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by dvegadvol
May 13th, 2021, 3:46 pm
Forum: 2021 Study Events
Topic: Water Quality B/C
Replies: 29
Views: 12310

Re: Water Quality B/C

Anyone know what will replace this year's Water Quality: Marine and Estuary Ecology, Coral Reef Macroflora and Fauna & Water Monitoring and Analysis?

I heard a rumour that Green Generation was scheduled...
by dvegadvol
April 10th, 2021, 3:58 pm
Forum: 2021 Regionals & States
Topic: Illinois 2021
Replies: 78
Views: 24458

Re: Illinois 2021

An actual question from Water Quality Div B: "The word tundra is derived from what Finnish verb?" Really. No kidding. On the State Water Quality test.
by dvegadvol
April 10th, 2021, 12:09 pm
Forum: 2021 Study Events
Topic: Water Quality B/C
Replies: 29
Views: 12310

Re: Water Quality B/C

An actual question from a State Water Quality test:

"The word tundra is derived from what Finnish verb?

On a water quality test. Were they trying to determine if anyone was using the internet?

Nothing else makes any sense for that question to be there...
by dvegadvol
January 28th, 2020, 9:23 am
Forum: 2020 Invitationals
Topic: Science Olympiad at MIT Invitational 2020
Replies: 132
Views: 51561

Re: Science Olympiad at MIT Invitational 2020

Anyone know when MIT tests/keys will be released to the public?

Thanks
by dvegadvol
January 14th, 2020, 10:07 am
Forum: 2020 Lab Events
Topic: Food Science B
Replies: 70
Views: 41075

Re: Food Science B

The pickle smooshing "experiment" has to be one of the worst designed ever. A cucumber is > 90% water by weight. There's no way we'd ever get close to that number. I've also seen a definition of moisture as "everything which evaporates upon heating". We won't get close to that nu...
by dvegadvol
November 14th, 2019, 2:55 pm
Forum: 2020 Lab Events
Topic: Food Science B
Replies: 70
Views: 41075

Re: Food Science B

From the soinc.org site: Section: 2 / Paragraph: B / Line: 1) 10/08/2019 FOR BOTH THE CHEMISTRY EVENTS, THE RULES SAY “EACH PARTICIPANT MAY BRING ONE 8.5” BY 11” SHEET OF PAPER.” DOES THIS MEAN EACH TEAM IS ALLOWED TWO PIECES OF PAPER, OR DOES “PARTICIPANT” MEAN TEAM? If a team has two participants ...
by dvegadvol
May 31st, 2019, 11:15 am
Forum: General Competition
Topic: Science Olympiad Events 2019-2020
Replies: 557
Views: 158337

Re: Science Olympiad Events 2019-2020

What will be the subject of Food Science next year? I've heard grains or dairy products? Thanks
by dvegadvol
May 18th, 2019, 7:37 am
Forum: General Competition
Topic: Science Olympiad Events 2019-2020
Replies: 557
Views: 158337

Re: Science Olympiad Events 2019-2020

Anybody know what Potions & Poisons subject will be?
by dvegadvol
April 21st, 2019, 8:43 am
Forum: General Competition
Topic: Science Olympiad Events 2019-2020
Replies: 557
Views: 158337

Re: Science Olympiad Events 2019-2020

Quick return for Food Science after two years of Potions. Anybody have an idea of the central topic for Food Sci next year? I'm thinking that SO got a sponsor for it and that's why we've skipped Can't Judge a Powder...

So, dairy, grains, idk. What will it be?
by dvegadvol
March 23rd, 2019, 9:31 am
Forum: 2019 Question Marathons
Topic: Potions & Poisons B
Replies: 58
Views: 21817

Re: Potions & Poisons B

A colloid is somewhere in between a truly homogeneous mixture and a heterogeneous mixture. At the microscopic level, a colloid is heterogenous. At the macroscopic level it is homogenous. Macroscopically, a colloid shows a single "phase": at this level, it will always have the same composit...

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