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In the Middle
Forensics
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100

This programming language shares its name with an Indonesian island & a strong word for coffee

Java

100

To flip someone off

Middle finger

100

What is the primary element detected in gunshot residue analysis?


Lead

100

This actor starred in Fast & Furious and 2 Fast 2 Furious as Brian O'Conner.

Paul Walker

100

To grab something suddenly, as in "___ the day."

What is seize?


200

Bits can only be 0 or 1, but these units in a quantum computer can be both at once.

What are qubits?

200

Defined by moderate income, stable employment, higher education levels, and homeownership

Middle class

200

Investigators spray luminol to make traces of this glow blue at a crime scene.

Blood


200

This illusionist became famous for escaping from handcuffs, locked containers, and even underwater traps.

Harry Houdini

200

To punish a sports player for an infraction

Penalize


300

In 1947, a moth jammed in a relay of the Harvard Mark II gave us this term for fixing computer errors.

What is “debugging” (a bug)?

300

A balanced perspective or "happy medium" where two opposing sides make concessions to reach an agreement.

Middleground

300

Documentation of who had the evidence at every stage of the investigation



Chain of custody

300

This rapper was murdered in Las Vegas in 1996, just six months after the death of Tupac Shakur.

The Notorious B.I.G.

300

To kill micorganisms in preperation for surgery


Sterilize


400

This technology uses lasers to measure distances and create detailed 3D maps of the environment.

LiDAR

400

A place is very remote, isolated, and far away from any towns, cities, or major centers of population

Middle of nowhere

400

A test result that is not certain enough to be useful to an investigation is called _______.



Inconclusive

400

This legendary reggae musician released the album Exodus and popularized reggae music around the world.

Bob Marley

400

To sing in plesant addition to the main singer


Harmonize

500

 This gaming technology allows you to feel the recoil of a gun, the rumble of an engine, or the impact of an explosion through your controller.

Haptic Feedback

500

In this Fox sitcom, Frankie Muniz played a genius kid wedged between his brothers.

What is Malcolm in the Middle?

500

The scientific study of the motion, behavior, and effects of projectiles—such as bullets, rockets, bombs, or shells—as they are launched, fly through the air, and hit a target.


Ballistics

500

This actress played Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy and was also a successful screenwriter.

Carrie Fisher

500

To tip over in the water, as a sailboat might

Capsize