DaleCooper
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I think you're getting near. Can you be more specific?
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Marton
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Depending on the quality of the refracting body the refracted waves can be degraded and not clearly differentiated
DaleCooper
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No, refraction (and diffraction) is very relevant but not in that way.
krus_aragon
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Laser modes?
DaleCooper
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Not that.
DaleCooper
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Hint:
Element, Heat, Spectrum
Element, Heat, Spectrum
krus_aragon
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The hint leads me to think of emission spectra, which would tie in with my previous guess of "frequency", though I wouldn't have thought of that from the original question.
DaleCooper
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That'll do me. They were the names given to lines in the emission and absorption spectra by 19th century scientists. Your turn ...
krus_aragon
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Following the historical angle...
Give the modern names for the following medical conditions:
Give the modern names for the following medical conditions:
- Apoplexy
- Consumption
- Camp fever
- Falling sickness
- Brain fever
Sounds like a good night in the local, although not necessarily in that order 
Apoplexy - bipolar disorder?
Consumption is tuberculosis
Camp fever - malaria?
Falling sickness - no idea
Brain fever - meningitis?
Apoplexy - bipolar disorder?
Consumption is tuberculosis
Camp fever - malaria?
Falling sickness - no idea
Brain fever - meningitis?
krus_aragon
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Consumption and brain fever are correct. No joy with the others.Sounds like a good night in the local, although not necessarily in that order
Apoplexy - bipolar disorder?
Consumption is tuberculosis
Camp fever - malaria?
Falling sickness - no idea
Brain fever - meningitis?
krus_aragon
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Falling sickness is correct.
Camp fever is wrong, I'm afraid.
Apoplexy: close, but no cigar...
DaleCooper
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Camp fever - overdose of chicory based coffee substitute?
krus_aragon
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I'm sure the manufacturers of that fine beverage would wish to see you incarcerated for such a comment!
Though "camp fever" was also known to some as "gaol fever"...
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apoplexy, I believe to be a stroke
While the original question did not ask this, swamp fever - malaria
While the original question did not ask this, swamp fever - malaria
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341o2
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apoplexy - brain hemmorage =stroke
Marton
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Definitely typhus as it was transmitted by body lice leaving the dead.
Big problem in the WW1 trenches.
krus_aragon
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Yes, but the same name was used for typhoid during the US civil war, so I'm happy to accept either.
krus_aragon
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Any last guesses on the modern name for apoplexy? If not, I'll wind things up in the morning.
DaleCooper
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See #12619
krus_aragon
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Eek! I missed that completely! (And then managed to leave this message as an unsent draft.
)Correct (with sincere apologies for the late response).
I make that two correct answers from GusB, and one each from Calthrop, Trackman, and 341o2.
On the numbers game, GusB should have first refusal of the floor.
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DaleCooper
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Do you mean Trackman?
krus_aragon
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Right, that's it, I'm going to bed!
krus_aragon
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It's all quiet, so I suggest:
Open floor.
Open floor.
I'll take the invitation up, if I may.
The elusive species of giant ape-man thought by some to exist, uncatalogued by science, in the Himalayas; is frequently referred to by the name -- in this case, from one of the local languages -- "yeti".
There are similar rumours of similar mysterious giant hairy bipeds in other parts of the world. Please give the equivalent widespread and popular one-word name for such reputed creatures, in:
(1) North America
(2) Australia (per pretty well all orthodox knowledge in all related disciplines, it would seem that this one simply can't be real as a flesh-and-blood creature)
The elusive species of giant ape-man thought by some to exist, uncatalogued by science, in the Himalayas; is frequently referred to by the name -- in this case, from one of the local languages -- "yeti".
There are similar rumours of similar mysterious giant hairy bipeds in other parts of the world. Please give the equivalent widespread and popular one-word name for such reputed creatures, in:
(1) North America
(2) Australia (per pretty well all orthodox knowledge in all related disciplines, it would seem that this one simply can't be real as a flesh-and-blood creature)
Strat-tastic
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1) Big Foot/Sasquatch
DaleCooper
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The Flying Wombat, the curse of which was documented in the radio series I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again.