Well, hi there! The results are in and it was definitely a close one! We ended up having six different teams compete and we actual had two winners! Here are the highlights:
Grand Riddler - "Chinese & JR"
Worth their Weight in Aluminum - "Horatio Crunch"
Spirit of Acadacathalonomania - "Uni-Corns"
Winner by Creative Means - "Return of Blitzkrieg"
3rd Place - "Horatio Crunch"
2nd Place - "Uni-Corns", only 6.5 points behind 1st place!
1st Place, Winner by Points - "A Slice of Pi"
The full results can be found in the Chronicles.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011
Link to the Future
A student showed me this video today and I think it makes an amazing blend of Back to the Future nerd-dom and Legend of Zelda nerd-dom. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHCbp5LTgbU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHCbp5LTgbU
Jiggawatty Riddles...
Here are your pi time riddles...
1. How can two people step on one page of newspaper so that they can't touch each other without stepping off the newspaper? [5]
2. I climbed up a cherry tree, where I found cherries. I did not pick cherries, nor did I leave cherries. How can you explain this? [5]
3. A snail is climbing up a one-meter-high wall. It advances three centimeters per minute and then stops for one minute to rest, during which it slides back two centimeters. How long will the snail take to reach the top of the wall? [5]
4. Which is warmer, a two-inch-thick blanket or two blankets one inch thick each? [5]
5. Every day, a cyclist crosses the border between Spain and France carrying a bag. No matter how much customs officials investigate him, they do not know what he is smuggling. Do you? [5]
1. How can two people step on one page of newspaper so that they can't touch each other without stepping off the newspaper? [5]
2. I climbed up a cherry tree, where I found cherries. I did not pick cherries, nor did I leave cherries. How can you explain this? [5]
3. A snail is climbing up a one-meter-high wall. It advances three centimeters per minute and then stops for one minute to rest, during which it slides back two centimeters. How long will the snail take to reach the top of the wall? [5]
4. Which is warmer, a two-inch-thick blanket or two blankets one inch thick each? [5]
5. Every day, a cyclist crosses the border between Spain and France carrying a bag. No matter how much customs officials investigate him, they do not know what he is smuggling. Do you? [5]
.605 Jiggawatts have been achieved.... now for the others!
Hey everyone!
Today is Acadacathalonomania yet again! We had 4 teams compete in the morning and a fifth team has joined for the afternoon. What mysteries will they uncover? What sanity will they lose? All I know is, there will be a lot of plaid involved...
Today is Acadacathalonomania yet again! We had 4 teams compete in the morning and a fifth team has joined for the afternoon. What mysteries will they uncover? What sanity will they lose? All I know is, there will be a lot of plaid involved...
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Announcement! Announcement! 1.21 Jiggawatts? Great Scott!
Hey everyone!
I would like to announce the next event in this whirlwind we abbreviate as ACADA...
Acadacathalonomania 2011: 1.21 Jiggawatts! Great Scott!
This event will take place in late October (either the 22nd or the 29th) and will be similar to the Acadacathalonomania last spring. Teams participating in the full Acadacathalonomania will have 2 periods of 3 hours and 14 minutes with 2 lists of 42 items in tow. Teams may also choose to participate in AcadaHALFalonomania, which is one period of 3 hours and 14 minutes with one list of 42 items to find, videotape, create, and figure out.
Registration is open NOW! If you want to participate, email me with the following information:
-Team Name
-Team Members (open to teams of 3 to 5)
-Preference on Date (Oct 22nd or 29th)
-Do you have access to a video camera?
More information to come! Just remember, if you can put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything!
I would like to announce the next event in this whirlwind we abbreviate as ACADA...
Acadacathalonomania 2011: 1.21 Jiggawatts! Great Scott!
This event will take place in late October (either the 22nd or the 29th) and will be similar to the Acadacathalonomania last spring. Teams participating in the full Acadacathalonomania will have 2 periods of 3 hours and 14 minutes with 2 lists of 42 items in tow. Teams may also choose to participate in AcadaHALFalonomania, which is one period of 3 hours and 14 minutes with one list of 42 items to find, videotape, create, and figure out.
Registration is open NOW! If you want to participate, email me with the following information:
-Team Name
-Team Members (open to teams of 3 to 5)
-Preference on Date (Oct 22nd or 29th)
-Do you have access to a video camera?
More information to come! Just remember, if you can put your mind to it, you can accomplish anything!
Sunday, September 25, 2011
AcadaFamilyMania 2011 Results!
Hey there, sports fans!
Well, yesterday turned out to be a great treat, with seven different teams competing over a two-hour span. The results were announced at last night's talent show, but here they are again:
3rd place - KG and the Power of Three
(received license plate borders)
2nd place - Lucky Charms
(received Missouri Academy mugs and squishy brains, along with 2 Missouri Academy picture frames)
1st place with a score of 796.5 points - Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
(received Missouri Academy mugs and squishy brains, along with 5 Missouri Academy picture frames)
Thanks to all teams that participated and we hope you had a blast!
Well, yesterday turned out to be a great treat, with seven different teams competing over a two-hour span. The results were announced at last night's talent show, but here they are again:
3rd place - KG and the Power of Three
(received license plate borders)
2nd place - Lucky Charms
(received Missouri Academy mugs and squishy brains, along with 2 Missouri Academy picture frames)
1st place with a score of 796.5 points - Bubba Gump Shrimp Company
(received Missouri Academy mugs and squishy brains, along with 5 Missouri Academy picture frames)
Thanks to all teams that participated and we hope you had a blast!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
AcadaFamilyMania Riddles
Greetings all!
Here are your 4:14pm riddles for AcadaFamilyMania:
1. How many times can you subtract 6 from 30? [5]
2. Write eight figure 3's, so that they total 34. [10] (You can include basic mathematical symbols, but nothing too advanced is required.)
3. A boy who is four feet tall puts a nail into a tree at his exact height. He returns two years later when he has grown by eight inches and the tree has grown by twelve inches. How much taller is the nail than the boy? [10]
4. Two missiles speed directly toward each other, one at 9,000 miles per hour and the other at 21,000 miles per hour. They start 1,317 miles apart. Calculate how far apart they are one minute before they collide. (This question does not require a pencil or paper... except for writing down your answer of course.) [10]
5. In a children's cartoon, a UFO alien told people that "1 minus 180 equals 21". The alien hadn't yet mastered earthly numbers, but his equation does make sense, all the same. Can you explain why? [15]
Remember to submit these answers along with your other items and I'll see you in the Main Lounge at 5:14pm!
~Matt
Here are your 4:14pm riddles for AcadaFamilyMania:
1. How many times can you subtract 6 from 30? [5]
2. Write eight figure 3's, so that they total 34. [10] (You can include basic mathematical symbols, but nothing too advanced is required.)
3. A boy who is four feet tall puts a nail into a tree at his exact height. He returns two years later when he has grown by eight inches and the tree has grown by twelve inches. How much taller is the nail than the boy? [10]
4. Two missiles speed directly toward each other, one at 9,000 miles per hour and the other at 21,000 miles per hour. They start 1,317 miles apart. Calculate how far apart they are one minute before they collide. (This question does not require a pencil or paper... except for writing down your answer of course.) [10]
5. In a children's cartoon, a UFO alien told people that "1 minus 180 equals 21". The alien hadn't yet mastered earthly numbers, but his equation does make sense, all the same. Can you explain why? [15]
Remember to submit these answers along with your other items and I'll see you in the Main Lounge at 5:14pm!
~Matt
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