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Phhhttt!!! Ahh yes, the bloke whose parchute opened on impact - Nope try harder. This bloke was probably never in a plane
Between WW1 and WWII - in Australia
Can't remember the name but there was a bloke who heard of a plane that went down up in QLD and he reckoned he knew where it might have come down, so he went in and saved one of the passengers. Everyone else had given up on it. Is that the one?
Could be - got a name?
Bernard O'Reilly!!
Yep that's him!!
Just an ordinary bloke but an extraordinary feat .
Take a look here http://lamington.nrsm.uq.edu.au/Docu...Other/stin.htm
and then read his book "Green Mountains".
Bernard knew the bush so well he could tell direction without a compass and he knew how high, to about 50 feet, he was, and on what side of the mountain, by the trees which were in blossom a the time.
No one else could have saved those two, Proud and Binstead.
Proud started Proud's Jewelery Shop here in Brisbane.
An amazing story.
Over to you Silent
Ian
I had to google his name. I knew enough about the story to build a decent search and found him on the first page near the top, so only cheated a little bit :)
An easy one because I'm not going to be in tomorrow. Someone changed the way we look at the world with a single map. Who was it and what was the map of?
First thing in my head...Mercator, a map of the Earth.
No, not Mercator.
This map was first published in the early 19th century. It was a world first.
Last clue. This map, although drawn by hand nearly 200 years ago is almost identical to similar maps drawn today from information sourced by current technology. Leave it with you. avagoodweekend...
Geological map I think, but can't remember who the cartographer was. There was a book about him in the last couple of years called "The map(s) that changed the world."
Then again, James Cook's map of the east coast of Australia fits those criteria, but I think it was published earlier than the 19th century.
Was it the Italian mapmaker, Americo Vespucci? It is claimed America got its name from him.
Edit: Can I change my mind? Vespucci was too early, so Goodes projection? He altered the Mercator to provide relative scaling.
Sorry all, I missed the last couple of posts here and I'd forgotten it was my question.
Alex is on the money with his first suggestion. Shouldn't be too hard to Google up the name and what the map was of...
In one of those moods today are we?
Yes:D
Bored and practasing a bit of work evasion.:-
I've been doing that all week. Trouble is I still have to do a week's work. Guess I'll do it all on Friday after lunch.
Oh well, looks like no-one shares the same keen interest that I have in the history of geology :D
The man was William Smith and the map was his geological map of England, which was the first time anyone had attempted to map the types of rock that lay under the countryside. He could stand on a hill and look across to another hill and tell you what types of rocks could be found on it by looking at the ground beneath his feet. Astounding! A great party trick and conversation starter too :wink:
A silentC good read: "The Map That Changed The World".
That book sounds like one that they would substitute the lyrics of a song for on Spics and Specks.......:)
You better ask another one Silent, if nothing else we are getting an inside into what type of reading matter is found in your library.........riveting stuff......:D :D :D
OK. Who or what is Quiss?
Quentin Crisp asking for a kiss? No?
Man its quiet around here Today!
Is it the German company whom according to Google produces a variety of devices for monitering and viewing various functions in the manufacturing and technology fields? .....In other words makes tiny freakin cameras?
Nah he's an obscure character from a little known book by a not so famous author that I read once. Just trying to demonstrate the breadth and depth of my literary knowledge.
What happened to the boy who kicked pigs?
someone squealled :-))
Are you referring to the dragon quest Science Fantasy series if so Quiss was some monster thing with rubber arms and suction caps from Dragon Knight.
Nah, I didn't really expect anyone to know who he is. He's a character from Walking on Glass by Iain Banks (without the M). One of my favourite books, right up there with Feersum Endjinn.
Serious question though, what did happen to the boy who kicked pigs? If you're a true sci-fi buff, you have to know the answer to this one :wink:
Does he get eaten by them? Sweet revenge and all that.
The only science fiction I like is HHGTTG and Red Dwarf. So I wouldn't have a clue about the rugrat who deserves a belt round the ears for kickin' a defenceless pig. :(( :D
You're such a ham...
It was a doctor who was to blame. Reckoned he needed the bread.
Is this a Dr Seuss thing? :?
You are well read. :oo:
No Doctor Who. Tom Baker also stared in some of Ray Harryhausen's films
Edit Got a post eaten :? was that what happened to the pig kicker.. got eaten by pigs?
Yeah, so what happened to the boy who kicked pigs?
I haven't read it so its all guess work.....did he get trampled to death by them?
Silent,
I cheated a bit by googling boy who kicked pigs. Plus I don't want to have to come up with another quiz.
But what a sick book that looks to be. Did you enjoy it?
Maybe he'll have a sequel about the boy who pulls wings off of flies and becomes a leader of a major political party or something equally depressing.
Tex
It was a very strange little book written by an obviously disturbed person. Hard to say if I enjoyed it or not. If you take it as a joke, then it's amusing, but if you take it seriously, well, let's just say that the Tom Baker Doctor Who character was not far off the mark...
In the end, our hero ends up impaled in the top of a tree where he dies a horrible, painful, lonely death befitting his horrid existence. You see, it's a fairytale with a moral. And a very odd book.
OK, what happened to Owen Meaney? I'll find someone with the same weird tastes if it kills me.