/me plans to enter and lose <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
bah, it will be evening in europe, so it would make the most sense to start tomorrow in the afternoon but then we have the timelimit in our neck <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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i think i got from 40-45 some rather obscure ones in there(no you arent getting the answers,i don't know em anyway <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->)
Just so you know, all answers can be found online with a little looking. If you want the prize, you can get it <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Warning to players - this is for hardcore nerd players, average-joe players need not apply!
I'm hoping I got at least 2 right... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Even people that never ever played NS have a chance to answer all questions correctly <b>if they take some time to dig around a bit</b>.
Just imagine your new TV comes with a german handbook. If you can speak German it's no problem for you, but if you don't but got a english-german dictionary you still have a chance to understand... it just takes longer.
i would have put a bit more effort in for those few extra marks, but i'm supposed to be doing some biology homework, and i'm absolutely sick of tests
i wouldn't mind the prize though <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
[EDIT:] i was surprised how much i knew actually, some things just came back to me randomly. playing from 1.0 definitely gives you an advantage
Cant remember my STEAM_ID off-hand. So just entered "Comprox-sucks" in the field. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-UKchaos+Jun 8 2004, 09:34 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (UKchaos @ Jun 8 2004, 09:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> #15 is gonna cause arguments <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> It has always caused arguments, and while the general rule is to "call it however you like and don't argue" for the quiz the correct answer is what Flayra posted about the discussion when it came up. Also if i remember correctly the poll answer was slightly in favour to that answer, too...
aonomusDedicated NS Mastermind (no need for school)Join Date: 2003-11-26Member: 23605Members, Constellation
Well
<!--QuoteBegin-From IRC Channel #naturalselection+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (From IRC Channel #naturalselection)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><Big_Fat_Duck> its funny how something happening on rr.org can sap ns.org's bandwidth <Vahn_Paktu> Must be everyone searching the forums. <Big_Fat_Duck> yes <Big_Fat_Duck> it takes me 5 minutes to do a search<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I think that theres a record number of people on the forums, all thanks to Comprox and Hypergrip! Lets take a moment and thank them for making the community a better place by draining the main sites bandwidth. No, actually, lets thank them for coming up with such an ingenious idea of giving the entire forums population a lesson on NS history. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->ou know, there are only 250 possible combinations and i have lots of free time<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Actually, it works out at approximately 8.9x10^34 (or 89000000000000000000000000000000000) different combinations.
You calculate it using 5^50 instead of 5x50.
Thats alot of free time <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Odd, the hardest questions for me are those relating to the more recent stuff <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
aonomusDedicated NS Mastermind (no need for school)Join Date: 2003-11-26Member: 23605Members, Constellation
So inconclusion, get guessing, you still have... something like 15 hours? Thats probably enough time for the whole NS community to get one of those 5^50 combinations for a perfect 50/50 score... I gotta admit those are bad odds but I spent four hours on it... either I'm
a) Smart and knows its worth it for the NS community/my wallet b) Really stupid doing it night before my physics finals c) Both
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Cant remember my STEAM_ID off-hand. So just entered "Comprox-sucks" in the field. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
<Comprox> I said one or more persons has 50, that's all I shall say <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> . . <Comprox> no one has scored 49 tho
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ogm first to post after finishing
i think i got from 40-45
some rather obscure ones in there(no you arent getting the answers,i don't know em anyway <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->)
Warning to players - this is for hardcore nerd players, average-joe players need not apply!
I'm hoping I got at least 2 right...
Warning to players - this is for hardcore nerd players, average-joe players need not apply!
I'm hoping I got at least 2 right... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Even people that never ever played NS have a chance to answer all questions correctly <b>if they take some time to dig around a bit</b>.
Just imagine your new TV comes with a german handbook. If you can speak German it's no problem for you, but if you don't but got a english-german dictionary you still have a chance to understand... it just takes longer.
/Hyper
i wouldn't mind the prize though <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
[EDIT:] i was surprised how much i knew actually, some things just came back to me randomly.
playing from 1.0 definitely gives you an advantage
Cant remember my STEAM_ID off-hand. So just entered "Comprox-sucks" in the field. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
It has always caused arguments, and while the general rule is to "call it however you like and don't argue" for the quiz the correct answer is what Flayra posted about the discussion when it came up. Also if i remember correctly the poll answer was slightly in favour to that answer, too...
<a href='http://www.fanta.dk/news.asp?nid=418DAE98-E327-41B5-AC1C-0DB972378BE0' target='_blank'>Watch it</a>
you know, there are only 250 possible combinations and i have lots of free time
<!--QuoteBegin-From IRC Channel #naturalselection+--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (From IRC Channel #naturalselection)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--><Big_Fat_Duck> its funny how something happening on rr.org can sap ns.org's bandwidth
<Vahn_Paktu> Must be everyone searching the forums.
<Big_Fat_Duck> yes
<Big_Fat_Duck> it takes me 5 minutes to do a search<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I think that theres a record number of people on the forums, all thanks to Comprox and Hypergrip! Lets take a moment and thank them for making the community a better place by draining the main sites bandwidth. No, actually, lets thank them for coming up with such an ingenious idea of giving the entire forums population a lesson on NS history. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Actually, it works out at approximately 8.9x10^34 (or 89000000000000000000000000000000000) different combinations.
You calculate it using 5^50 instead of 5x50.
Thats alot of free time <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
PS:
Andrew Weldon is my hero.
That is all. To the victors goes the spoils.
a) Smart and knows its worth it for the NS community/my wallet
b) Really stupid doing it night before my physics finals
c) Both
<!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif' /><!--endemo-->
roflmao, i almost did the same thing
<a href='http://www.fanta.dk/news.asp?nid=418DAE98-E327-41B5-AC1C-0DB972378BE0' target='_blank'>Watch it</a> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
XD Hilarious, dude.
<Comprox> I said one or more persons has 50, that's all I shall say <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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<Comprox> no one has scored 49 tho