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by $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy
Sat May 21, 2022 9:15 pm
Forum: New Collegiate Teams
Topic: Syracuse University
Replies: 10
Views: 6223

Re: Syracuse University

I'm glad to hear that you managed to get a team going, I live in Albany and would be happy to give advice and/or help out with tournament planning or staffing, feel free to message me here or email me at [email protected].
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Mon Apr 05, 2021 2:20 pm
Forum: Collegiate Discussion
Topic: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2021)
Replies: 51
Views: 49018

Re: Where Are You Going Next Year? (Collegiate 2021)

I’m moving to Albany in the summer to start residency, would be happy to help out with stuff in the New York/New England area and maybe even Canada
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Wed Feb 03, 2021 10:04 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2021 ACF Regionals - Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 39
Views: 15744

Re: 2021 ACF Regionals - Specific Question Discussion

Was there a reason why a TU on the Hall-Heroult process (2010 called, they want their TU back) needed to happen, could this have not just been a TU on aluminum
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Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:13 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: sports! 2021: The Bob Gibson Memorial Set
Replies: 9
Views: 4390

Re: sports! 2021: The Bob Gibson Memorial Set

Does "real football" refer here to Canadian football, or is it analogous to real tennis? "Real Football" refers to association football that will primarily clue material from World Cup competition, Continental championships and matches between teams in the top 5 European leagues...
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Fri Apr 17, 2020 4:19 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: This Time, A Stern Warning
Replies: 179
Views: 146919

Re: This Time, A Stern Warning

If we are to treat cheating at online tournaments as an existential threat to the quizbowl community, it's really not acceptable to refer to it by a cutesy euphemism.
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Wed Apr 01, 2020 7:17 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "ancient 4" quadrant
Replies: 15
Views: 1045

Re: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "ancient 4" quadrant

4/61: Dumuzu v Athyr Floods are meh 29/36: Mounichion v 1 Crocodile two gods is better than one 20/45: 1 Rain v 1 Jaguar jaguars are pretty cool, rain is cool too but not as cool 13/52: Tebetum v Abu Gilgamesh was pretty baller 12/53: Markašanaš v 1 Water kinda reminds me of Arkansas, a state I was ...
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Tue Mar 31, 2020 5:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "reform 3" quadrant
Replies: 22
Views: 1574

Re: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "reform 3" quadrant

3/62: Thermidor v Self-Existing There's no Lobster Self-Existing, now is there 30/35: Pédale v Frederick I don't know much about pataphysics but this one sounds cooler 19/46: Absolu v Lilius Naming a month of your new calendar after the dude who proposed the Gregorian calendar is kinda lame tbh 14/5...
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Tue Mar 31, 2020 12:37 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "secular 1" quadrant
Replies: 26
Views: 1681

Re: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "secular 1" quadrant

1/64: June v Sip
32/33: Qiyue v Kisaragi
17/48: December v Eryue
16/49: Kartika v Sotz'
9/56: September v Shimotsuki
24/41: Chaitra v Ashwin
25/40: Kannazuki v K'ank'in
8/57: Minazuki v Mak
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Sat Mar 28, 2020 6:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "religious" play-in round
Replies: 15
Views: 943

Re: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "religious" play-in round

45 seed: Daθušō v Āθrō
51 seed: Xšaθrahe Vairyehe v Amərətātō
62 seed: Elul v Tammuz
63 seed: Paremhat v Parmouti
64 seed: Sharaf v Nur
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Fri Mar 27, 2020 8:06 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "ancient" play-in round
Replies: 22
Views: 1213

Re: The MONTHS TOURNAMENT: "ancient" play-in round

40 seed: Thargelion v Anthesterion
49 seed: Gamelion v Metageitnion
52 seed: Sabatu v Abu
58 seed: Addaru v Tisritum
60 seed: 1 Deer v 1 Flower
62 seed: 1 House v 1 Flint
63 seed: Boedromion v Maimakterion
64 seed: Pharmuthi v Mesore
by $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy
Mon Dec 09, 2019 10:30 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
Replies: 349
Views: 2323225

Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket

Lana del Rey - Video Games vs. Courtney Barnett - Pedestrian at Best Childish Gambino - This Is America vs. Weyes Blood - Movies M83 - Midnight City vs. Mark Ronson (ft. Bruno Mars) - Uptown Funk Azealia Banks - 212 vs. Fiona Apple - Every Single Night Adele - Rolling in the Deep vs. Earl Sweatshirt...
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Fri Dec 06, 2019 5:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
Replies: 349
Views: 2323225

Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket

Kanye West (ft. Pusha-T) - Runaway vs. IDLES - Danny Nedelko Sky Ferreira - Everything is Embarrassing vs. Ariana Grande - thank u, next Gotye (ft. Kimbra) - Somebody That I Used to Know vs. Danny Brown (ft. Ab-Soul, Kendrick Lamar, and Earl Sweatshirt) - Really Doe Lorde - Royals vs. Gorillaz - On...
by $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy
Thu Dec 05, 2019 3:05 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
Replies: 349
Views: 2323225

Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket

#6 Sufjan Stevens - Fourth of July vs. #11 Chief Keef (ft. Lil Reese) - I Don’t Like So this is what Sufjan Stevens sounds like. Okay. Gentile, fragile, a little boring. The second song is all right from a production standpoint, but it's way too unnecessarily vulgar for my taste. yeah this one is g...
by $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy
Tue Dec 03, 2019 4:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket
Replies: 349
Views: 2323225

Re: Best Song of the 2010s Bracket

#1 Daft Punk (ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers) - Get Lucky vs. #16 Phoebe Bridgers - Motion Sickness #8 Taylor Swift - Blank Space vs. #9 Jamie xx (ft. Young Thug & Popcaan) - I Know There’s Gonna Be (Good Times) #5 Joanna Newsom - Good Intentions Paving Company vs. #12 M.I.A. - Bad Gi...
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Sun Oct 27, 2019 2:37 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: EFT Mirror @ ASU (10/26)
Replies: 4
Views: 4735

Re: EFT Mirror @ ASU (10/26)

Thanks to Bryan, Joe, and ASU for running an efficient and enjoyable EFT! The one thing that was not so enjoyable, however, was the fact that two teams left before the end of the tournament. This resulted in several teams only getting to play 7 meaningful games, since the 9 team schedule necessitate...
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Tue Aug 06, 2019 9:12 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 ACF Fall Global Announcement: November 2, 2019
Replies: 21
Views: 17392

Re: 2019 ACF Fall Global Announcement: November 2, 2019

ACF will not delay the discussion or public availability of ACF Fall questions after the weekend of November 2. High school sites are welcome to express interest in holding mirrors on other dates, but they do so at their own question security risk. Does this include possible mirrors after November ...
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Sun Jul 07, 2019 8:53 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Neuroscience Side Event Interest Gague
Replies: 12
Views: 8479

Re: Neuroscience Side Event Interest Gague

Banned Tiny Toon Adventures Episode wrote: Sun Jul 07, 2019 6:35 pm I'd love to score -7.5 ppg at this
by $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy
Tue May 28, 2019 6:54 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: CANONEXPANSION @ HSNCT
Replies: 18
Views: 8101

Re: CANONEXPANSION @ HSNCT

Noah, Jonathen, and Billy are all correct, this set was mostly a ton of fun to play (notwithstanding the logistical issues), with a lot of cool and interesting topics coming up, and only a few questions that made me really mad! Thanks to all the writers and especially the staffers who made this even...
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Sun Mar 03, 2019 10:15 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2019 Terrapin general discussion
Replies: 24
Views: 2319

Re: 2019 Terrapin general discussion

I thought that the science in this set was excellent, both in terms of cluing and answer selection; and I also greatly appreciated the decision to not clue any named reactions in the chemistry- it can certainly be tempting to fill the early clues with cascades of them, and there are plenty that are ...
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Tue May 01, 2018 10:26 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Nationals discussion
Replies: 121
Views: 62517

Re: ACF Nationals discussion

In the extra packet, the tossup on Armenians and Azeris seems to contain a misleading clue: One of these two groups committed the Khojaly (koh-JAH-lee) massacre against civilians of the other side, and shelled that sides newly created capital of Stepanakert. This clue seems to suggest that the same ...
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Mon Apr 23, 2018 12:03 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: The end of the match
Replies: 26
Views: 14252

