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And away we go...
Q1) 1. What is the weight of the world’s biggest machine? How much did it cost to build?
The Bagger 288
The bagger 288 is a mine-digging, coal-harvesting machine almost 2.5 football fields in length. Amazing right! And of course something of this magnitude belongs to the Germans. To transport this mega machine from one location to another, a new road was needed to be built. Ok, so lets skip to the chase...
Weight: So there was dispute among websites as to the correct weight of this monster. Some said 45, 500 tonnes while other say 13, 500 tonnes. I am going to go with 45, 500 tonnes as it seemed to be the majority among websites.
Cost: $100 million
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Q2) What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Ozzy Osborne?
I wasn't too keen on paying money to sign up to a website in order to retrieve this answer so I was forced to find information on a normal site.
I found one that claimed to have information on his agents and managers but when I tried calling, I was alerted by optus that the number I had dialled was incomplete or incorrect (Although I was sort of relieved as it would have been awkward explaining that I only needed to call them for a university assignment and not to propose a job offer). So ill add the details listed on this site as perhaps they are old contacts or maybe I have to be in America. Although I'm quite sure that these are merely fake numbers to excite crazy fans just to be massively let down.
Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Osbourne Management
9292 Civic Center Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: 310-859-7761
Ari Emanuel or Ari Greenburg
Endeavor Agency
9601 Wilshire Boulevard
3rd Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: 310-248-2000
Rob Light
Creative Artists Agency
2000 Avenue Of The Stars
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Phone: 424-288-2000
Manatt Phelps & PhillipsRetrieved 25/08/2010 from
11355 West Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: 310-312-4000
http://famous-relationships.topsynergy.com/Ozzy_Osbourne/Contact.asp
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I then found another site in which fans had written to this address:
Ozzy OsbourneThere were countless fan comments on this site claiming to have received signed photos back when they wrote to this address. And I suppose it makes more sense for a fan to be able to write to Ozzy rather than his poor agents being flooded with fan calls. So although this process may not be quick, or reliable, it was the most plausible answer I could find.
5535 Dixon Trail Road
Hidden Hills, CA 91302
USA
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//www.fanmail.biz/1050.html
Q3) When and what was the first example of global digital communication?
Wow, this is as hard one. I found this website which provides a timeline of communication starting at 3500BC to 1994. I'm sure that the answer is one of these is the correct answer although it's hard to determine which of these most fits the description of first global digital communication. So I'm just going to take a stab and say that I think it is the electric telegraph invented by Joseph Henry, 1881.
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| The electric telegraph- Joseph Henry, 1881 |
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl_history_of_communication.htm
Q4) What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Melbourne?
So the first thing that popped into my head was 'walk'. But other then that option being slightly unrealistic, the more I thought about it, the more expenses such as food, water and accommodation popped into my head. In the end, it would be far cheaper to fly.
The cheapest offer I could find on the Internet was provided by the dodgiest airline company ever- Tiger airlines, who offered to fly from Brisbane to Melbourne's for the low price of $58.95.
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http://www.tigerairways.com.au/au/en/real_deals.php
Then I found a statement from Flight Centre saying that they would beat any airfare or let you fly there free. Unfortunately, after reading the fine print, it wasn't quite as good as it sounded. Flight centre would fly you to any destination for $1 cheaper than the original price. On the upside, they also give you a $20 voucher for your next trip. Woohoo.... So that makes it $57.95 plus a $20 voucher.
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http://www3.flightcentre.com.au/lowest-airfare-guarantee/
I could leave it there, however, this offer was from Brisbane to Melbourne and the question says Gold Coast to Melbourne. So I guess we have to add in expenses from Gold Coast to Brisbane. I suppose it would be more realistic to walk or hitch-hike in this instance... But who wants to do that. A concession train ticket (me being a student means I hold concession- so may be different for a non-student) from Gold Coast to Brisbane costs $23.40. That means that my journey from Gold Coast to Brisbane to Melbourne would cost a total of $81.45 and includes a $20 voucher. Therefore, my final answer for what the cheapest form of travel from Gold Coast to Melbourne: Train to Plane.
