phÂœnix 87: unlucky down under

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 3:33 pm

Double landlocked is correct. Over to Craig.

CraigDag · Post by **CraigDag** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 3:50 pm

My mind has went blank now.

How much wood could a wood chuck chuck, if a wood chuck could chuck wood?

If the Sun was to become a black hole of the same mass as the original sun what would happen to the earth...theoretically?

mr lugsy · Post by **mr lugsy** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:23 pm

o.k , in theory i reckon we should (i'm hoping) get sucked right through and spat out the other side into one of those different dimension thingammy bobs .i'm not guaranteeing that there would'nt be a mild concussion or two and maybe the odd nosebleed,spate of dizziness and isolated cases of broken playing arms .

J.G may have the answer to this one,if indeed i am wrong here.

blackmogu · Post by **blackmogu** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 9:33 pm

If the sun were to become a same mass black hole, the following two things would happen :-

1. The radius of the sun would shrink dramatically (escape velocities of light given the mass of the sun)

2. The energy output of the sun would cease (no radiation / light energy would escape the event horizon).

This would lead the earth to become bathed in darkness and rather frigid.

CraigDag · Post by **CraigDag** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:30 pm

Blackmogu is correct, I should have thought that one through a bit longer, I fully expected someone to say we would be sucked in which isn't true according to the theory's.

Over to you Mr. Mogu!

blackmogu · Post by **blackmogu** » Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:49 pm

I thank you..

What do tug of war, rope climbing and duelling with pistols all have in common that is not immediately obvious ?

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:26 am

Former olympic sports?

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:44 am

Going away from your opponent ?

CraigDag · Post by **CraigDag** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:55 am

Northern Monkey wrote:Former olympic sports?

Im about 90% certain that this was the answer.

blackmogu · Post by **blackmogu** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:31 am

northern monkey takes it.

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:58 am

Hmm not sure how the duelling would work- presumably the silver medallist would receive their gong postthumously.

Anyway staying with the world of sport- what is Vic Flowers' claim to fame?

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:07 pm

yes, good point NM.

vic flowers seems to ring a distant bell, for some reason, i'm thinking that he is either a boxer or a football referee.

harry2 · Post by **harry2** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 1:33 pm

First English football captain?

CraigDag · Post by **CraigDag** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:34 pm

Something to do with cricket isn't it?

Northern Monkey · Post by **Northern Monkey** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 3:50 pm

Craig has correct sport but need to be more specific