Week 5 Scavenger Hunt

1) While there is some controversy what exactly can be counted as a university, Takshashila, an ancient town in Pakistan and former capital of the Buddhist Kingdom Gandhara hosted a candidate for the title "world's oldest university" that existed as early as 700 BC, students were admitted at the age of 16 and were able to study things like mathematics, astronomy, philosophy, grammar, physics and more, before graduating as scholars that were sought after in the whole of India. The university developed a early version of Pythagoras' theorem and even the theory of gravity! After numerous invasion the city and with it the university perished in the 7th century AD.

They even had a course for literature. And had all their work stolen by the Ancient Greeks.

http://www.hitxp.com/articles/history/takshashila-taxila-oldest-university/
http://www.indiaoz.com.au/hinduism/articles/amazing_science_3.shtml
http://varnam.nationalinterest.in/2010/05/takshashila-the-lighthouse-of-a-civilization/

2)  Stephen Stockwell was member of a band called "The Black Assassins", a Brisbane based active in the late 1970s/1980s. Stephen played the keyboard, but also sang, just like the other three members of the group. They frequently got into trouble because of their "outrageous" behavior. Their songs included such positive and optimistic titles like "Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight", "Fuck Me, Fuck My Dog", and "Drugs"

And they dressed horribly and apparently did not like to shower regularly (for a punk band they looked suspiciously like hobos):

http://members.optusnet.com.au/~toxicoh/blackas.htm

The Ramones were much cooler:

3) The Large Hadron Collider is the world's largest machine with a length of 27 km, while I was unable to determine its absolute weight, one of its four detectors that operate this thing (the ATLAS detector) weights 7000 tons alone and it comprises about 38,000 more of other equipment, which hopefully at least gives a scale of the overall weight. It cost 7.5 Billion Euros to built and is a wonder of science that allows researchers to simulate cosmic environments and learn more about the universe.

Oh, and some day it tear a hole in reality and kill us all.

http://www.bukisa.com/articles/40463_worlds-largest-machines-ever-builthttp://thesecularity.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=8861
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Large_Hadron_Collider

4) Well apparently Justin Bieber shares his lawyer with another modern "pop-sensation", Lady GaGa. The name of the unfortunate man who frequently has to take up with these two "singers" is named Kenneth Feinswog. it is a bit curious that they have to share, after all Justin's bodyguards and mother all have their own lawyers.
Here is his contact information: 
Feinswog, Kenneth A Attorney At Law

6701 Center Drive W # 610

Los Angeles, CA 90045-1555 map

Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Metro Area
 Phone:(310) 277-8211

 Man, talking 'bout being the devil's attorney...



http://www.zimbio.com/Justin+Bieber/articles/0-b7rziMaAT/Justin+Bieber+mother+hires+lawyerhttp://www.associatedcontent.com/article/5770032/justin_bieber_and_lady_gaga_in_bed.html
http://www.manta.com/c/mms3lh1/kenneth-a-feinswog-attorney

5) Logic dictates that flying is the cheapest way to get from Gold Coast to Melbourne, looking around I found a very cheap flight with "Tiger Airways" for sensational Aus$59.99! Departing from gold Coast and arriving in Melbourne-Tullamarine  Of course I have never heard of Tiger Airways, so it might not be the best airline around

But it beats walking, as that would take ages and eat up heaps of money for (dirty, uncomfortable) accommodation in (dirty, uncomfortable) hostels  and food.

Unless you want to eat bush tucker...

(The larva of the Goliath Beetle: High in proteins and still easier on the eyes and ears than Justin Bieber and/or Lady GaGa) 

http://www.tigerairways.com/au/en/real_deals.php?ysmwa=2r_9RhPdFtJXkXGVapZPvCwZS8fGWx-ISt4y8j9BDexzda--3kX5EIEQORs1ZbdL

6) Hatsune Miko is a Vocaloid (singing computer) and 3D animation created (and sometimes also employed by) by the Yamaha Corporation in Japan. Her birthday is the 31th August 2007, which makes the bubbly, blue-haired computer-idol nearly 4 years old, which means she is totally underage, so stop looking at her like that!!!

 http://www.animevice.com/miku-hatsune/18-20703/

7) a) First of all: as a rule of the thumb: STAY AWAY FROM EASTERN EUROPEAN INTERNET, NOTHING GOOD COMES FROM THERE!

Second of all, here is the link to it in all its post-communism glory:
http://webcam.21.by/
It is a webcam in Minsk, the capital of Belarus looking at a very intriguing looking building and some gently swaying trees. 
Source:  http://www.webcamgalore.com/EN/webcam/Belarus/Minsk/498.html 

b)  There is not really a way to stay on Antarctica itself, unless you are a researcher or a penguin, but you can do numberous 2-week cruises for ONLY US$5000 per person.
This might seem a bit much, but hey PENGUINS!!!!:-)

 

http://iguide.travel/South_Shetland_Islands

http://www.addictedtotravel.com/accommodation/countries/antarctica-accommodation

8) The awesome, if a bit whiny, Bryan Adams song "Everything I Do, I Do It For You" was at the top of the Australian Charts this week in 1991, where it stayed for eleven weeks. This song was part of the soundtrack of one of the most famous Robin Hood movies ever made.

 

9) Apparently it was a unobtrusive, little, black Volkswagen New Beetle. 

Fun Fact: Volkswagen, der is German for "People's Vehicle" 

10) En Enspaniol: 

Translate these questions into Spanish and then translate them back into English
Traduzca estas preguntas en español y entonces tradúzcalos atrás al inglés
Translate these questions in Spanish and then translate them behind to the English

(I Chose European Spain)

Where was the first University established and in which year?

¿Dónde estuvo la primera Universidad establecido y en que año?

Where it was the first University established and in which year?

What is Stephen Stockwell's band called and what does he play?  Can you name a couple of their songs?
¿Qué es llamada la banda de Stephen Stockwell y qué juega él? ¿Puede denominar un par de sus canciones?
What is called the band of Stephen Stockwell and what plays he?  It can call a pair of its songs?

What is the weight of the world’s biggest machine? How much did it cost to build?
¿Qué es el peso de la máquina más grande de mundo? ¿Cuánto costó construir?
What is the weight of the largest machine of world?  How much it cost to build?

Who is Justin Bieber's lawyer, and what is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact the lawyer?
¿Quién es el abogado de Justin Bieber, y qué son la mejor manera (más rápido, más seguro) contactar al abogado?
Who is the lawyer of Justin Bieber, and what they are the best way (faster, surer) to contact the lawyer?

What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Melbourne?
¿Qué es la forma más barata de viaje de la Costa de oro a Melbourne?
What is the cheapest form of trip of the Coast of gold to Melbourne?

Who is Hatsune Miku? What company does she belong to? What is her birthday?
¿Quién es Hatsune Miku? ¿A qué compañía pertenece ella? ¿Qué es sus cumpleaños?
Who is Hatsune Miku?  Why company belongs she?  What is its birthday?

Find a live webcam in Belarus. Find a place to stay in Antarctica.
Encuentre una webcam viva en Bielorrusia. Encuentre que un lugar para permanecer en Antártida.
 Find a webcam alive in Belarus.  Find that a place to remain in Antarctica.

What song was top of the Australian pop charts this week in 1991?
¿Qué canción fue la cima del taponazo australiano traza esta semana en 1991?
What song was the top of the Australian pop outline this week in 1991?

What type of car is used to make ‘Google Street View’?
¿Qué tipo de coche es utilizado para hacer 'Vista de Calle de Google'?
What type of car is utilized to do 'View of Street of Google'?

http://www.freetranslation.com/
Ole!