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Did they have 52 of these?

—devadutta @ January 31, 2015

%gqh% Rogi asks - Simply name the lady

(Awesome question BTW, Rogi)

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

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Shirley Cards. Kodak’s (in)famous color cards


Before It Was Fashionable

—devadutta @ January 29, 2015

Guest question by %gqh% Rogi.

Name the pictured device that would probably be a hit if it were released, now instead of the 1980s?

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

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NES Knitting Machine Module. I want one!


Two for Friday

—devadutta @ May 9, 2014

Two guest questions today! Yay!

  1. %gqh% Rogi asks

You’ve heard of the Jacquard Loom? This is on the other end of that spectrum. What was the method used, called? We will accept the proper term or the humorous acronym.


  1. %gqh% Manish Achuth asks

What is this guy holding? He basically proved something that happened in 1983.

Be a Guest Question hero. Send in your question to [email protected]

Cracked by: Rogi, Manish Achuth, s m muneer ali, Sumanth Patlolla, Dibyo, Ananth, Jayaprakash B R, Bipin Banavalikar and Siddharth C S

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Answer 1: “Little Old Ladies” or “LOL” was the term used for the programming or rope core memory like that used in early space probes and the Apollo Guidance Module’s memory core.


About Time

—devadutta @ March 4, 2014

Who made these watches?

Cracked by: Manish Achuth, KK, Sumanth Patlolla, s m muneer ali, Rogi, AmK, Abhiram Bharadwaj Diddigi, Shwetha Maiya and Supritha Maiya

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Intel. Well, Microma, but Intel.


Naturally awesome

—devadutta @ March 1, 2014

Guest question from %gqh% Manish Achuth.

What is happening here?

Cracked by: Sumanth Patlolla, Manish Achuth, Supritha Maiya, s m muneer ali, Abhiram Bharadwaj Diddigi, bastet, Rogi, AmK and KK

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This is an animation of DNA replication by DNA polymerase.


Nice way to retire

—devadutta @ February 9, 2014

Another question from %gqh% Manish Achuth

Identify the artist and the song (Tell us who is covering whom)

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Cracked by: Manish Achuth, buk, varun, Sumanth Patlolla, AmK, Mayukh Bose, shenoyvarun86 and Rogi

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Chris Hadfield, the Canadian Astronaut. Song - Space Oddity by David Bowie.


Finches. You need Finches.

—devadutta @ February 5, 2014

Guest Question from %gqh% Manish Achuth. Send your questions to [email protected]. We like them!

What was the controversy? Also identify the dude (For AutoRaja)

Cracked by: Manish Achuth, Pawankumar Hegde, s m muneer ali, Bipin Banavalikar, Sumanth Patlolla, Bastet, shenoyvarun86, buk and AmK

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Although Darwin was never inspired by Humming birds, these notes make him like he was. He was actually observing Finches.


From Ponds to deBeers

—devadutta @ February 3, 2014

Guest Question after a looooooong time. From %gqh% shenoyvarun86.

Bust of a German mineralogist. Identify

Cracked by: Sumanth Patlolla, ShreyGoyal, Manish Achuth, Rogi, s m muneer ali, Sayan Chaudhry, Pawankumar Hegde, Bipin Banavalikar and Bastet

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Friedrich Mohs and the Mohs Scale of Mineral Hardness


Momentum

—devadutta @ May 11, 2013

Guest question from %gqh% Manish Achuth.

What is being demonstrated here?

Cracked by: Abhishek, Anjul, Manish Achuth and Rogi

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Galilean Cannon


David(tm), meet Goliath (r)

—srikanth @ December 9, 2012

Another guest question from guest question super-hero %gqh% logik

Ironically enough, what is the device called?

Cracked by: Jayaprakash B R, Sumanth Patlolla, Dibyo, Manish Achuth, Amarendra Kumar, Rohan, rickde, KK, Rogi, Bipin Banavalikar and Ananth

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The Brazilian firm Gradiente manufactures the ‘iPhone’, a local trademark they applied for in 2000 - which is now an Android-based smartphone.