Quiz....

[uday]

1>Which was the first watch, and the only one so far, to be worn on the moon?

2>He was a vegetarian , non smoker and teetotaller throughout his life. He was inclined to hypochondria and suffered with his stomach. The woman who deeply affected his life was his sisters daughter , Geli Raubal who was 20 years younger to him . He tried to keep all her male contacts away from her. He was never in his life without her photograph . Who was he?

3>Which company has developed Iridium, a world-wide network of small communication satellites??

[narender]

Mr. Uday Dahiya ji.....i would like to answer uor questions....

1) Omega Speedmaster was that wrist watch
2)Adolf Hitler was that person
3)Iridium Satellite System is that company .....named after the Iridium element because when its plan was first laid down then no of satellites were the same as no. of electrons in Iridium ( i dont remember how many..) Though latter this no was increased but still the name was left unchanged....

Do let me know if i am wrong in any of the above

[anilkc]

irridium had 66 sats...the consortium was led by motorola.
www.iridium.com

[uday]

Well done Narender and Anil !!

1> Omega
Omega Speedmaster Professional (S.P )was the first watch worn in space. S.P. is a chronograph capable of measuring elapsed time in seconds, minutes and hours. In 1962 NASA purchased watches from several companies which were then subjected to a number of rigorous tests. The watches were placed in vacuum chambers with conditions closely matching the space environment. Temperatures varied from 200 degrees above 0 F to 0 F. They were exposed to accelerations of 12g's -- twice as much as could be expected in space flight, and a vibration table shook the watches violently. The watch was also to be waterproof, shock proof and anti-magnetic. The only watch that survived this testing was the Omega Speedmaster Professional.

There has been interesting discussion as to who in fact wore the first watch on the moon. Buzz Aldrin states that shortly after landing, there was a failure of the timer in the lunar module and he was unable to get it restarted. According to his best recollection, Neil Armstrong left his chronograph on board the Lunar Module as a backup. Thus, the first watch worn on the moon was worn by Buzz Aldrin. This watch was later stolen from his personal belongings, and has never been recovered

2> Adolf Hitler.
Geli Raubal, the daughter of Leo Raubal and Angela Raubal, was born in Linz on 4th June, 1908. When Adolf Hitler rented a house in Obersalzberg he asked his half-sister, Angela Raubal, now a widow, to be his housekeeper. She agreed and in August 1928 brought Geli with her to stay with Hitler.

Hitler, who had now turned forty, became infatuated with Geli and rumours soon spread that he was having an affair with his young niece. Hitler became extremely possessive and Emil Maurice, his chauffeur, who also showed interest in Geli, was sacked

The couple lived together for over two years. The relationship with Geli was stormy and they began to accuse each other of being unfaithful. Geli was particularly concerned about Eva Braun, a seventeen-year-old girl who Hitler took for rides in his Mercedes car.

Geli also complained about the way Hitler controlled her life. On September 8, 1931, Hitler left for Hamburg after having a blazing row with Geli over her desire to spend some time in Vienna. Hitler was heard to shout at Geli as he was about to get into his car: "For the last time, no!" After he left Geli shot herself through the heart with a revolver.

When he heard the news Hitler threatened to take his own life but was talked out of it by senior members of the Nazi Party. One consequence of Geli's suicide was that Hitler became a vegetarian. He claimed that meat now reminded him of Geli's corpse.

3> Motorola

Iridium was Motorola’s dream experiment, which envisaged 66 artificial satellites girdling the globe and connecting up with terrestrial systems to zap calls to user telephones anywhere on earth. The project was not as successful as it was envisaged due to high costs .