The 12th day of Geekmas
Posted: December 24, 2012 Filed under: 12 Days of Geekmas | Tags: christmas, Einstein, Geekmas Leave a comment »
It’s our last day of Geekmas! We have 12 little Einsteins to give away. To win, solve this riddle in our Facebook competitions app:
Who was the first Australian recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics?
Best of luck!
The 11th day of Geekmas
Posted: December 23, 2012 Filed under: 12 Days of Geekmas | Tags: "Mars Rover", christmas, Geekmas, Mars, Rover Leave a comment »
It’s the eleventh day of Geekmas and we have 11 zero-gravity fridge rovers to give away. To win, solve this riddle in our Facebook competitions app:
A rover on Mars would steer clear of me,
If they didn’t they would fall deeper than you can see!
I’m a huge canyon of the red planet’s face,
In fact, I’m the biggest of our neighbours in Space.
Good luck!
Be bowled over on the 10th day of Geekmas
Posted: December 22, 2012 Filed under: 12 Days of Geekmas | Tags: christmas, cricket, Geekmas, Parkes, Parkes Telescope Leave a comment »
On the tenth day of Geekmas, you can win… a vintage authentic Hollywood souvenir stubby holder as seen in the movie ‘The Dish’! Keep your drinks cool with space age technology! We have 10 to give away.
To win, solve this riddle in our Facebook competitions app:
What am I? I have appeared on an Australian banknote. I am not small: I am bigger than the moon! I contain some water, but there is no chance of rain. I am named after a Portuguese explorer, but am invisible to those in his homeland.
Today’s prizes are courtesy of our online Parkes Dish Shop, who have an awesome range of geeky gifts, souvenirs and clothes.
The ninth day of Geekmas
Posted: December 21, 2012 Filed under: 12 Days of Geekmas | Tags: Bazinga, big bang theory, christmas, Geekmas 1 Comment »
It’s the ninth day of Geekmas and you can win a Big Bang Theory BAZINGA bauble! To win, solve this riddle in our competitions app on Facebook.
What would you be if you were attached to another plane, wrapped helically around an axis?
Good luck!
The eighth day of Geekmas… pucker up
Posted: December 20, 2012 Filed under: 12 Days of Geekmas | Tags: christmas, Geekmas, Kissing disease Leave a comment »
It’s the eighth day of Geekmas and you can win… kissing disease! Well, an adorable kissing disease plush microbe (isn’t it cute?).
To win, solve this riddle in our Facebook competitions app:
What am I? Some say I’m a parasite but I say too harsh and misunderstood. I like to think of myself as a Yuletide embellishment who grows on others to bring joy to many.
Best of luck!
The seventh day of Geekmas… cook long and prosper
Posted: December 19, 2012 Filed under: 12 Days of Geekmas | Tags: Geekmas, star trek Leave a comment »
Cook long and prosper! On the seventh day of Geekmas, you can win… a Spock oven mitt. We’re big on safety, and this logical cooking accessory is a must-have to conquer hot pizza trays with your Vulcan grip.
To win, answer this question in our Facebook competitions app:
Prepare for a logical search through our past,
Over at our News Blog we give you information fast.
We use Sci-fi references from time to time,
When did we last mention… Star Trek?
Your answer can be the title of the article or the date it was published (and it’s not this article!). Happy searching.
Dif-tor heh smusma!
On the sixth day of Geekmas… win a robot.
Posted: December 18, 2012 Filed under: 12 Days of Geekmas Leave a comment »
What can’t robots do? On the 6th day of Geekmas you can win… a robot tea infuser! We have 6 to give away. To win, correctly name this robot in our competitions app on Facebook.
With a motor and arms it maps the sea floor,
Using a GPS when it comes ashore.
It has a double torpedo body, a bright yellow hue,
Eyes in stereo, giving us underwater clues.
Best of luck!
The fifth day of Geekmas… get steamy with science.
Posted: December 17, 2012 Filed under: 12 Days of Geekmas 2 Comments »
Get steamy with Seaborgium (and more things you didn’t know were elements). On the 5th day of Geekmas you can win… a periodic table shower curtain! We have 5 to give away. To win, solve this riddle in our competitions app on Facebook:
I’ll work from the tropics to the ice-edge once I’m ready to go,
I’m scheduled to be finished next year (a riveting thought),
I look good in blue and can sleep 40 scientists too.
Good luck!
The fourth day of Geekmas… see tiny things.
Posted: December 16, 2012 Filed under: 12 Days of Geekmas Leave a comment »
See tiny things! On the 4th day of Geekmas you can win… an iPhone microscope. We have 4 to give away. For your chance to win, solve this riddle in our Facebook competitions app.
Some call me one of our most destructive pests,
I think cotton and festive leaves taste best.
I’ve been a menace around Australia since 1994,
but I’m only 1.5cm long at most, not a wing-length more.
Good luck!
The third day of Geekmas= festive Pi
Posted: December 15, 2012 Filed under: 12 Days of Geekmas Leave a comment »
It’s the 3rd day of Geekmas you can win… a Pi stocking! We have 3 to give away. To win, tell us the mystery number in the following sequence:
6 8 2 | 3
7 6 3 | 1
1 1 2 | 0
5 9 1 | 1
8 1 9 | ?
Make sure you submit your answer in the competitions app on our Facebook page (the T&Cs are there too).
Good luck!
On the second day of Geekmas…
Posted: December 14, 2012 Filed under: 12 Days of Geekmas Leave a comment »It’s the second day of Geekmas and today we have 2 prizes to give away. You can win a cocktail chemistry set, to bring the scientific method into your silly season.
To win, be the 20th or 21st person to correctly name this element:
What am I? As one of the world’s best and brightest, life can be quite intense. I try to get away from it all by hanging out in Vegas. Unfortunately this makes some people say that I have no taste.
Enter on our Facebook page . Any answers submitted in the comments thread not be published!
The 12 days of Geekmas
Posted: December 13, 2012 Filed under: 12 Days of Geekmas 1 Comment »
Have you been naughty or nice?
The good news is we’re not checking- and we’re the ones giving out the gifts this year. We have irresistibly awesome stocking stuffers to give away, from cocktail chemistry sets and Spock oven mitts to microscopes for the iPhone. No respectable geek should miss out.
Join us on Facebook and solve a science riddle to win a prize. We have 78 of them to giveaway over the 12 days of Geekmas…. starting today.
The riddle for the first day of Geekmas:
We made a perfectly round sphere to be precise,
Inaccurate measurements do not suffice!
It looks like a mysterious crystal ball,
but will determine the mass of which unit, once and for all?
And today’s prize- a Higgs Boson watch for the physics lovers out there… or those who just love a bit of science bling. We found it in the delightfully geeky COSMOS Magazine holiday gift guide.
