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Sep 11, 2003 · Astronomy. Episode aired Sep 11, 2003. TV-PG. 30m. IMDb RATING. 7.9 /10. 177. YOUR RATING. Rate. Comedy Game-Show. Stephen discusses all things astronomical with his guests Bill Bailey, Rich Hall and Jeremy Hardy. Director. Ian Lorimer. Writer. John Lloyd. Stars. Stephen Fry. Alan Davies. Bill Bailey. See production info at IMDbPro. RENT/BUY.
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Jan 29, 2024 · By Keith Cooper. published 29 January 2024. We think the universe is 13.8 billion years old, but could we be wrong? A new study of bound galaxies offers an unexplored clue. An example of a galaxy...
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"Astronomy" is the second episode of the A Series of QI. It was first broadcast on 11 September 2003 on BBC Four, and was broadcast on BBC Two a week later.
The episode was preceded by "Adam", which aired on the same date but on BBC Four, and followed by "Aquatic Animals". It was the first episode to air on BBC Four.
1.Jeremy Hardy: 20 points (joint winner)
2.Rich Hall: 20 points (joint winner)
3.Bill Bailey: 5 points
4.Alan Davies: -30 points
•The number of people killed by sharks since records began is equal to just five per cent of the number of toilet-related injuries in the US in 1996.
•Both tigers and weasels make a 'fuff' sound when they attack. Contrary to popular belief, tigers never roar when they attack, they only roar to tell other tigers where they are. They are mainly solitary animals, who only come together when mating.
•The best way to escape from a polar bear is to remove one's clothing, leaving items of clothing on the ground while backing away. Polar bears can run at 30 mph and have clear fur, but look white, because the fur reflects all light, and thus appears white, not because it reflects the snow, as Alan incorrectly stated.
•Rather than using a paper clip, a crocodile clip, a paper bag or a handbag, an alligator can be rendered helpless by placing a rubber band over its jaws. The muscles that are used to close the jaws add to a force of several tonnes per square inch, but the ones that open them are so weak, it can be stopped just by putting a rubber band over its mouth. Bill mistakenly claims that alligators have nipples, which is false, because they aren't mammals.
•The Earth has two moons. Cruithne, whose orbit was discovered in 1997, is an asteroid with a diameter of 3 miles (4.8 km) sometimes described as Earth's second moon. Cruithne orbits the Earth every 770 years. The name "Cruithne" has a Celtic derivation. •90% of the universe is unaccounted for; it is believed to be made of dark matter, which is invisible. Even the Astronomer Royal, Sir Martin Rees said it was embarrassing that 90% was unaccounted for.
•The colour of the universe is beige. In 2002, after observing the light from over 200,000 galaxies, American scientists described the colour as pale green, rather than black with white bits, as we'd see it. Using the Dulux paint range, the colour was a mixture of Mexican Mint, Jade Cluster and Shangri-La Silk. They then had to admit that they got it wrong and the colour was a taupe–beige colour.
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QI. Series A: 2. Astronomy. Contains adult humour. Stephen Fry chairs the almost impossible quiz. Panellists are Alan Davies, Rich Hall, Jeremy Hardy and Bill Bailey. Subjects include...
Apr 12, 2024 · Qi Zhou, professor of Physics and Astronomy with the Purdue University College of Science, has been selected as a University Faculty Scholar by the Office of the Provost. Zhou’s research interests include synthetic gauge fields for ultracold atoms, strongly interacting bosons and fermions, quantum nonequilibrium dynamics, and connections ...
Mar 28, 2022 · Series A Episode 2. Astronomy. First broadcast 18th September 2003. Stephen Fry. Alan Davies. Bill Bailey. Rich Hall. Jeremy Hardy.
Panel game that contains lots of difficult questions and a large amount of quite interesting facts. Stars Sandi Toksvig, Stephen Fry and Alan Davies. Continues on Friday on BBC2 at 10pm with Series U, Highlights Special. Catch-up on Series U, Episode 15. Streaming rank this week: 360.
