| Author | Message | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8709 Registered: 8-2001 |
A trait that seems totally irrelevant to their work is apparently unusually common among astronauts. What is it? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2007 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is it a physical trait? Personality-related? Health-related? Is it to do with things they have done? Their opinions? Could astronauts of any nationality have this trait? Any gender? Someone who trains as an astronaut but has never been to space? Would they have this trait before they become an astronaut? Might it encourage them to become one? Make it easier for them to become one? Or is it unknown why it is unusually common among astronauts? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8710 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2007 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Saturday, January 05, 2013 - 9:17 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is it a physical trait? noPersonality-related? no Health-related? no Is it to do with things they have done? noTheir opinions? no Could astronauts of any nationality have this trait? yope Any gender? It would be possible but much less likely for a woman Someone who trains as an astronaut but has never been to space? yesWould they have this trait before they become an astronaut? yesMight it encourage them to become one? noMake it easier for them to become one? no Or is it unknown why it is unusually common among astronauts? yes, although I could hazard a guess | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2008 Registered: 4-2007 |
Would the astronaut have this trait since birth? Could they ever stop having the trait? Could you tell they had it just by looking at them? Is the trait a positive one? Negative neutral? Are the astronaut's families relevant? Their background? Education? Names? Race? Religion? Politics? Relationships? Friends? Wealth? What they did before becoming an astronaut? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8711 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2008 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2013 - 11:26 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Would the astronaut have this trait since birth? yes Could they ever stop having the trait? yes Could you tell they had it just by looking at them? no Is the trait a positive one? Negative neutral? neutral Are the astronaut's families relevant? yesTheir background? see next answer but one Education? noNames? yes Race? noReligion? yope Politics? no Relationships? yes Friends? noWealth? noWhat they did before becoming an astronaut? noish | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3205 Registered: 12-2010 |
Are their parents relevant? If so, their parents' religion? whether they're churchgoers? whether they're married/divorced/widowed? Are other relatives relevant? Siblings? Relevant if the astronauts themselves are married? By names, do you mean their first names? last names? middle names? Is the origin of their first names relevant? For example, are Biblical names unusually common? Does this apply to astronauts nowadays? Astronauts several decades ago? All astronauts? Are you only talking about American astronauts relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8712 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3205 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Monday, January 07, 2013 - 7:56 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are their parents relevant? yesIf so, their parents' religion? yesish whether they're churchgoers? no whether they're married/divorced/widowed? no Are other relatives relevant? no Siblings? Relevant if the astronauts themselves are married? no By names, do you mean their first names? last names? middle names? all 3 are relevant Is the origin of their first names relevant? yes For example, are Biblical names unusually common? not that I know of Does this apply to astronauts nowadays? Astronauts several decades ago? All astronauts? Are you only talking about American astronauts relevant? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8713 Registered: 8-2001 |
Does this apply to astronauts nowadays? It's from a book that was published in 1988 Astronauts several decades ago? see previous answer All astronauts? see next answer Are you only talking about American astronauts? yes relevant? yes | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2022 Registered: 4-2007 |
Are their parents relevant in that it is the parents who give the name? Do a lot of astronauts have names that are related with a particular religion? Jewish names? The religion of the parents - christian? Jewish? Muslim? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8715 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2022 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Monday, January 07, 2013 - 6:15 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Are their parents relevant in that it is the parents who give the name?yesish Do a lot of astronauts have names that are related with a particular religion? not that I know ofJewish names? no The religion of the parents - christian? possibly Jewish? unlikelyMuslim? I doubt it but an unsure | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2025 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is the trait: having a particular name? Having a name that fits into a certain category? If so, based on origin? A relationship between the first/middle/last names (such as all starting with the same letter)? Are initials relevant? Having a middle name? Length of name? Spelling of name? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8717 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2025 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Monday, January 07, 2013 - 6:48 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is the trait: having a particular name? see next answer Having a name that fits into a certain category? yes If so, based on origin? yes A relationship between the first/middle/last names yes (such as all starting with the same letter That's not it)? Are initials relevant? noHaving a middle name? no Length of name? no Spelling of name? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2027 Registered: 4-2007 |
Length of names relevant? Whether or not the name is also an English word? First/middle/last names all having the same origin? Each having a different origin? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8718 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2027 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Monday, January 07, 2013 - 7:38 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Length of names relevant? noWhether or not the name is also an English word? no First/middle/last names all having the same origin? yesEach having a different origin? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2028 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is it having a name from a particular language? From a particular time period? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8720 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2028 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Monday, January 07, 2013 - 7:56 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Is it having a name from a particular language?no From a particular time period? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2030 Registered: 4-2007 |
