Potpourri 2

[BDawg]

To keep on the UK theme...

Name the UK town that has the William Wallace Memorial.

 

[BDawg]

Need a hint?

 

[thereds]

Edinburgh

 

[BDawg]

Thereds - Nope

 

[thereds]

Is it in Scotland or in England?

 

[Farbio]

york

 

[BDawg]

Nope...

It's in Scotland

It's in the movie too!

 

[thEnEuRoMancER]

Stirling?

 

[BDawg]

thEnEuRoMancER, you're 2 for 2 with my questions!

The statue in front of the tower was designed after the movie came out, so it ended up looking exactly like Mel Gibson.

 

[thEnEuRoMancER]

OK, who invented number zero and negative numbers?

 

[SSP]

The statue in front of the tower was designed after the movie came out, so it ended up looking exactly like Meg Gibson.

WHose Meg Gibson?

 

[Farbio]

the mayans

 

[thEnEuRoMancER]

In my knowledge the Mayans knew substracting but didn't use negative numbers for it.

 

[FrogDog]

The Babylonians?

 

[BDawg]

Hammurabi (sp?)

 

[SSP]

Invented zero? Ganita bh something... but the negative thing I'm not sure about that. So.. I'm not sure the person's last name or if he did invented negative numbers.

 

[thEnEuRoMancER]

no...

 

[FrogDog]

The Indians?

 

[thEnEuRoMancER]

FrogDog, you're getting closer...

 

[Farbio]

incans?

 

[BDawg]

aztecs

 

[thEnEuRoMancER]

Indians like India, not Indians like Vinetou

 

[Farbio]

the persians?

 

[FrogDog]

Yeah I meant India

 

[thEnEuRoMancER]

Let me help, they were also the inventors of compass