The Treasure Hunt Into The Wild & Unknown

Questions that must be answered by the one and only - internet:


1. What is the weight of the world’s biggest machine? How much did it cost to build?

The underground ring of the Hadron Collider, the world's biggest machine, is lined with 1,232 50-foot-long magnets, each weighing 35 tons. The tunnel also contains four gigantic particle detectors, as big as apartment buildings, plus two smaller ones, all crammed with scientific instruments. The whole complex is chilled by 120 tons of liquid helium to almost absolute zero, colder even than outer space.

The machine cost the member countries of CERN and other participating countries an estimated €4.6 billion (about US$ 6.4 billion).
 http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/03/time-machine-worlds-biggest-particle.html
http://www.neatorama.com/2008/09/12/10-things-about-the-large-hadron-collider-you-wanted-to-know-but-were-afraid-to-ask/
http://www.canada.com/technology/What+name+Large+Hadron+Collider+could+reveal+origins/2910326/story.html


2. What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Ozzy Osborne?
I found that the best way to find out how to contact Ozzy Osbourne would most likely to be check with his fans. Check! His email address, probably one of many, is WorldOfOzz@aol.com or OZZ@aol.com. Better yet, post something on his actual site (listed below) OR why not just knock on his door: 

5535 Dixon Trail Road
Hidden Hills, CA 91302
USA

http://www.ozzy.com/us/forum/ozzys-e-mail-address
http://www.fanmail.biz/1050.html




3. When and what was the first example of global digital communication?
One of the possible answers I came up with for this specific question was the first time humans discovered how to signal to each other with the use of light, semaphore which happened first in 1972, by Claude Chappe. 


 http://www.answers.com/topic/semaphore


4. What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Melbourne?
Flight would be the cheapest form of travel from the GC to Melbourne, which I found you would only pay $A68 as of the 02/04-2011. If you however would like to fly sometime soon, it would still be within a reasonable range of below $A100. 



http://www.airfaresflights.com.au/flights/Melbourne/Gold_Coast-OOL/


5.Who is Hatsune Miku? What company does she belong to? What is her birthday?
Hatsune Miku is a cute virtual pop idol named and was created from Crypton Future Media’s voice synthesis software DTM (Desktop Music). Her birthday (the day she was created) is the 31st of August, 2007. 

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


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

A live webcam in Antarctica: Casey Station (see link below). To find somewhere to stay in Antarctica was difficult, as I would imagine only scientist and not so many tourists go to stay there, in fact there isn't even a permanent population! Therefore, if you want to take a trip there, I suggest you stay at a research station and perhaps become a scientist in order to do so. Macquarie station would be the place to go, your welcome.


http://www.aad.gov.au/asset/webcams/casey/default.asp
http://www.antarcticconnection.com/antarctic/stations/macquarie.shtml



7. What song was top of the Australian pop charts this week in 1980?
The song which was on the top of the Australian pop charts this week in 1980 is: Call Me, Blondie. 

http://mag.weddingcentral.com.au/music/songs/songs1980.htm


8. How would you define the term 'nano technology'? In your own words, what does it really mean?
I would define 'nano technology' as an expected future manufacturing technology that will make most products lighter, stronger, cleaner, less expensive and more precise. In my own words; nano technology is something that will be able to create new materials for medicine or electronics, at a molecular scale. 


http://www.bing.com/search?q=nanotechnology&form=MSNH50&mkt=en-au&qs=AS


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

 The camera which is used to make 'Google Street View' is Immersive Media, which can get the full 360' view. 


http://google.about.com/od/experimentalgoogletools/ig/SIGGRAPH-2007/Immersive-Media-Camera.htm








10.Translate these questions into Klingon.
Questions into Klingon:
1. nuq 'oH [the] [weight] vo' [the] qo' [biggest] [machine] chay' 'ar ta'ta' 'oH [cost] Daq chen 'oH
2. nuq 'oH [the] [best] [way] Daq [contact] [Ozzy] [Osborne]
3. ghorgh 'ej nuq ghaHta' [the] wa'DIch [example] vo' [global] [digital] [communication]
4. nuq 'oH [the] [cheapest] [form] vo' [travel] vo' [the] SuD baS [Coast] Daq [Melbourne]
5. 'Iv 'oH [Hatsune] [Miku] nuq [company] ta'taH ghaH [belong] Daq nuq 'oH Daj qoS
6. tu' [a] yIn [webcam] Daq [Antarctica] tu' [a] Daq Daq [stay] Daq [Antarctica]
7. nuq bom ghaHta' [top] vo' [the] [Australian] [pop] [charts] vam [week] Daq
8. chay' [would] SoH [define] [the] [term] ['nano] [technology'] Daq lIj ghaj mu'mey nuq ta'taH 'oH [really] [mean]
9. nuq [type] vo' [camera] 'oH [used] Daq chenmoH [‘Google] [Street] [View’]
10. [Translate] Dochvammey [questions] Daq tlhIngan


http://www.mrklingon.org/


All questions were answered in the tutorial on the 13 of August., 2010. 12 pm to 2 pm.