Is it having a name of a particular origin? From literature? History? Are alternate spellings relevant? Shortened forms of names? Nicknames? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8721 Registered: 8-2001 |
Post Number: 2030 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Monday, January 07, 2013 - 9:26 pm: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Is it having a name of a particular origin? yes From literature? no History? noAre alternate spellings relevant? no Shortened forms of names? no Nicknames? no | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3256 Registered: 12-2010 |
Mayflower names relevant? | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 422 Registered: 5-2012 |
Do they all start with a letter from the first half of the alphabet? the last half? Was that a light-bulb moment or a dim-bulb moment? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 4436 Registered: 1-2007 |
Saint names relevant? | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2045 Registered: 4-2007 |
Having a religious name in general? | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8724 Registered: 8-2001 |
Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3256 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Tuesday, January 08, 2013 - 8:29 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Mayflower names relevant? no Solo1 (Solo1) New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 422 Registered: 5-2012 Posted on Tuesday, January 08, 2013 - 10:11 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Do they all start with a letter from the first half of the alphabet? nothe last half? no Was that a light-bulb moment or a dim-bulb moment? well. . . . Peter365 (Peter365) New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 4436 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - 10:47 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Saint names relevant? no Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2045 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - 11:23 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Having a religious name in general? no | ||
| Enjay (Enjay)
New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2054 Registered: 4-2007 |
Letters in the name relevant? Spelling? How long the name has been around for? How common the name is? Being names after something? Having the same name as something? Could an astronaut with no middle name have this trait? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3271 Registered: 12-2010 |
I know that this is not really a lateral approach, but does Neil Armstrong have this trait? Does Buzz Aldrin? Does Michael Collins? | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 430 Registered: 5-2012 |
Having a first name that could also be a last name? Although that wouldn't apply to Collins. What was Aldrin's real first name? Don't suppose his parents christened him "Buzz." Another dim-bulb moment? :-( | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 431 Registered: 5-2012 |
Just googled & found out that Aldrin's 1st name was Edwin, which could be a family name, but unlikely. So alternate question: is being a 'junior' relevant? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 4445 Registered: 1-2007 |
I'm sure you've solved this Solo, i'm kicking myself because I remember reading once that all 3 crew members of Apollo 13 were 'Juniors' | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8728 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2054 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - 7:42 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Letters in the name relevant? no Spelling? no How long the name has been around for? noHow common the name is? noBeing names after something?yes Having the same name as something? yes Could an astronaut with no middle name have this trait? yes Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3271 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - 7:59 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) I know that this is not really a lateral approach, but does Neil Armstrong have this trait? Does Buzz Aldrin? Does Michael Collins? I don't know Solo1 (Solo1) New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 430 Registered: 5-2012 Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - 8:04 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Having a first name that could also be a last name? noAlthough that wouldn't apply to Collins. no What was Aldrin's real first name? O don't knowDon't suppose his parents christened him "Buzz." Another dim-bulb moment? :-( | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8729 Registered: 8-2001 |
Enjay (Enjay) New member Username: Enjay Post Number: 2054 Registered: 4-2007 Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - 7:42 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Letters in the name relevant? no Spelling? no How long the name has been around for? noHow common the name is? noBeing names after something?yes Having the same name as something? yes Could an astronaut with no middle name have this trait? yes Doriana (Doriana) New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3271 Registered: 12-2010 Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - 7:59 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) I know that this is not really a lateral approach, but does Neil Armstrong have this trait? Does Buzz Aldrin? Does Michael Collins? I don't know Solo1 (Solo1) New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 430 Registered: 5-2012 Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - 8:04 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Having a first name that could also be a last name? noAlthough that wouldn't apply to Collins. no What was Aldrin's real first name? I don't knowDon't suppose his parents christened him "Buzz." Another dim-bulb moment? :-( | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8730 Registered: 8-2001 |
Solo1 (Solo1) New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 431 Registered: 5-2012 Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2013 - 8:13 pm: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) Just googled & found out that Aldrin's 1st name was Edwin, which could be a family name, but unlikely. So alternate question: is being a 'junior' relevant?Yes!! Peter365 (Peter365) New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 4445 Registered: 1-2007 Posted on Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 10:47 am: Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only) I'm sure you've solved this Solo, i'm kicking myself because I remember reading once that all 3 crew members of Apollo 13 were 'Juniors' You got it ********** SPOILER *********** According to the first edition of Beyond Jennifer and Jason, a baby name book, lots of astronauts are "Juniors." The book doesn't speculate about the reason, but one possibility is that they're apt to come from traditional, conservative families. (The relevance of religion is that Jews virtually never name their kids as "Juniors.") Please check out my new puzzle!! | ||
| Fionakelleghan (Fionakelleghan)
New member Username: Fionakelleghan Post Number: 448 Registered: 7-2011 |
What a great surprise! And I was certain that it was the fact that most astronauts (or a plurality, anyway - Buzz was) are left-handed. Great puzzle! | ||
| Nimue (Nimue)
New member Username: Nimue Post Number: 8735 Registered: 8-2001 |
Thanks -- & great you see you back on the forum!! |
