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—srikanth @ October 29, 2012

What is happening here?

Cracked by: rickde, Sumanth Patlolla, Ananth, Rogi Ocnorb, Rogi, Dibyo and Mayukh Bose

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Dutch researchers, in 2006, analyzing the anatomical accuracy of Rembrandt’s 1633 painting titled ‘The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp’


CONSUME, CITIZEN!

—srikanth @ October 28, 2012

Why were these mannequins in the news recently?

Cracked by: Rogi, rickde, raklodramA, Sumanth Patlolla, SLN and Ananth

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The EyeSee mannequins have cameras in their eyes, and track customers and aggregate shopper behaviour.


I prefer Troy/Abed's Dreamatorium.

—srikanth @ October 27, 2012

Diagrams from what? Alternatively, what are people likening it to?

Cracked by: Rogi, rickde, raklodramA, SLN, Sumanth Patlolla and Ananth

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Microsoft’s patent for the IMMERSIVE DISPLAY EXPERIENCE using the Kinect, AKA their own holodeck.


So, source code viewer then?

—srikanth @ October 26, 2012

What “first”?

Cracked by: Anjul

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First photograph of a strand of DNA, taken with an electron microscope.


Great success

—srikanth @ October 25, 2012

Identify:

Cracked by: Rogi, Anjul, rickde, Ananth, raklodramA, Sumanth Patlolla and aparna rajeev

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Pyongyang Racer, North Korea’s first every Video Game. It’s free to play, BTW.


Now at 48fps?

—srikanth @ October 24, 2012

Reconstructing what?

Cracked by: Manish Achuth, KK, rickde, ashwin, Sumanth Patlolla, Rogi, raklodramA and aparna rajeev

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A scientist’s reconstruction of the Homo Floriensis, colloquially called ‘The Hobbit’


Quack.

—srikanth @ October 23, 2012

This canard lays claim to be the first. Identify the device:

Cracked by: Manish Achuth, KK, rickde, Sumanth Patlolla, Rogi, Ananth, raklodramA and aparna rajeev

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The Santos-Dumont 14bis


Can you hear me now?

—srikanth @ October 16, 2012

(1) was used to create the first large scale demonstration of something. What was it called? Legend has it that it was parked near (2) but I can’t find substantiations for that claim.

Cracked by: Manish Achuth, Sumanth Patlolla, Dibyo, Ananth, Prabhu, KK and bhargava

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Stanford Research Institute’s Packet Radio Van.


Still feel it has a silly name

—srikanth @ October 15, 2012

Art, but what medium?

Cracked by: Manish Achuth, Sumanth Patlolla, Dibyo, Ananth, Rogi and KK

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The dots are from the IR emitters used on Microsoft’s Kinect.


Smooooth.

—srikanth @ September 29, 2012

This is exactly what it looks like, but what is it, or who are they?

Cracked by: vinayaknp, Sumanth Patlolla and Manish Achuth

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MIT’s chemistry genius inventing a non-stick coating for the inside of bottles.