Big names in small science.
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The outlook for his cat does not look good.
Who is Schroeginger?
J Robert Oppenheimer: "I am become ________, the destroyer of worlds."
"death"
The larger of (a) the number of atoms in a typical grain of sand or (b) the number of stars in the Milky Way.
What is (a) the number of atoms in a grain of sand? [(a) ~10^20 vs. (b) ~10^11]
Wickedly bright, these aren't your average meteors.
What is a bolide?
This is Hershey brand's best-selling product.
What are Reese's Peanut Butter Cups?
His is (almost) the proper description of an atom.
Who is Bohr?
Niels Bohr: "Prediction is very difficult, especially about the ________."
"future"
The larger of (a) the number of solar masses in R136a1 (the most massive observed star) or (b) the tangential rotation speed of the Earth at the equator in m/s.
What is (b) the tangential rotation speed of the Earth at the equator in m/s? [(a) 315 vs. (b) 464]
If considering two objects of equal mass, this sweet spot will be found at their geometrical midpoint.
What is the barycenter?
Franklin Mars, the patriarch of the Mars company, named this candy bar after a beloved racehorse his family owned that had just passed away. The horse was raised on his family’s farm, the Milky Way, in Tennessee.
What is Snickers?
His model of light fixed the ultra-violet catastrophe.
Who is Planck?
Albert Einstein: "Nothing happens until something _______."
"moves"
The larger of (a) the Equatorial diameter of the Earth in meters or (b) the temperature at the core of the Sun in Kelvin.
What is (b) the temperature at the core of the Sun in Kelvin? [(a) ~13 million vs. (b) ~16 million]
The brightest start on the northern half of the celestial sphere lies inside this constellation.
What is Bootes?
Former President Ronald Reagan used this candy to help him quit smoking. He loved eating them so much that Air Force One was outfitted with special holders. The Herman Goelitz Candy Company provided the Reagan White House with the candy for all eight years of Reagan's presidency, including 3.5 tons for the 1981 inauguration.
What are Jelly Belly jelly beans.
He gave us the relativistic field equation for spin ½ particles
Who is Dirac?
Richard Feynman: "If I could explain it to the ________ ________, it wouldn't have been worth the Nobel Prize."
"average person"
The larger of (a) the radius of a hydrogen atom in meters or (b) the rest mass of an alpha particle in Joules.
What is (b) the rest mass of an alpha particle in Joules? [(a) 2.5 × 10^-11 vs. (b) 5.972 × 10^-10]
What is bolometric magnitude?
In 1897, dentist William Morrison partnered with confectioner John C. Wharton to devise a machine that used centrifugal force to turn sugar into cotton-like strands. The result was cotton candy, but that name didn’t come until the 1920s. Morrison and Wharton called their treat by this name.
What is Fairy Floss?
His calculus is used to study the interactions of subatomic particles
Who is Feynman?
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human _______, and I'm not sure about the universe.
"stupidity"
The larger of (a) the Planck Time, the shortest meaningful interval of time, in seconds or (b) the Planck Length, the size of a hypothetical string, in meters.
What is (b) the Planck Length, the size of a hypothetical string, in meters? [(a) 5.4 × 10^-44 vs. (b) 1.616 × 10^-35]
No way, dude, not Betelgeuse, I'm talking about Orion's other shoulder!!!
What is Bellatrix?
In 1897, dentist William Morrison partnered with confectioner John C. Wharton to devise a machine that used centrifugal force to turn sugar into cotton-like strands. The result was cotton candy, but that name didn’t come until the 1920s. Morrison and Wharton called their treat by this name.
What is Fairy Floss?