University Challenge Final

[EddieM]

OK, I got (I think) 8 right but, where were the Physical science / engineering / maths questions?


Also, in this day and age, where were the sport / popular culture questions? And we wonder why we're in the state we're in?

 

[Blasphemous]

You think we're in a state because a TV program didn't ask certain questions?

 

[EddieM]

You think we're in a state because a TV program didn't ask certain questions?

Err, no not really, I don't think that addresses the wider question?

 

[swidders]

I don't think that addresses the wider question?

...for 10?

 

[EddieM]

Jesus, simply put why is a knowledge of Arts humanities politics history law etc seen as way more intellectual than other pursuits?

Put it this way, in a desperate situation, who would you rather be with? someone you could provide you with food, shelter, heat and medial care, or someone who could extol the virtues of Shelly over Keates?

 

[Blasphemous]

Yeah but I'm guessing Andy McNab wouldn't exactly excel in a recital of Shakespeare etc. The world's not just about 'desperate situations' Eddie mate.
Anyway, the Beeb is full of them Arty Farty types man. You don't stand a chance.

 

[Homesafe]

I know who i'd like to be with and she's not very interlectual,

small brains ,big @@@@

 

[Blasphemous]

I know who i'd like to be with and she's not very interlectual,

small brains ,big @@@@

Do we have to bring everything back to that....? I suppose we don't have to but it's so much more fun when we do!

 

[swidders]

Jesus, simply put why is a knowledge of Arts humanities politics history law etc seen as way more intellectual than other pursuits?

Er, what exactly do you think the quiz is meant to be a test of?

Put it this way, in a desperate situation, who would you rather be with? someone you could provide you with food, shelter, heat and medial care, or someone who could extol the virtues of Shelly over Keates?

Depends - maybe I was desperate to hear Keats.
Indeed, how fever'd is the man who cannot look upon his mortal days with temperate blood?

 

[Blasphemous]

Depends - maybe I was desperate to hear Keats.
Indeed, how fever'd is the man who cannot look upon his mortal days with temperate blood?

Oh well! It was fun while it lasted!

 

[EddieM]

Yeah but I'm guessing Andy McNab wouldn't exactly excel in a recital of Shakespeare etc. The world's not just about 'desperate situations' Eddie mate.
Anyway, the Beeb is full of them Arty Farty types man. You don't stand a chance.

I know I'm on a trashing to f'all but why do you think is is acceptable to say at a "dinner party" (I don't really do them) Oh, I know nothing about Maths / Science whereas to say Oh I know nothing about the Arts and Literature is socially unacceptable?

Actually both are unacceptable, no?

 

[EddieM]

Indeed, how fever'd is the man who cannot look upon his mortal days with temperate blood?

Sorry. But then am I?

 

[swidders]

Actually both are unacceptable, no?

This depends on who's at the dinner party!
Yet oft of wide expanse have I been told....

 

[EddieM]

This depends on who's at the dinner party!
Yet oft of wide expanse have I been told....

Eh?

 

[swidders]

OK, let's discuss the gram-schmidt orthonormalization procedure? That's a mathsy type of thing.

Or would you rather look at how chaos theory was preceeded by catastrophe theory and it mathematical, engineering and sociological applications towards a non-deterministic description of events?