Boiledbeans

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2015

Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Coffee. Finally!

—devadutta @ 00:17

What is this?

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Cracked by: Amit Goyal, s m muneer ali and Sumanth Patlolla

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Espresso machine for the ISS! http://www.space.com/27300-space-espresso-machine.html


Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Seen at every mile

—devadutta @ 09:56

Amit Goyal and Dibyo got the theme, great job! This is the last question in the theme round. This question’s answer will include the theme answer as well.

One of the easiest questions ever asked on BB. What is this stamp commemorating?

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Cracked by: Sumanth Patlolla, Dibyo and s m muneer ali

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Sputnik. Theme round answer: Smithsonian’s milestones of flight exhibit hall. All these incredibly awesome aircrafts and spacecrafts hang in this hall. Great place to visit!


Tuesday, December 15, 2015

I like the spirit

—devadutta @ 11:00

Amit Goyal has cracked the theme, great job! I will post a few more questions in the theme round.

One of the most famous aircrafts ever. Identify and tell us what is blocked out in the image.

Cracked by: Dibyo, anshuman, s m muneer ali and Sumanth Patlolla

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Spirit of St. Louis, the first non-stop trans-atlantic flight. Ver influential aircraft, pretty much fueled the aircraft industry boom.


Sunday, December 13, 2015

This Thing: 1 Government: Zero

—devadutta @ 14:00

Still theme round. (Dibyo: NASA is a good guess, but something more specific ties these and future n posts together)

Iconic spacecraft as seen from the cockpit. Identify.

Cracked by: Amit Goyal, s m muneer ali, Dibyo and Sumanth Patlolla

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Spaceship One


Thursday, December 10, 2015

There is a belt

—devadutta @ 23:13

Continuing the theme round.

The thing these gentlemen are holding confirmed the existence of X that was named after the dude in the middle. What is X, what are they holding up?

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Cracked by: s m muneer ali, Sumanth Patlolla, Dibyo and Amit Goyal

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Explorer-1, first satellite launched by the U.S and that is James Van Allen himself in the middle.


Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Theme Round

—devadutta @ 17:00

Following n posts will be connected to a single theme, we will run it until I get bored or someone cracks the theme :)

Identify and connect

Cracked by: Dibyo, Amit Goyal, [email protected] and Sumanth Patlolla

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The Bell X1, “Bullet with wings” which was the first plane to break the speed of sound was modeled on a bullet because bullets were known to go faster than the speed of sound.


Sunday, November 22, 2015

Did you prepare for IIT JEE?

—devadutta @ 12:04

Who da man?

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Hint:

Cracked by: Abhiram Bharadwaj Diddigi, s m muneer ali, ThatGeekGuy, yaksha and Sumanth Patlolla

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Igor Irodov, author of problems in general physics. A book that gave me terrifying nightmares in high school.


Sunday, November 15, 2015

44 Years Ago

—devadutta @ 14:33

Homage to the awesome thing that was released this day 44 years ago. What is this?

Cracked by: yaksha, Dibyo, Siddharth, s m muneer ali and Sumanth Patlolla

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Intel 4004


Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Open the pod bay doors.

—devadutta @ 11:52

You have heard her voice. What is she popularly known for?

Cracked by: Mayukh Bose, s m muneer ali and Dibyo

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Susan Bennett, the voice of Siri until iOS 7.


Monday, July 20, 2015

jbbs jbbs onex onex

—srikanth @ 15:18

Identify

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Hint

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Cracked by: s m muneer ali, Sumanth Patlolla and Rogi

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Apple’s Cyberdog suite was inspired by Peter Steiner’s famous internet dog New Yorker cartoon mocking the state of auth and privacy on the internet.

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Answer:
Apple’s Cyberdog suite was inspired by Peter Steiner’s famous internet dog New Yorker cartoon mocking the state of auth and privacy on the internet.