Answers for 22nd Dec 2010

Q1. Who invented the wearable gestural computer interface Sixth Sense?

A: Pranav Mistry. Here's Mistry demonstrating the amazing device: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kIWFPUG6UI

Correct answers: @prashanthkpp, @kashyapa, @Saffronizer

Q2. Wikileaks special. "Diplomatic cable" originally meant what means of communication?

A: Telegram. Though they use radio, fax and Internet today, the name has remained the same: http://deepdip.wordpress.com/2010/11/30/what-is-diplomatic-cable/

Correct answers: @prashanthkpp, @rushikeshgk, @Karmasura, @kirankarlmarx, @Saffronizer

Q3. Unscramble CDALFEIOCN – pain killer blamed for deaths of Indian vultures that ate carcasses of animals treated with it.

A: Diclofenac. http://www.domain-b.com/environment/20080505_diclofenac_poisoning.html

Correct answers: @prashanthkpp, @Karmasura, @kirankarlmarx, @Saffronizer

Q4 Which famous scientist once sought to transmit electrical power without wires at a facility known as Wardenclyffe Tower?

A: Nikola Tesla. Unfortunately, his project never came to fruition due to financial problems. But the theory is very interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wardenclyffe_Tower#Wireless_transmission

Correct answers: @prashanthkpp, @Karmasura, @kirankarlmarx, @Saffronizer

Q5. Who is considered the father of modern chemistry? He was also the first to clearly outline law of conservation of mass.

A: Antoine Lavoisier, a French scientist.

Correct answers: @prashanthkpp, @Karmasura, @kirankarlmarx, @Saffronizer

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