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http://jp.translink.com.au/TransLinkIntegratedFareProducts.asp?IntegratedFareToken=98,116;F;2;26/08/2010&AllZonesTravelled=&NumberZonesTravelled=0&ServiceProviderList=Queensland+Rail
Q5)Who is Hatsune Miku? What company does she belong to? What is her birthday?
Who is Hatsune Miku: She is the baby of the Yamaha corporation and is part of a voice synthesizer program that allows users to create music using her specific voice. So basically, it is a program in which the user can punch in lyrics and a melody which then becomes manipulated by the program and eventuates into Hatsune Miku singing whatever it is that the user punched in.
What company does she belong to: Yamaha
http://www.ani.me/zine/lifestyle/article/70/
What is her birthday: She came out August 31, 2007. Some fans like to refer to this date as her birthday.
http://www.vocaloidism.com/2009/08/31/happy-2nd-birthday-to-hatsune-miku/
Q6)Find a live web cam in Antarctica. Find a place to stay in Antarctica.
Live Antarctica web cams can be found on http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/live-antarctica. This site shows webcams on Casey, Davis, Macquarie Island and Mawson.
As for accommodation,
Much of your Antarctic experience will be had on a ship. Although, it is possible to stay at one of the stations mentioned above.
Q7) What song was top of the Australian pop charts this week in 1980?
It was tricky, but I finally found the perrrfect website for Australian pop charts. And number one that week was.... Who other than Olivia Newton-John with her song Magic. Gotta love the 80's.
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http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1980/08-09.htm
Q8) How would you define the term 'nanotechnology'? In your own words, what does it really mean?
Putting nanotechnology into my own words... Could you have thought of a more horrible to describe word?
Ok, so I'm going to break it down for both myself and you. From what I gather, a 'nanometer' is a billionth of a metre. Therefore, 'Nanotechnology' is technology which is the size of a 'nanometer'. So if I were to put the term 'nanotechnology' into my very own words then I would say:
Nano technology = very very small (nano-sized) devices.
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/sam-sfp.nsf/eng/sa02103.html
Q9) What type of camera is used to make ‘Google Street View’?
My brother saw this type of camera first hand one day. He said that he saw a van driving up the road taking heaps of really fast photos.
The website I found gave me the same answer as well as this great controvery over whether this type of camera is an invasion of people's privacy. I liked the example they used... 'people could be caught in compromising situations such as stepping out of an adult store'. I suppose they have a point. However, if one chooses to venture into an adult store, then there's always going to be a risk of being caught. Ok, so I hope you werent expecting an answer of what model camera they use. All I know and can find is that they use a camera mouted on a van.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100811/tc_afp/usgermanyskoreaitinternetrightsgoogleQ10) Translate these questions into Klingon.
nuq 'oH [the] [weight] vo' [the] [world’s] [biggest] [machine] chay' 'ar ta'ta' 'oH [cost] Daq chen
nuq 'oH [the] [best] [way] [quickest] HochHom [reliable] Daq [contact] [Ozzy] [Osborne]
ghorgh 'ej nuq ghaHta' [the] wa'DIch [example] vo' [global] [digital] [communication
nuq 'oH [the] [cheapest] [form] vo' [travel] vo' [the] SuD baS [Coast] Daq [Melbourne]
'Iv 'oH [Hatsune] [Miku] nuq [company] ta'taH ghaH [belong] Daq nuq 'oH Daj qoS
tu' [a] yIn [webcam] Daq [Antarctica] tu' [a] Daq Daq [stay] Daq [Antarctica]
nuq bom ghaHta' [top] vo' [the] [Australian] [pop] [charts] vam [week] Daq
chay' [would] SoH [define] [the] [term] ['nano] [technology'] Daq lIj ghaj mu'mey nuq ta'taH 'oH [really] [mean]
nuq [type] vo' [camera] 'oH [used] Daq chenmoH [‘Google] [Street] [View’]
[Translate] Dochvammey [questions] Daq tlhIngan
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http://www.mrklingon.org/
Finished finished finished. Ahhhhhh.....
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