Re: The end of the match

Considering the far more substantive concerns with the game that were laid out in this thread, this seems very much not a hill worth dying on.
by $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy
Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:50 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Where are You Going Next Year (Collegiate 2018)
Replies: 27
Views: 20009

Re: Where are You Going Next Year (Collegiate 2018)

I’m headed to the University of Arizona for an MS in medical physics. I may try and see if I can revive the team there, and I’d be happy to staff whatever high school stuff exists there, time permitting.
by $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy
Tue Apr 03, 2018 9:44 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2018 Name of the Year Tournament
Replies: 8
Views: 882

Re: 2018 Name of the Year Tournament

Some of these are criminally underseeded: Obra Kernodle, Tuesday DerMargosian, Miracle Crimes only a 13??
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Sat Mar 31, 2018 8:50 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Stevenson Memorial Tournament (SMT) @ Harvard (3/31/2018)
Replies: 21
Views: 11851

Re: Stevenson Memorial Tournament (SMT) @ Harvard (3/31/2018

Thanks to everyone who came out - I hope you had an enjoyable experience. Stats are here. We lost record of one prelim game due to Neg5 being Neg5. I apologize for that. MIT beat Yale A 320-315 in a thrilling one-game advantaged final. "Neg5 being Neg5" isn't an adequate explanation. If t...
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Tue Mar 13, 2018 6:51 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: SMT 2018 Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 81
Views: 22830

Re: SMT 2018 Specific Question Discussion

Researchers in 2007 observed the effect of sudden changes in this variable in the upregulation of alpha crystallins, or sHSPs, in the eggs of zebrafish. Saccharomyces mutants sensitive to this variable were used by Hartwell to figure out the role of cyclins in cell division. This variable is observ...
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Sun Jan 28, 2018 12:28 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152846

Re: FINAL FOUR: Best Song of the 2000s

Victor Prieto wrote:Paper Planes
Hey Ya!
by $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy
Mon Jan 22, 2018 4:52 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152846

Re: ELITE EIGHT: Best Song of the 2000s

Toxic
Paper Planes
Hey Ya!
American Boy
by $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy
Fri Jan 12, 2018 10:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152846

Re: SWEET SIXTEEN: Best Song of the 2000s

Crazy by Gnarls Barkley vs. Mr. Brightside by The Killers Jesus Walks by Kanye West vs. Toxic by Britney Spears 99 Problems by Jay-Z vs. Paper Planes by M.I.A. Ignition (Remix) by R. Kelly vs. Chicago by Sufjan Stevens Hey Ya! by Outkast vs. Bad Romance by Lady Gaga Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand vs...
by $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy
Thu Jan 04, 2018 11:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152846

Re: ROUND TWO, PART TWO: Best Song of the 2000s

Hey Ya! by Outkast vs. Time to Pretend by MGMT One More Time by Daft Punk vs. Bad Romance by Lady Gaga Take Me Out by Franz Ferdinand vs. Dog Days Are Over by Florence + The Machine Lose Yourself by Eminem vs. Rehab by Amy Winehouse Seven Nation Army by The White Stripes vs. Feel Good Inc. by Goril...
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Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:49 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Best Song of the 2000s: HEYYYYYYYYYYYY YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Replies: 735
Views: 152846

Re: ROUND TWO, PART ONE: Best Song of the 2000s

Crazy by Gnarls Barkley vs. Wake Me Up When September Ends by Green Day Mr. Brightside by The Killers vs. Since U Been Gone by Kelly Clarkson Jesus Walks by Kanye West vs. Wake Up by Arcade Fire Toxic by Britney Spears vs. Get Ur Freak On by Missy Elliott 99 Problems by Jay-z vs. Hips Don't Lie by ...
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Tue Nov 21, 2017 11:49 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: WAO II Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 88
Views: 22080

Re: WAO II Specific Question Discussion

) A law allowing members of one of these ethnic groups to be killed on sight by the other was repealed in September 2017. A lexicon including phrases such as “fuck you” and “if Christ and Mary give me a whale, I will give you the tail” was compiled for a pidgin formed between these two ethnic group...
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Wed Aug 16, 2017 3:41 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Summer Practice at UMD
Replies: 13
Views: 6616

Re: Summer Practice at UMD

SpanishSpy wrote:Will there be a practice tomorrow?
We will not be holding practice tonight.
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Tue Jul 25, 2017 6:25 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Chicago Open Discussion
Replies: 32
Views: 22603

