Brassel AKA Vratislav AKA Boroszló.

 

[Borek]

Ok. I did. The second image is a new landmark.

Let me guess without even googling - Black Rock Desert?

 

[edward]

Wrocław AKA Wratislavia AKA Vratislavia AKA Budorgis AKA Breslau AKA Brassel AKA Vratislav AKA Boroszló.

You are right it even has Wikipedia confused.

List of people from Wrocław - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Wrocław
This list includes people who were born in or lived in Wrocław after 1945. For a list of famous residents before 1945, see List of notable people from Breslau.

 

[edward]

Let me guess without even googling - Black Rock Desert?

That sounds good to me.

 

[OmCheeto]

Wrocław AKA Wratislavia AKA Vratislavia AKA Budorgis AKA Breslau AKA Brassel AKA Vratislav AKA Boroszló.

Someone once accused me of being a Bohemian. I always denied it. But looking at Wrocław's history:

Historical affiliations
Duchy of Bohemia early 900s-990
Kingdom of Poland 990-1038
Duchy of Bohemia 1038-1054
Kingdom of Poland 1054-1202
Duchy of Silesia 1202-1335
Kingdom of Bohemia 1335–1526
Habsburg Monarchy 1526-1742
Kingdom of Prussia 1742-1871
German Empire 1871-1918
Weimar Germany 1918-1933
Nazi Germany 1933-1945
People's Republic of Poland 1945-1989
Republic of Poland 1989–present

Maybe I am.

Let me guess without even googling - Black Rock Desert?

Correct! The image is the main entrance to Burning Man. If one uses Google Earth and views historical imagery, the center of Black Rock City has been moving.

 

[edward]

The Black Rock desert has a rare man made geyser. I presume that a man made geyser would be rare.

http://www.allaroundnevada.com/fly-geyser/

 

[OmCheeto]

The Black Rock desert has a rare man made geyser. I presume that a man made geyser would be rare.

http://www.allaroundnevada.com/fly-geyser/

I hadn't heard of that one. I only heard about the one that, if you jump in, it leaves you, um, not so "rare", as in, lightly cooked.

Double Hot Springs
General Description: Two extremely hot and deep death pits that flow through pvc pipes to a cattle trough with a view of the Black Rock Desert
...
According to signs the source temperature is about 180 deg F. Many signs warn of the hot water because in the early 2000's a woman's dog jumped in the water and she jumped in after it and they both died. So be very careful of the sources.

Poor dog.

 

[Borek]

Three pictures from the same place I visited this year in Poland:

 

[OmCheeto]

I probably spent about 10 hours over the last week watching the live and archived videos from Burning Man. I first described it as like watching a fish tank. Later, I decided it was like watching an ant colony. Later, I decided it was more like watching ants on LSD in Las Vegas.

I went to my former place of employment yesterday, as it was Farmers Market day, and ran into the lady I'd been conversing with about going. She said she went this year. She looked completely unsinged. I will have to go next year.



http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-15086/30-amazing-photos-that-will-make-you-wish-you-were-at-burning-man-2014.html

 

[OmCheeto]

Three pictures from the same place I visited this year in Poland:

Not a clue.

But now I want to go see a movie:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mill_and_the_Cross

 

[edward]

I have a strange feeling that this landmark is some kind of museum in Wrocław.

 

[OmCheeto]

MUZEUM - KASZUBSKI PARK ETNOGRAFICZNY

The second image, being the, um, fish taco?

hmmm... Apparently a chalupa in Poland is a shack.

CHAŁUPA RYBACKA = Shack Fishing

per Google Earth:
Kaszubski Park Etnograficzny I am Gulgowskich Wdzydze
Wdzydze Kiszewskie, 83-406 Wąglikowice, Poland ‎
+48 58 686 11 30 ‎
muzeum-wdzydze.gda.pl
4.5/5 stars_____12 reviews

 

[edward]

I did this the old fashioned way and lost fair and square. LOL I have the entire list of open air museums in Poland. I started at top and planned to go through all of them, that is until I stopped for dinner.

Unfortunately they are listed in alphabetical order and this one in the link below is listed under the city Wdzydze ,Kiszewskie.

http://openairmuseum.pl/lista-skansenow

This bit from wiki makes it a very special place.

Wdzydze Kiszewskie is famous for its open-air museum, which is the oldest one in Poland. Kaszubski Park Etnograficzny is based on an old village of Kashubian fishermen. It was founded in 1906 by Theodora und Isidor Gulgowski, after all inhabiting families had moved to other places in order to escape poverty.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wdzydze_Kiszewskie

 

[Borek]

Yep, that's the open air museum in Wdzydze Kiszewskie.

Actually I selected pictures in such a way they will be difficult to locate, but they will suggest an open air museum, after which googling for school in an open air museum in Poland was yielding a correct answer without much further effort.

In general chałupa means a wooden house, better than a shack.

 

[edward]

Yep, that's the open air museum in Wdzydze Kiszewskie.

Actually I selected pictures in such a way they will be difficult to locate, but they will suggest an open air museum, after which googling for school in an open air museum in Poland was yielding a correct answer without much further effort.

In general chałupa means a wooden house, better than a shack.

