Mostly Trivial 187

Coral Reefs [trivia]

 

 

 

The word REEF originated from German word REF.

 

 

This word was introduced by mariners and signify underwater ridge or rock derivation organic as well as inorganic, being a danger to ships.

 

Today this term refers only to organic structures, originated from accumulation of reef-builders' skeletons (today the main reef builders are corals... that's why the most common reefs are coral reefs!) 

Reefs have dense structure resistable to wave action. The fastest growth of reefs are in coastal water zone on depth not bigger than 32 feet. 

Many organisms have been built reef-like structures since the begin of Paleozoic era (about 570 millions ago...whew!). There were Archaecyatha (they had been living only during the Cambrian period) and Algae. 

For comparison Homo sapiens has exist on Earth for 200 thousand years; Earth has 4,6 billion years... WOW.

 

 

 

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The Latin name of this coral reef predator, is a threat to the Great Barrier Reef.

 

 

A. Brittle Star 

B. Crown-of-Thorns Starfish

C. Sea Daisy 

D. Elephant Ear Spikes

 

 

 

Last Posts Answer: C: 17 feet 6 inches 

 

 

 

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Mostly Trivial 185

Magic

[trivia]

 

Cave men and how magic started

 

 

Magic has been practiced for a very long time. In fact it goes back as far as 50,000 B.C. Can you believe it, 52,000 years ago magic was started?

 

Prehistoric people who buried cave bears probably started "magic". They probably did this as a magic rite (spell). Scientists believe those drawings and carvings are a form of magic. For example, hunters would probably draw animals or hunting scenes before going on hunting trips. They probably believed that the drawings would come to life while they were gone. They believed in its power but it didn’t actually work. By drawing the scenes they gave themselves self-confidence. That was their magic.

 

 

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What magician lived in a transparent case suspended 30 feet in the air on the south bank of the River Thames for 44 days without any food or sleep?

 

A: Ken Livingstone

B: David Blaine 

C: Lance Burton 

D: David Copperfield

Answers from Last Post: B. Ampere

Born in Lyon, France, in 1775, Andre-Marie Ampere 

was schooled at home by his father and showed 

an aptitude for mathematics at an early age.