Gizmo Quiz

[moishe]

What is this gizmo [moishe.net]

[ncw164x]

is it used to monitor cfc's or carbon monoxide gases in the atmosphere

[ScottM]

CFHT coudé spectrograph?

[moishe]

no, it detects a certain type of incoming radiation in a large object pointed at the sky in a country in Europe where they speak Spanish....

[ncw164x]

solar radiation

[ncw164x]

[mpifr-bonn.mpg.de...]

[moishe]

not exactly solar radiation but the sun does put off a lot of **** and this thing detects ****

[moishe]

ncw164x wins with his discovery of MAMBO a bolometer installed at the IRAM 30 meter telescope on Pico Veleta, Spain.

[bunltd]

Way to go ncw164x!

I was off on a tangent with neutrinos...

Good gizmo Moishe!

LisaB

[mack]

hehe well done..

from that page...

117 channel version (MAMBO-2)

I was actualy googleing for combinations with 117 because thats how many copper tubes I counted lol

Mack.

[ScottM]

mambo is a reptile?

:>)

I thought I was onto something with a "gecko" telescope

[ncw164x]

hehe I thought I was playing on my own at the end ;)

Yeah good gizmo Moishe, I dont play that often and I have gone and won..Yippie

[edited by: ncw164x at 8:10 pm (utc) on Feb. 5, 2005]

[mack]

Good game moishe

you sure didnt make it easy for us lol

Mack.

[bunltd]

mambo is a reptile?

I wondered about that, too. Although I came across a lot of AMANDA references, and there really is a lizard called that...

LisaB

[moishe]

Scott, a Mambo is a fairly deadly snake (read- better be holding the antidote in your hand if he bites you) indiginous to Africa.

Thanks to all who played, I look forward to next week:)

[ScottM]

Mambo=Snake

Oh boy do I feel dumb.

great game!

[digitalghost]

Mambo is a dance, Mamba is a snake. :)

[moishe]

DOH, I feel dumb, yep snake is mamba, my bad, sorry

[bunltd]

Dancing snakes? ;)

LisaB

[lawman]

Oops, got here late. So I guess ncw164x is handling next week's quiz.