Phoenix LXVIII

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:29 am

What were Tommie Smith and John Carlos famous for in 1968 ?

civ77 · Post by **civ77** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 8:58 am

Olympic year so was it a sporting double/first of some kind?

First men to run 100m in under 10 seconds.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 9:55 am

weren't they the black pride saluting guys?

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:58 pm

Black power salutists.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:03 pm

here's a good one from Istenem's bumper book of facts:

what are the top five most expensive things by weight?

nb1 smart-arse answers like hydrogen and aerogel won't be tolerated.
nb2 diamonds, emeralds, rubies etc. count as one thing.

Mr Bubbles · Post by **Mr Bubbles** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:13 pm

As i can't say anything spacey,

I think uranium is the heavist thing on the earth?

Closely followed by Dawn French?

civ77 · Post by **civ77** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:17 pm

Having read that question in an earlier phoenix only this morning I would feel a fraud to answer all five. That said I'll happily jump in and bag the ones I knew/guessed before reading the answers.

Saffron
Diamonds (gemstones to be in keeping with nb2)

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:32 pm

civ77 wrote:Having read that question in an earlier phoenix only this morning I would feel a fraud to answer all five.

aha but i've moved the goalposts since then. truffles are not expensive at the moment because they have all gone off.

Saffron
Diamonds (gemstones to be in keeping with nb2)
so that is three (inc Mr B's precious metals)

two to go

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:36 pm

I'll chuck in everyone's famous element, Californium. Currently retailing at $27 million per gram at your local Walmart.

Unless there's a more expensive element on sale these days. I read this in the 1973 Guinness Book of Records.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 2:51 pm

HE is right but it is still a metal so two to go.

one is ingested but not a food, the other is something (well two things) that many people see every waking hour

darcle · Post by **darcle** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:03 pm

given Istenem's clue of two items many people see every waking hour im going to go for eye balls?

And could the other be water?

civ77 · Post by **civ77** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:18 pm

Yay, in that case I can legitimately keep guessing.

Have recent tax rises and economic factors caused petrol to sneak into the top 5?

Failing that are the two things substances used in monitors? I recall something to do with the colour production using miniscule amounts of some rare stuff.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:37 pm

not eyeballs although it is close

nothing liquid as they are all too heavy

not monitor components either, they come under the rare metals

keep pressing and guessing

Mr Bubbles · Post by **Mr Bubbles** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:42 pm

I will go with a complete guess then, as you can see it every waking hour - hair/fur?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Jun 10, 2008 3:53 pm

nope. that one is a feat of technology and although you can see them, you'd only rarely look at them.

the other one is expensive not for raw materials but for Civ's socio-economic reasons.