"What Orbits the Earth?"

Is it Mars, Venus, the moon, or the sun? The French title of this video is "Who wants to win a neuron?" You could beat this guy (and you can get the gist of this clip) even if you don't speak French. Via Just Elite


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HAHAH OMFG....every comment i have read so far is one of three things:

1-Equally stupid as the french guy
2-Empty and senseless
3-Even more stupid

Yeah i like the world i reaaaally like it hahah, one guy telling shit because he/it doesnt know a pre-school question and other guys telling elementary school stuff to explain the relations between matter hahah i like it
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Of the typical trivia-type questions I have found people are most ignorant on space/solar system/astronomy than anything else... BY FAR.

Most people don't have a clue about anything in space.... and yes that includes what orbits what. (or even what orbiting really is)
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ok, i have to clear a thing or two about this french bashing for i work on the same channel of the millionaire, writing questions and trivias for another quizz show that is even more popular around here...

it is a little bit embarrassing to explain and i'm not even sure i'm allowed to do so, i don't know if there's any kind of clearance on this type of info...
the candidates are casted : if you're a ph.d. and you show up to earn some easy bucks they'll give you a polite "ok, but go fuck yourself please"... the smarter and educated you are, the more chance you have to make big money and it's certainly not an option for a tv producer... moreover dumb people are good for audience... so the contestants are casted to ressemble to their target : very popular, not educated, tv-smarts not booksmarts... still, if they are more stupid than your audience, it's better because cruelty works...

the french people who wants something more hardcore will look at "questions pour un champion" (question for a champion) which exists since the 80's... there you will see brutal smartasses capable of telling in which year heiddegger theorized the dasein, who are specialists of cucurbitaceae, the elizabethan era, or whatever... but what you will win is a bunch of encyclopedias, not a million euro...

this may sound pretty much cynical but, hey, it's TV show designed to sell mass-advertisement, not a GNO =)
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Oh, and the elephant-moon thing is complete bunk also (as Andy suggested). Here's a better link:

http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/gameshows/millionaire.asp
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Furthermore, they'll stay magnetized years and years, but they're brittle. If you let them come together from far apart you run the risk of cracking them.
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I have a cube of neodymium magnets. I can confirm that as soon as you pick it up, you can't get anything else done.

Rather than spheres, "weakly" magnetized 1/8" - 3/16" cubical magnets are the best choice for this. Be sure to get a perfect cube. (K&J magnetics sells them in cubic quantities, even!)
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holy crap!! i love magnetic toys.. a few years back i bought a little magnet-building kit thing from the planetarium and i could not put it down. it is SUCH a terrible idea to sell a bunch of stoners a toy like that... needless to say, all the parts never make it to the next user.
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I like how there's an image in the middle of the video. I assume that the video's creator was trying to insert the "youtube thumbnail" but missed.

Also: This is going to the top of my xmas list.
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Well guess I better order one fast. Knowing our society, some idiot parent will give it to their toddler who will then swallow the thing resulting in some medical horror story. Then watch it get banned even though its not for kids in the first place.
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The more, the better.

Eric
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sales@neo-cube.cn
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We supply QQMAG (NeoCube) magnetic balls (magnetic spheres) whose size is from 3mm~10mm. They are very powerful and amazing. There are 216pcs of magnetic spheres in one set.

The magnetic fields of magnetic balls are concentrated more at the poles than
disc or block magnets. These balls are great for experimentation and magic tricks
and are just plain fascinating to play with.

QQMAG (NeoCube) is consisted of hundreds of individual strong neodymium balls.

You can create huge number of shapes and models according to your imagination by this amazing QQMAG (NeoCube).

QQMAG (NeoCube) is wonderfully suitable for experiments and combining with other magnets.

No one who comes into contact with these magnets ever wants to give them back. These small but very powerful QQMAG (NeoCube) inevitably arouse a sense of play.

The more, the better.

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These are the coolest puzzles! I just bought 2 of them from this place called TheCyberCube.com. They have different types of cubes and cool packaging! Its defiantly a must check out. The price was pretty good. I believe the “7x7 Creation Cube” is the same as the NeoCube BUT the 7x7 Creation Cube you get 343 spheres VS the NeoCube you only get 216 spheres. Dunno … Check it out!! :)

- Gadget Master
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I just want to say thank you to all the people who left information regarding where to buy a neocube the cheapest.

After looking up those mentioned and several (including wholesalers) I found on my own, I believe that the CyberCube is the best value for your money.

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For instance, you can buy 64 (which is 4x4) nickle-coated neodymium N42 cube magnets that are 5mm x 5mm x 5mm, for only $11.52 .
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hi i have a neo cube and i works awesome! I gave my boyfriend a ring made out of these. they are cheaper in bulk btw. I personally like using them for bracelets and necklaces.
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