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My other hint was going to be: "he got first prize"
That is, Roentgen was the recipient of the first Nobel prize in Physics.
That is, Roentgen was the recipient of the first Nobel prize in Physics.
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Evo? Have you recovered from all of your wild birthday celebrations? 
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oh my golly gosh have i missed a birthday? you are only as old as
you look anyway EVO, what 21 today?
you look anyway EVO, what 21 today?
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Wolram, I love you.wolram said:
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See, Sis! Birthdays are GOOD!
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I just figured out what this bizarre utterance meant.Chi Meson said:
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Don't feel bad zoob, I had a typo on 93.999999=1 ( I meant 93.999999=94). Integral pointed out my mistake, in a way apparently much too vague for this old brain, and I didn't figure out what I had typed wrong until the next morning.zoobyshoe said:
BTW, how many of these precious FREE kittens that a stray cat just had at my house should I send you?
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A what was it revival?
This made quite a splash in 1979.
This made quite a splash in 1979.
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Uh oh! That was a bad clue.
...and those down under would know!
...and those down under would know!
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What was Skylab 1 ?Ivan Seeking said:
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Yerrrrrrr it!
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/history/skylab/skylab-operations.htm
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Gokul43201 said:
I looked before you posted the attachment and was really stumped! I was hoping that you weren't done yet.
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A nano-swimmingpool?
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False-colour image of a shark waiting for a skydiver?Gokul43201 said:
I dunno. Looks like stuff that I've seen from an atomic-force microscope, but no idea what it's a picture of.
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Close enough (so was Zoob) ! And the sharks may appear in future samples.Danger said:
This is an STM image of what is called a quantum corral (corral -> reef -> shark, etc.) The cyan peaks are Fe atoms deposited one at a time (using an STM tip) over a Cu matrix !
Courtesy : IBM Almaden, STM Group
More amazing pictures and descriptions at :
http://www.almaden.ibm.com/vis/stm/corral.html
http://www.almaden.ibm.com/vis/stm/gallery.html
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That's amazing! I was going to venture a guess but now I'm glad I didn't.
Zooby, Danger, next? Or Gokul could try another one...
Zooby, Danger, next? Or Gokul could try another one...
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4*10^19 variationsIvan Seeking said:
I know it's not much of a clue, but I don't expect anyone here to have trouble getting it.
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The game of "go"?
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Noooope... but the math is probably close.Chi Meson said:
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The game of chess, then?
The game of Life?
Poker?
Wait, maybe it's not a game?
The game of Life?
Poker?
Wait, maybe it's not a game?
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21! is close (5*10^19) but not close enough...anyway, I don't know anything that comes in 21 sizes/flavors/colors/etc.
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Human DNA?
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Ooh nice guess ! Also, aren't there like only 20-odd different amino acids ? ...but protein lengths aren't limited, are they ?Nereid said:
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Sort of...Chi Meson said:
Sorry I didn't respond until now; I've been asleep. Now I'm going to work, so you're on your own for a few hours.
hint: educational aid
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Wild guess based on this clue: The periodic table?Danger said:
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Wild guess based on the same clue: An abacus?
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Nope, and twice nope.
That was a short-lived work day. I got there and my co-worker showed up 5 minutes later. It turns out the shift change we did last week was supposed to be permanent, so I don't have to go for another 3 hours.
next hint: accidental best-seller
That was a short-lived work day. I got there and my co-worker showed up 5 minutes later. It turns out the shift change we did last week was supposed to be permanent, so I don't have to go for another 3 hours.
next hint: accidental best-seller
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Babbages' difference engine?Danger said:
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computers?