That wooden house should make a nice retirement home for OmCheeto

I love that old school. My mother taught in small one room schools in rural Ohio from 1918 to 1928. When she was in her 90's I took her back to the area. We found one school intact with the seats still in place. The farmer who owned it came by and told us that his father had attended school there. Mom was absolutely thrilled. And I was too to tell the truth

 

[Jonathan Scott]

I must be getting old; that school room looks very similar to one I had at age 8, when the main school didn't have enough classrooms so one year was moved to a old school nearby as an "annex". Later that year they replaced the multiple desks with individual desks. The following year they allowed us to start using ball-point pens (biros) instead of inkwells and dip pens (which were admittedly wooden or plastic with brass nibs rather than quills!).

 

[OmCheeto]

I did this the old fashioned way and lost fair and square. LOL I have the entire list of open air museums in Poland. I started at top and planned to go through all of them, that is until I stopped for dinner.

Unfortunately they are listed in alphabetical order and this one in the link below is listed under the city Wdzydze ,Kiszewskie.

http://openairmuseum.pl/lista-skansenow

This bit from wiki makes it a very special place.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wdzydze_Kiszewskie

I was having absolutely no luck googling with English words, and I'm not sure I'd ever heard of an "open air museum", so I went to google translate and converted: School mill wood Poland
to Polish. The translator seemed to think I was trying to write a sentence and it came out with: Szkoła Polska drewno młyn
which if you reverse the translation, it comes out: School of Polish timber mill

Fortunately, it was close enough, and it only took me 10 minutes to find the place via a second search: Wdzydze Kiszewskie - Skansen, Muzeum
Which yielded the wooden fishing house.

"Skansen" being Polish for "open air". Which I didn't know until just now.

Anyways, here's the next landmark:

Also fishing village related.
I suppose "Hobbit" would be a good clue. Though using "Hobbit" as a search term doesn't yield the landmark.

 

[OmCheeto]

Yep, that's the open air museum in Wdzydze Kiszewskie.

Actually I selected pictures in such a way they will be difficult to locate, but they will suggest an open air museum, after which googling for school in an open air museum in Poland was yielding a correct answer without much further effort.

In general chałupa means a wooden house, better than a shack.

Ha! You should have posted an image of this thing from edwards link.

It looks like someone had a bunch of spare flower pots, got bored, and cemented them all together.

The translator says; "Dome of a heating stove tiles pot (concave)..."

Interesting. Though I'd hate to be involved in a homework problem describing the airflow around it.

 

[Borek]

Ha! You should have posted an image of this thing from edwards link.

Doable:

http://www.bpp.com.pl/IMG/lato2014/IMG_9604.jpg

"Skansen" being Polish for "open air". Which I didn't know until just now.

To quote wikipedia: "European open-air museums are variously known as skansen, museums of buildings and folk museums."

In colloquial meaning here "skansen" means also something old and long not used. Say, you got a new job and you are asked to feed paper tape to computer to read the data. You could say "what is it, skansen?"

 

[edward]

I must be getting old; that school room looks very similar to one I had at age 8, when the main school didn't have enough classrooms so one year was moved to a old school nearby as an "annex". Later that year they replaced the multiple desks with individual desks. The following year they allowed us to start using ball-point pens (biros) instead of inkwells and dip pens (which were admittedly wooden or plastic with brass nibs rather than quills!).

I remember going through the: dip pen, to fountain pen, scenario. I was really clumsy with the dip pen. For some reason we were never allowed to use ball-point pens even in high school. Penmanship was a big issue in those days. It is a wonder anyone ever became a medical doctor. We could type our papers if we had taken a typing class. I took typing my first year of high school for that very reason.

Now what is this new landmark OmCheeto has thrust upon us?

 

[OmCheeto]

Doable:

http://www.bpp.com.pl/IMG/lato2014/IMG_9604.jpg

Have you ever seen such a thing elsewhere? It is quite the work of art.

ps. I decided that it was the community sock warmer.

To quote wikipedia: "European open-air museums are variously known as skansen, museums of buildings and folk museums."

In colloquial meaning here "skansen" means also something old and long not used. Say, you got a new job and you are asked to feed paper tape to computer to read the data. You could say "what is it, skansen?"

I'll have to let you go first, before we have another "great landmark pause".
Kinetic video game + european colloquial term for old and long not used = Wii + skansen = Wisconsin!

I remember going through the: dip pen, to fountain pen, scenario. I was really clumsy with the dip pen. For some reason we were never allowed to use ball-point pens even in high school. Penmanship was a big issue in those days. It is a wonder anyone ever became a medical doctor. We could type our papers if we had taken a typing class. I took typing my first year of high school for that very reason.

Now what is this new landmark OmCheeto has thrust upon us?

Another [STRIKE]big[/STRIKE] small hint is, that I took the photo.

 

[Borek]

Have you ever seen such a thing elsewhere? It is quite the work of art.

It wasn't a new idea for me, I believe I have seen something like that in the past. But I don't remember details.

ps. I decided that it was the community sock warmer.

It is a variant of kachelofen (I took the name from the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonry_heater, never heard nor seen it before). The idea was that having larger surface it should work even better than one with a flat surface. Somehow I am not convinced it did work as expected.

 

[edward]

It wasn't a new idea for me, I believe I have seen something like that in the past. But I don't remember details.



It is a variant of kachelofen (I took the name from the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masonry_heater, never heard nor seen it before). The idea was that having larger surface it should work even better than one with a flat surface. Somehow I am not convinced it did work as expected.

As your link mentions the concept of using ceramic has been around for a long time. My best guess is that using ceramic pots was something most anyone could do. And the pots probably were plentiful because they are easy to make. Not just anyone could work with metal even if they had the metal.