Hoot's 5th Grader Episode Available
Saturday, October 04, 2008 Filed in: Space Camp
News
If you were unable to catch Hoot Gibson on “Are
you Smarter than a 5th Grader” last night, you
can watch the entire episode in your web browser at:
http://www.fox.com/fod/play.php?sh=smarter
http://www.fox.com/fod/play.php?sh=smarter
A School Yard Controversy?
Friday, October 03, 2008 Filed in: Space Camp
News
But was he wrong?
Hoot made it all the way to the million dollar question.
That question? “How many common factors do 28 and 32 have?”
Hoot answered “two,” locked in his vote, and lost. He said 2 and 4 were common factors of each, and indeed they are. But he lost because the answer, he was told, should have been three. 1, 2, and 4.
But on the “Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader” message boards, trouble is brewing. A few mathematically inclined viewers in multiple threads have pointed out that one can define common factors not to include the number 1.
A link in one thread to this article states, “Factors are either prime numbers or composite numbers.” Given that the number 1 is neither, maybe Hoot was right!
It would seem a shame not to give the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation $975,000 Hoot fought so hard to win.
Is he Smarter than a 5th Grader?
Friday, October 03, 2008 Filed in: Space Camp
News
I had the opportunity to speak with Hoot after his return from taping the episode of the show this past July and he said he had some pretty good banter going back and forth with the host, Jeff Foxworthy! And so you should have no doubt that the show is going to be very entertaining even if you’ve never before seen a single episode of the show!
“Are you Smarter than a 5th Grader” airs on the Fox network tonight at 8pm EDT.
Be sure to turn on, tune in, and veg out!
2008 Space Camp Hall of Fame Video
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Filed in: Space Camp
News
The link to the video was just posted to the Alumni Page as follows:
View the July 19, 2008 Hall of Fame induction ceremony ... today. This video is approximately 3 hours in length and can take up to 30 seconds for the video to buffer. Click here to watch the archived video.
In order to be able to skip around the video with minimal issues, I recommend using VLC Player over Windows Media Player to watch the stream.
Also, some time ago, photos from the entire Apollo Reunion / Hall of Fame weekend were published online as well.
Hall of Fame Videos Posted to YouTube
Sunday, August 10, 2008 Filed in: Space Camp
News
Well. Space Camp has yet to get the Hall of Fame
ceremony video onto the internet for those that may
have missed it, but that hasn’t stopped someone from posting the wonderful
videos that were produced for each Hall of Fame
inductee.
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| Captain Phil Smith | Oscar Holderer | Lisa Devries |
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| Vincent Vazzo | Josh Whitfield | Marlenn Maicki |
Netherlands - ISC 2008 Opening Ceremony
Tuesday, August 05, 2008 Filed in:
International Space Camp News
The Netherlands came to International Space Camp 2008
not in what might be thought of as traditional dress
for the Dutch (namely clothes that look good when worn
near windmills), but rather dressed in attire better
suited to the modern soccer-hooligan Dutch.
Go Orange Crush!
Go Orange Crush!
Australia - ISC 2008 Opening Ceremony
Thursday, July 31, 2008 Filed in:
International Space Camp News
First up from the International Space Camp opening
ceremony international presentations is Australia.
The Ausses decided to help the rest of the world decode their “English,” and that was mighty kind of them!
The Ausses decided to help the rest of the world decode their “English,” and that was mighty kind of them!
Opening Cermonies - ISC 2008
Monday, July 28, 2008 Filed in:
International Space Camp News
This past Saturday opened International Space Camp
2008!
Here I present to you the opening procession.
A few things to keep in mind:
1) Not only are international students and teachers invited to International Space Camp, but the United States Teachers of the Year from all states and territories come as well, including the overall teacher of the year.
2) It is customary for the international students and teachers to dress up in native attire (and thus the Canadians come in jeans and a hockey sweater), the teachers from all of the states dress up so as to represent some facet of their state.
2) The teacher of the year this year was Michael Geisen.
3) Michael Geisen led the group. He’s the first one in.
Well done indeed, sir!
Here I present to you the opening procession.
A few things to keep in mind:
1) Not only are international students and teachers invited to International Space Camp, but the United States Teachers of the Year from all states and territories come as well, including the overall teacher of the year.
2) It is customary for the international students and teachers to dress up in native attire (and thus the Canadians come in jeans and a hockey sweater), the teachers from all of the states dress up so as to represent some facet of their state.
2) The teacher of the year this year was Michael Geisen.
3) Michael Geisen led the group. He’s the first one in.
Well done indeed, sir!