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Coverup

Category: Coverup

We don't need no Govt. control

—devadutta @ February 10, 2011

Another current affairs question. Who is this Googler? Why he famous?

Apologies for the delay folks. Gremlins staged a coup and captured the quizmaster. Rescue teams have been deployed.

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Many people say that the Egypt revolution picked up steam because of online campaigns run by Wael Ghonim. Mainly Facebook pages he started.


Its not Anakin

—devadutta @ February 9, 2011

Recent Meme. Who is this kid?

Hint:

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The Kid from the VW commercial


I liked the skull cap that came with it

—devadutta @ December 30, 2010

What is blocked out in black? (Ignore the pixelized content)

Cracked by: udupendra, jowens, dineshk, Rogi, shrik, shrey, Dibyo, apar, duriel, Manish Achuth, Moju21, Tushar S, Mukul, sandman, xeqtor, pavan, Thejas V R, Logik, Raghuvansh, Rahul Rajeev, Pawankumar Hegde, Ananth, Piyush, Anjul, lotuseater, Sumanth Patlolla, nishansolo, Rahulk, rey de v, rohanquizzer, vinayaknp, Goyal, byslexia, Kaustubh, lanu, shenoyvarun86, aditthya, Bharath, Aparna, Qbrain, Shwetha Maiya, mankuTimma, bluegem4, raklodramA and v.chandrashekar

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LASER.


Speed Limit: 25 km/h

—devadutta @ December 29, 2010

Identify

Here is a video of it in action

and yes, hint:

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Leslie Speaker that uses Doppler effect to create special effects in produced output. It is generally used with a Hammond Organ but it is used with other instruments also.


Symphony of destruction

—devadutta @ December 28, 2010

Guest question from Satya Saha %gqh%. Thanks a lot sire!

What is this?

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Ex-Apple employee & graphic designer Michael Tompert destroys Apple products to create “pieces” of art.


You're out!

—devadutta @ December 25, 2010

1 and 2 started a fairly popular service (whose name is blacked out in the image) and sold it to a huge company. That company shut it down and 1 and 2 quit their own company in disappointment (the photo below was taken when they quit). 1 went ahead and started a very similar service again and now it is one of the most happening places on the web.

Who he? What service did he start?

Cracked by: xeqtor, username, shenoyvarun86, shrik, Logik, vijayaraghavan, Sumanth Patlolla, apar, Piyush, jowens, Rahul Rajeev, Pawankumar Hegde, Rogi, dineshk, Ananth, nishansolo, Amarendra, Manish Achuth, Bipin Banavalikar, Vijay, Parantap Singh, lanu, Qbrain, duriel, Dibyo, byslexia, mankuTimma, aditthya, Nanda, udupendra, vkamath, Bharath, puneet_k, Thejas V R, Rahulk, Moju21, Rithwik K, Shwetha Maiya, Sanador, raklodramA and v.chandrashekar

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Dennis Crowley who started Dodgeball, sold it to Google only to see it shout down, quit and started Foursquare. Now very popular it is.


Dope

—devadutta @ December 24, 2010

What is this?

Merry Christmas, folks!

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The first working transistor!


What does this mean?

—devadutta @ December 23, 2010

Identify and connect.

Cracked by: Sumanth Patlolla, shrik, Manish Achuth, xeqtor, username, duriel, shrey, Pawankumar Hegde, udupendra, apar, Kaustubh, Logik, jowens, dineshk, Rahul Rajeev, Rogi, Bharath, byslexia, nishansolo, shenoyvarun86, Anjul, Ananth, rohit, Bipin Banavalikar, Vijay, Dibyo, Thejas V R, Rahulk, SS, Moju21, Rithwik K, mankuTimma, Shwetha Maiya, raklodramA, aditthya and v.chandrashekar

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But of course, the double rainbow guy. His name is Paul Vasquez.


GPS Devices

—devadutta @ December 16, 2010

One of the most awesome experiments of all time conducted by the dude in 1 during a total solar eclipse confirmed which famous theory for the first time?

Hint: Look at the stars in 2.

Late question is sooper late. Sorry folks, will be kept open longer.

Cracked by: Logik, shrik, Tushar S, Kaustubh, Pawankumar Hegde, xeqtor, Dibyo, nishansolo, Manish Achuth, Gurupad, vinayaknp, lotuseater, Nanda, Sanador, Shwetha Maiya, Moju21, apar, Sumanth Patlolla, Raghuvansh, Rogi, Rishi, v.chandrashekar, shrey, Arjun, Anjul, Goyal, dineshk, Thejas V R, Rahul Rajeev, SS, jowens, Siddarth Pai, Bharath, Mikey, stinky94, Ananth, duriel, raklodramA, lanu, Keerthi Kiran M, Qbrain, vkamath, srinivas, byslexia, udupendra, Piyush and krudebox

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Arthur Eddington confirmed theory of relativity by showing that light bends due to gravitational force. Since you can see stars during an eclipse, he measured the position of stars near the sun and showed that they had shifted positions.


Purple ink

—devadutta @ December 9, 2010

Guest question from udupendra %gqh%. Thanks saar!

Identify this person pictured here with an award that calls him a pioneer, and what is his claim to fame?

Sorry for the delay folks. Question will be kept open longer.

Cracked by: udupendra, Raghuvansh, Ananth, shrik, jowens, Dibyo, apar, SS, Pawankumar Hegde, dineshk, aditthya, Moju21, Rogi, Manish Achuth, vkamath, Piyush, Logik, Thejas V R, raklodramA, Shwetha Maiya, Qbrain and Sumanth Patlolla

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Quoting udupendra: Hari Krishna Prasad Vemuru, who discovered security flaws in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in Indian elections. He was awarded an EFF Pioneer award for his efforts.