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100% Power

—devadutta @ February 6, 2011

Connect these cereal boxes ( no, they are not from the future) to the dude in 2 via a physical phenomenon

Cracked by: shrik, srinivasan, Raghuvansh, Siddarth Pai, Crackedpot, aditthya, Ananth, Rogi, Sandesh, udupendra, KK, jowens, Thejas V R, Logik, Bharath, dineshk, raklodramA, vinayaknp, Kaustubh, Shwetha Maiya and krudebox

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These cereal boxes light up using wireless electricity induced in them via the racks. It is a demo of electromagnetic induction discovreed by Michael Faraday.


There's something dark about this.

—srikanth @ February 5, 2011

Identify and connect.

Cracked by Bharath, jowens, Ananth, Raghuvansh, dineshk, Dibyo, Rogi, Appu S, lanu, Siddarth Pai, vinayaknp, rohanquizzer, KK, Sumanth Patlolla, udupendra, Thejas V R, Sanador, shrik, Logik, Riyaz Usman, Mikey, Shwetha Maiya, raklodramA and mankuTimma


Dr. Awesome

—devadutta @ February 4, 2011

Who he?

Hint:

Cracked by: jayanth, Rogi, Sandesh, Ananth, dineshk, jowens, Anjul, Logik, KK, buk, ChaitanyaPawanBalla, Vivek, Antariksh Bothale, Bharath, Raghuvansh, Crackedpot, Dibyo, Siddarth Pai, vinayaknp, mankuTimma, udupendra, AmK, Sanador, Thejas V R and Shwetha Maiya

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Jorge Cham, the author of PhD comics.


So that's how he did it...

—srikanth @ February 3, 2011

I’ll just leave this pic here…

Identify the source.

Cracked by: Raghuvansh, jayanth, shrik, Muthu Sundaresan, dineshk, Bharath, Rogi, Ananth, KK, jowens, Manish Achuth, Sumanth Patlolla, Abhiram Bharadwaj Diddigi, Moju21, Siddarth Pai, Vishnu, Thejas V R, rohanquizzer, raklodramA, Logik, v.chandrashekar, Shwetha Maiya, Crackedpot and Dibyo

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This is a diagram from Eddie Van Halen’s patent for a ‘Musical Instrument Support’. Most radical patent-app ever?


Round Round

—devadutta @ February 2, 2011

Identify and explain the significance of this video clip.

Cracked by: jowens, Rogi, Raghuvansh, Anjul, KK, Siddarth Pai, Thejas V R, dineshk, Bharath, Aparna, Ananth and Sandesh

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Roundhay Garden Scene, the earliest surviving motion picture clip! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roundhay_Garden_Scene


My internship wasn't like this...

—srikanth @ February 1, 2011

Identify:

Clue:

Cracked by: Raghuvansh, Logik, shrik, dineshk, Ananth, SV, Rogi, jowens, KK, Bharath, Bipin Banavalikar, Anonymous, Thejas V R, shrey, raklodramA, jins, rohanquizzer, jayaprakashbr, v.chandrashekar, Sanador, aditthya, krudebox, udupendra, Antariksh Bothale, Aparna, sandesh, Crackedpot, vishal golcha, Siddarth Pai, Sohail Nijas and Sumanth Patlolla

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This graph, by a Facebook intern named Paul Butler, graphs “friendships” across continents.


Like the music, except, probably, louder.

—srikanth @ January 31, 2011

What is this class of devices called?

Hint: Name is blanked out here:

PS: I fought off the gremlins and came back. Yay.

Cracked by: vijayaraghavan, Rogi, shrik, jowens, dineshk, Mikey, KK, Sumanth Patlolla, Logik, vinayaknp, Antariksh Bothale, Raghuvansh, Manish Achuth, Ananth, sandesh, Bharath, Thejas V R, Siddarth Pai, raklodramA, Appu S, rohanquizzer, v.chandrashekar, Sanador, Aparna, udupendra, Kaustubh and Sohail Nijas

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Tokamak reactors.


Drink Water

—devadutta @ January 30, 2011

Comic suggestion for a social-network’s 503 page by a famous web-comic artist. It was actually used. Who is the artist? Which social network?

Late question is soooper laaate. Sorry folks, Gremlins kidnapped the Quizmaster.

Cracked by: dineshk, Anonymous, Riyaz Usman, raklodramA, Sanador, Dibyo, Rogi, Thejas V R, Bipin Banavalikar, vinayaknp, Moju21, jins, KK, shrey, madhur, jowens, Sumanth Patlolla, Siddarth Pai, Aparna, Bharath, shrik, Logik, Raghuvansh, Ananth, Manish Achuth, sandesh, udupendra, Kaustubh and Shwetha Maiya

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The Oatmeal’s suggestion for Tumblr’s 503 page.


Just about red

—devadutta @ January 29, 2011

This dude, is a famous composer. He is even more famous for his scientific discoveries. Who he?

For fake bonus points, tell us what he discovered.

Cracked by: Raghuvansh, Ananth, jowens, Bharath, sandesh, KK, Dibyo, Rogi, dineshk, shrik, lanu, Qbrain, raklodramA, puneet_k, Bipin Banavalikar, Muthu sundaresan, Manish Achuth, vishal, udupendra, rohanquizzer, Appu S, v.chandrashekar, Sohail Nijas, Sumanth Patlolla, Aparna, vishal golcha, Thejas V R, Nanda, Riyaz Usman, Siddarth Pai and Logik

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Sir William Herschel, great composer and discoverer of Uranus.


Trademark disputes ahoy!

—srikanth @ January 28, 2011

A somewhat-famous image of a very famous tech personality. Who? Where?

Another pic of the location.

PS: Don’t miss the other question that was posted today!

Cracked by: lotuseater, dineshk, Sumanth Patlolla, Rogi, puneet_k, Manish Achuth, appu s, Thejas V R, jowens, shrik, udupendra, KK, Ananth, Dibyo, sandesh, vinayaknp, Bharath, Raghuvansh, lanu, Qbrain, raklodramA, Bipin Banavalikar and Sohail Nijas

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Steve Wozniak. He sponsored the “Us” festivals, a Woodstockish mix of music and culture, held in California in 1982 and 1983.