Re: Chicago Open Discussion

This was my first Chicago Open, and I agree with Will and Mike that it was an enjoyable experience, despite being extremely difficult, and indeed oppressively so at times. I agree with Jerry that the science was very good and seemed to have a good balance of tossups on easier answerlines (thinking o...
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Mon Jul 24, 2017 2:49 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Sivakumar Day Inter-Nationals
Replies: 32
Views: 14661

Re: Sivakumar Day Inter-Nationals

Sit Room Guy wrote:I'll probably read this on skype one more time for people who missed the two previous readings. Then I'll clear the set. Is there interest and what time would work for people?
Any night this week except Wednesday works for me
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Fri Jul 07, 2017 3:59 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Cambridge Open mirror in NYC (07/01/2017)
Replies: 35
Views: 18679

Re: Cambridge Open mirror in NYC (07/01/2017)

Edward Lansdale wrote:As possibly the only American quizbowler with some knowledge of cricket
fake news
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Fri May 26, 2017 11:15 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Geography Monstrosity IX — May 26, Atlanta
Replies: 23
Views: 12752

Re: Geography Monstrosity IX — May 26, Atlanta

I didn't know mcmurdo station was so important to warrant coming up 3 times in 30 questions!!
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Mon Apr 10, 2017 10:41 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2017 Division I ICT: specific question discussion
Replies: 19
Views: 7304

Re: 2017 Division I ICT: specific question discussion

Now that I look at it I probably should have been able to figure this out, but the third part of the stat mech bonus in round 2 might be clearer if you explicitly state that you want an answer in terms of Z and N. This is a minor complaint; I thought the science in general was very good, so thanks t...
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Sun Jan 29, 2017 3:48 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2017 WAO: Religion and Other Academic
Replies: 12
Views: 3044

Re: 2017 WAO: Religion and Other Academic

I negged the tossup on Alberta with "Athabasca oil sands"; this is entirely my fault since I buzzed after "this governmental entity" was read, but all the clues before that refer to "this region," which seems unnecessarily coy for describing an administrative division t...
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Tue Nov 22, 2016 1:02 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2016 Terrapin Specific Question Discussion and Errata
Replies: 71
Views: 36494

Re: 2016 Terrapin Specific Question Discussion and Errata

Can you post the bacillus/anthrax/protein folding bonus? This genus’s amyloliquefaciens species produces the enzyme barnase, which is known for its extremely tight binding with its inhibitor barstar. For 10 points each: [10] Name this genus of Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria. Its subtilis specie...
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Mon Nov 14, 2016 12:55 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: 2016 Terrapin General Discussion
Replies: 30
Views: 7512

Re: 2016 Terrapin General Discussion

I really enjoyed playing this set - thank you very much to everyone who produced it. Extra thanks to whoever was responsible for the (albeit small amount of) linguistics content. The answer lines were well-chosen and well-clued - the tossup on "D" made me especially happy given I had just...
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Mon Oct 31, 2016 1:08 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Terrapin XXIX @ McMaster (Nov. 26, 2016)
Replies: 11
Views: 6933

Re: Terrapin XXIX @ McMaster (Nov. 26, 2016)

everdiso wrote:Is this tournament open or closed?
Terrapin is a closed tournament.
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Mon Oct 24, 2016 1:28 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: PB 2016: Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 82
Views: 19438

Re: PB 2016: Specific Question Discussion

The leadin to the potassium tossup in round 9 says that:
Glycyrizzhizic acid, which is found in licorice, increases the secretion of this ion.
The correct name should be glycyrrhizic or glycyrrhizinic acid, and some research also seems to indicate that the opposite is true.
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Wed Oct 12, 2016 4:39 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: There Will Be Stock Clues
Replies: 31
Views: 18930

Re: There Will Be Stock Clues

Yesssssss
by $5 Bits of Broken Chair Trophy
Sun Oct 09, 2016 5:54 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: EFT 2016: Specific Question Discussion
Replies: 63
Views: 15102

Re: Specific Question Discussion

Could I see the tossup on tangrams? This was not powered by anyone at any site, and I'd be very surprised if anyone buzzed before the clue which listed all the shapes; I certainly remember having no idea what was happening until then. I (and probably most people playing this question) have never hea...