Sunday, November 29, 2015

xkcd Quiz in the New Yorker

Source: Randall Munroe, for the New Yorker
If you haven't taken Randall Munroe's Thing Explainer quiz in the New Yorker, click on over for 5 minutes of fun.

I'm sure anyone reading this blog'll get a perfect score, but it's an interesting approach to scientific outreach all the same.

Click here to try your luck!
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6 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 30, 2015 12:38 PM

    So the atomic bomb diagram was not demonstrating 'fusion' (hydrogen) but rather just the part where they slam transuranic elements together. Since both plutonium and uranium were both used as fission sources, how was one to decide?

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    1. See Arr OhNovember 30, 2015 4:06 PM

      My exact critique. I ended my first round going 9/10 : (

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    2. AnonymousNovember 30, 2015 4:42 PM

      Glad i wasn't alone on that! (eye-rolling emoticon)

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    3. HapNovember 30, 2015 10:31 PM

      I missed that one and the last one (didn't know if it was Einstein or Mendeleev).

      I got that the bomb one was talking about fission, but I think I assumed they were talking about a compression device (which was plutonium) and not the gun barrel device (which was uranium, I think), but the compression one could have been drawn differently, I guess (O ---> o ----> BOOM). Oh well.

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    Really enjoyed this piece mixing the wit of xkcd with the polished style of The New Yorker made for a surprisingly fun read! It’s the kind of clever crossover that sticks with you much like finding the perfect Office Space in Noida for Rent unexpected, satisfying, and totally worth the search

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