Week Four, 2a

Scavenger Hunt

1. The worlds heaviest pumpkin weighed in at 1502 pounds (681.29573974 kg) and was grown by Ron Wallace. Worlds Heaviest Pumpkin

2. The quickest and most reliable way to contact Grant Hackett is to send an email to his assistant at gali@granthackettonline.com. Contacting Grant Hackett

3. The length of a giraffe's tongue is 46 centimetres (18 inches). Length of a Giraffe's Tongue

4. I believe that ontology is simply a word for describing the natural human thought of why. Humans and humanity in general constantly wonders why they are here, how the universe was created, what happens when they die, etc... A definition of ontology is that it is the study of being, or existence. Ontology

5. The first feature film that David Cronenberg directed, (aside from Transfer and From the Drain, which were only 7 and 14 minutes respectively), was Stereo, a movie filmed in 1969 that ran for 65 minutes. Somewhere in the future, the Canadian Academy for Erotic Inquiry is investigating the theories of para-psychologist Luther Stringfellow. Seven young adults volunteer to submit to a form of brain surgery that removes their power of speech but increases their power for telepathic communications. An unseen group of students observes the results. As the experiment progresses, Stringfellow's theories are borne out. Later, aphrodisiacs and various drugs are introduced to the subjects to expose an inherent 'polymorphous perversity'. In the end, they are isolated from each other, provoking antagonism and violence between them, resulting in two suicides. David Cronenberg - Stereo


6. The 'Hacker's Manifesto' was written on the eighth of January 1986. 'Hacker's Manifesto'


7. The reason why the prefix '555' is used in hollywood films is because the 1970's real phone numbers were getting used in films and movies goer's were ringing these numbers and harassing callers. The '555' prefix was first used in movies in the 1970's occasionally until it became commonplace in the 80's, 90's and today. The reason why this prefix worked was because phone companies were not allowed to release it to the general public. The '555' Prefix

8. The cheapest flight from Crete to Rhodes is $188 on Olympic Airlines. However you could always swim... Crete to Rhodes

9. The Seekers - 'I'll Never Find Another You'. Pop Archives

10. 'The Black Assassins' Stephen Stockwell