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Mon
16
Feb '09

Pic

Got bored so I made this:

Funny pic

Funny pic

made with AOK (age of empires 2 age of kings)

Fri
6
Feb '09

Orion Update

Remember back in 2007 when I told about the Orion spacecraft? Well guess what this is NASA’s schedule now.

  • 2009 (Sep) — AA-1 (Ascent Abort-1) unmanned ascent abort test (transonic)
  • 2010 (Spring) — PA-2 unmanned pad abort test
  • 2010 (August) — AA-2 unmanned ascent abort test (Max Q)
  • 2011 (February) — AA-3 unmanned ascent abort test (low-altitude tumble test)
  • 2012 (September) — Ares I-Y unmanned ascent abort test (high altitude)
  • 2012 — First unmanned flight of Orion in Earth orbit.
  • 2014 (September) — First manned flight of Orion in Earth orbit.
  • 2015–2018 — First unmanned flight of Altair.
  • 2016–2018 First manned flight of Altair.
  • 2019 First manned lunar landing with Orion/Altair system.
  • 2020 start of planning for Mars missions
  • 2037 Possible date of manned arrival on Mars hinted at by Michael Griffin, the NASA administrator

By the way space shuttles will be kept running until 2010. Space station is to be completed by WHO KNOWS WHEN. Sigh no info on it. Enjoy this piece of info.

Wed
4
Feb '09

Lamentations code

In the book of lamentations chapter 3 has a interesting sequence. In Hebrew alphabet there are 22 letters in this book chapters 1,2,4, and 5 have 22 verses in order of the Hebrew alphabet. Only in Hebrew writings do you see this. But chapter 3 has 66 verses. Verses 1,2, and 3 for the first letter. 4,5, And 6 for the second and so forth. This may be a sad book but a very interesting sequence. I thought it was interesting and decided to make a version of it for a code. Randomly put in for a 1,2, or 3 for b 4,5,6 you get the picture. Until 76,77,78 for z. Decipher this.

46,32,13,59,60,75 8,44,43,36 22,63,24.

use this code to baffle pepole or for a password or passphrase. (Hint. To find out what letter is what number. Change into letter corresponding by its place in the alphabet like 1-a 2-b to 26-z. Then multiply by 3 and subtract two and that is the lowest number you can have for that letter.) (Another hint. To find a number check to see if it is a multiple of 3. If not round up to the nearest multiple of 3. then divide by three and then find out which letter is that number. Such as 1-a 2-b to 26-z. Like this. 19 rounded up to the next multiple of three whitch is 21. Divide 21 by 3 to get 7 go from a to the seventh letter of the alphabet which is g. There you go.)

Sat
31
Jan '09

Puzzle 9

It is March 9th. You are a detective in a case of a kidnapping. A former code breaker has been kidnapped. The suspects are.

Lin Harold

Bob Fredricson

Rose Garnet

Wong Turner

You find a calendar and you open it and flip through the pages. On the month of January is a note that is the kidnapped person calling from help. But the letter mentions noone or nowhere as a clue. The letter reads:

Help! I am being kidnapped! Please find me. I have no idea who it is or where I’m going. Please help.

You know it is the person needing help because the fingerprints and signiture match.

WHO WAS IT ?

Post in comments I will post answers A. If someone posts in one week. B. If noone posts in a week I will post it when someone someone else posts it.

Good luck.

Fri
23
Jan '09

Traveling

I’m traveling right now. Going to be doing this frequently. You will still get posts as frequently. I should have a puzzle out soon.

Sun
14
Dec '08

Trivia Time 10 !!!!! SP GRAB BAG!

YAY! NUMBER 10 this means something special! This time around there are 10 questions and answers. All questions are grab bag questions. Ready? Set? GO!

1.  What is the temperature that aluminum melts at ?

2.  A singer called Rick Astley is known for if you get jokingly tricked to be sent to one of his videos on youtube they say you’ve been _______ what is the correct phrase?

3.  R.O.B was a add on for the NES that helped it be liked in America during the video game crash. How many games were for it?

4. Why will you die if you eat a polar bear’s liver?

5. True or false. The great wall of china is the only man made object on earth visible from space with the naked eye.

6. At 30 inches per step how many steps are there in a mile?

7. Decode. Code is take out every u,y,g,and f also every other i: huiyg tughuyeyyfguirguuyguuggye

8. The Wii was released when?

9. Facebook was released to only Harvard students at first this was when?

10. The song “We Wish You a Merry Christmas”originated in what century?

Merry Christmas! Answers will be here at Christmas.

Sat
29
Nov '08

Geocaching

I recently found out about geocaching from my dad. It is a fun sport that you use a GPS system to find certain caches that people hid. They can be very hard or hard; never super easy. It is very fun. Check it out.