Yes, It's a Treasure Hunt (Week 3)

Week 3 Tutorial seemed to be something a little different.
I definitely think that no one in New Comm Tech would have expected what this tutorial had in store for us. For some it might have taken us back to childhood and for others it may have proved to be challenging yet exciting. What I am talking about is the good old Treasure Hunt.

This treasure hunt wasn't like any other, it didn't involve running around a park looking for clues, rather it was a treasure hunt of a far more extensive space, the internet.

This may seem easy, information can be so easily accessed on the internet today. You may think, "Well I can just type it into Google or ask Wikipedia."
Wrong!

In this treasure hunt we were asked to find answers to certain questions on the internet without using handy old Google or Wikipedia. Which are of course the ones responsible for being the life savers to many late assignment questions and the ones which hold the answers to all of humanity.

So in this post I will be answering these questions and having a change of lifestyle, it could be considered that just for now I am breaking up with Google and Wiki and testing out a different road.

With out any more babble here are the answers to the riveting questions asked in week 3's tutorial, thanks to the search engine Yahoo!

1. What is the weight of the world’s biggest machine? How much did it cost to build?

The world's largest machine on land is a German manufactured Earth-hauling Truck.
The truck was designed in 2004 , costs $3.5M and weighs at maximum capacity 365 tonnes. URL: http://www.bukisa.com/articles/40463_worlds-largest-machines-ever-built

2. What is the best way (quickest, most reliable) to contact Ozzy Osborne?

The quickest way to contact Ozzy Osbourne would be through his management.

Sharon Osbourne
Sharon Osbourne Management
9292 Civic Center Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Phone: 310-859-7761

URL: www.contactanycelebrity.com/cac

Or alternatively Ozzy can be contacted via Twitter:

twitter.com/OfficialOzzy

3. When and what was the first example of global digital communication?

To be found.

4. What is the cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Melbourne?

The cheapest form of travel from the Gold Coast to Melbourne would be via Tiger Airlines.

Tiger can provide a return flight from Gold Coast to Melbourne for $58.95
However for baggage an extra cost of $25.00 applies.

The flight is on the 11 Aug leaves at 8.45pm and lands at Melbourne at 10.59 pm.

URL: www.iwantthatflight.com.au/general-links.aspx

5. Who is Hatsune Miku? What company does she belong to? What is her birthday?

Hatsune Miku was the first and most popular installment in the vocaliod Charcecter vocal service. She is a singing synthesizer application produced by Yamaha.

Hatsune's birthday is on the 31/08/2008

URL: www. vocaloid.wikia.com/wiki/Miku_Hatsune

6. Find a live webcam in Antarctica. Find a place to stay in Antarctica.

A live web cam in Antarctica can be found on the Australian Antarctic Division Website.

The web cam updates every ten minutes and certain locations can be chosen to view.

URL: www.aad.gov.au/asser/webcam/casey/default.asp

As for places to stay in Antarctica, there isn't any?

7. What song was top of the Australian pop charts this week in 1980?

The song that was top of Australian top charts in 1980 according to a wedding site was
'I call me" By Blondie

8. How would you define the term 'nano technology'? In your own words, what does it really mean?

None Technology is, 'technology for microscopic devices.
It is the art of manipulating materials on a very small scale in order to build microscopic machinery.

URL: http:uk.msn.com/dictionary_18617140381/nanotechnology.html

9. What type of camera is used to make ‘Google Street View’?

A 360 degree camera was used to made Google Street View was from Immersive Media.

The camera can be mounted on cars and backpacks and is light weight and relatively small.

URL: www.news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Google/ss/events/tc/012006google

10. Translate these questions into Klingon.

-1 nuq 'oH [the] [weight] vo' [the] [world’s] [biggest] [machine] chay' 'ar ta'ta' 'oH [cost] Daq chen

-2 nuq 'oH [the] [best] [way] [quickest] HochHom [reliable] Daq [contact] [Ozzy] [Osborne]

-3 ghorgh 'ej nuq ghaHta' [the] wa'DIch [example] vo' [global] [digital] [communication]

-4 nuq 'oH [the] [cheapest] [form] vo' [travel] vo' [the] SuD baS [Coast] Daq [Melbourne]

-5 'Iv 'oH [Hatsune] [Miku] nuq [company] ta'taH ghaH [belong] Daq nuq 'oH Daj qoS

-6 tu' [a] yIn [webcam] Daq [Antarctica] tu' [a] Daq Daq [stay] Daq [Antarctica]

-7 nuq bom ghaHta' [top] vo' [the] [Australian] [pop] [charts] vam [week] Daq

-8 chay' [would] SoH [define] [the] [term] ['nano] [technology'] Daq lIj ghaj mu'mey nuq ta'taH 'oH [really] [mean]

-9 nuq [type] vo' [camera] 'oH [used] Daq chenmoH [‘Google] [Street] [View’]

-10 [Translate] Dochvammey [questions] Daq tlhIngan