Today's question has to do with maps. The following 4 maps are ordered according to a criterion arising out of political maps. The first map can be considered one of a kind (which has a special name too! Bonus points for identifying the name) or a special case of the other 3 maps. In the latter understanding, each map has a characteristic D associated with it.
For the first map below, D= 0.
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For the second map below, D= 9.
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For the third map below, D= 39.
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For the fourth map below, D= 40.
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Obviously this list is ordered. But it is not exhaustive. The question is to identify D. Zooming and Panning the embedded maps is kosher.
Sunday, 10 January 2010
Friday, 8 January 2010
Question for Jan 8, 2010
The first of these occured in 1984, the next in 1989, and since then there been a further 21 occasions, the latest occuring in Feb 2008, and arguably the most famous instance occured in Birmingham in 1999. There have been two further instances which are not counted in this list due to the particular rules used. Ten different nations have been involved in this, and this has happened in nine different nations. Similar instances have also occured in variations of this setting. There are two different variations, and there have been two instances in each of those. What am I talking about?
Thursday, 7 January 2010
Fascinating Arguments...
In the 16th and 17th centuries, the motion of the Earth was a hot topic of debate. X considered his theory of the tides to provide the required physical proof of the motion of the earth. For X, the tides were caused by the sloshing back and forth of water in the seas as a point on the Earth's surface sped up and slowed down because of the Earth's rotation on its axis and revolution around the Sun.
If this theory were correct, there would be only one high tide per day. X and his contemporaries were aware of this inadequacy because there are two daily high tides at Venice instead of one, about twelve hours apart. X dismissed this anomaly as the result of several secondary causes, including the shape of the sea, its depth, and other factors.
X dismissed as a "useless fiction" the idea, held by his contemporary Y, that the moon caused the tides. X also refused to accept Y's elliptical orbits of the planets, considering the circle the "perfect" shape for planetary orbits.
Against the assertion that X was deceptive in making these arguments, Albert Einstein expressed the opinion that X developed his "fascinating arguments" and accepted them uncritically out of a desire for physical proof of the motion of the Earth.
Identify the famous and highly respected scientists X and Y.
Hint: There is a famous conjecture about sphere packing, named after Y.
If this theory were correct, there would be only one high tide per day. X and his contemporaries were aware of this inadequacy because there are two daily high tides at Venice instead of one, about twelve hours apart. X dismissed this anomaly as the result of several secondary causes, including the shape of the sea, its depth, and other factors.
X dismissed as a "useless fiction" the idea, held by his contemporary Y, that the moon caused the tides. X also refused to accept Y's elliptical orbits of the planets, considering the circle the "perfect" shape for planetary orbits.
Against the assertion that X was deceptive in making these arguments, Albert Einstein expressed the opinion that X developed his "fascinating arguments" and accepted them uncritically out of a desire for physical proof of the motion of the Earth.
Identify the famous and highly respected scientists X and Y.
Hint: There is a famous conjecture about sphere packing, named after Y.
Wednesday, 6 January 2010
Question for Jan 6th, 2010
What is common to the paintings -
Erased de Kooning Drawing.
The Blue Epoch.
First communion of anemic young girls in the snow.
Hint: Read into the names of the paintings.
Erased de Kooning Drawing.
The Blue Epoch.
First communion of anemic young girls in the snow.
Hint: Read into the names of the paintings.
Tuesday, 5 January 2010
Reader Question
This is a question courtesy Varsha.
X is a three story tall structure viewed from 30-foot long bridge through its interiors. It is made up of thick stained glass panels fitted into a bronze frame that holds the entire structure together. It was designed by an American architect and was opened to public in mid 1935. This structure has an unusual acoustic quality which was unintentional at the time of its construction. The odd acoustics are such that if two people stand at the end of the 30-foot bridge and whisper, they can hear each other as if they were standing side by side. The main purpose of X was for educational service. It is claimed that in X you can view the world in a unique perspective and just see how much the world had changed over time.
What is X and where is it located?
Hint: X invites comparison with another piece located outside a private business school in Wellesley, MA.
X is a three story tall structure viewed from 30-foot long bridge through its interiors. It is made up of thick stained glass panels fitted into a bronze frame that holds the entire structure together. It was designed by an American architect and was opened to public in mid 1935. This structure has an unusual acoustic quality which was unintentional at the time of its construction. The odd acoustics are such that if two people stand at the end of the 30-foot bridge and whisper, they can hear each other as if they were standing side by side. The main purpose of X was for educational service. It is claimed that in X you can view the world in a unique perspective and just see how much the world had changed over time.
What is X and where is it located?
Hint: X invites comparison with another piece located outside a private business school in Wellesley, MA.
Question for January 5, 2010
Happy New Year to one and all. Here is an easy one,
Connect the following and identify the blank. The list is in chronological order but not exhaustive.
Willie, Juanito, Tip and Tap, Gauchito, Niranjito, Pique, Ciao, Ato & Kaz & Nik, Goleo VI, -------.
Monday, 4 January 2010
Question for Jan 4, 2010 - PS
Welcome back, and happy new year! Lets kickstart the new year with an X,Y,Z type question.
X, is a multinational corporation which is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history dating back to the 19th century. Y was the president of X, who oversaw that company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. Today's question though, is about Z.
Y summarized the X philosophy with a motto consisting of one word, Z. X's first U.S. trademark was for the name "Z" filed as a U.S. trademark on June 6, 1935 with the description "periodical publications". This trademark was filed fourteen years before the company filed for a U.S. trademark on the name X. A biographical article in 1940 noted that "This word is on the most conspicuous wall of every room in every X building. Each employee carries a Z notebook in which to record inspirations. The company stationery, matches, scratch pads all bear the inscription, Z. A monthly magazine called 'Z' is distributed to the employees." Z remains a part of X's corporate culture to this day; it was the inspiration behind naming X's very successful line of computers. In 2008, X Mid America Employees Federal Credit Union changed its name to Z Mutual Bank.
Identify X, Y and Z.
X, is a multinational corporation which is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history dating back to the 19th century. Y was the president of X, who oversaw that company's growth into an international force from 1914 to 1956. Today's question though, is about Z.
Y summarized the X philosophy with a motto consisting of one word, Z. X's first U.S. trademark was for the name "Z" filed as a U.S. trademark on June 6, 1935 with the description "periodical publications". This trademark was filed fourteen years before the company filed for a U.S. trademark on the name X. A biographical article in 1940 noted that "This word is on the most conspicuous wall of every room in every X building. Each employee carries a Z notebook in which to record inspirations. The company stationery, matches, scratch pads all bear the inscription, Z. A monthly magazine called 'Z' is distributed to the employees." Z remains a part of X's corporate culture to this day; it was the inspiration behind naming X's very successful line of computers. In 2008, X Mid America Employees Federal Credit Union changed its name to Z Mutual Bank.
Identify X, Y and Z.
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