Dang, I Wish We Were Physicists

Game Show episode 46, posted September 28, 2016.
Inconceivable! episode 12
==Panelists==
*Host: Dan Moren
*Scorekeeper: Lex Friedman
*Team You Spoony Bard:
**Frank Wu (“He’s got the art down to a science”) [Captain]
**Lisa Schmeiser (“She’s won't need to consult any Oracles”)
**Steve Lutz (“He-Man is his enemy”)
*Team Hooray for Jars:
**Marisa McClellan (“She knows when a door isn't a door”)
**Scott McNulty (“He's black and white and read all over”)
**Erika Ensign (“Halt! Hugos there?”) [Captain]
===Round 1 - The Power is Yours===
(Suggested by listener Kat)
Questions about the 90’s cartoon Captain Planet and the Planeteers.
Question 	Answer 	Contestant	Points awarded
The show focuses on five young people, each from a different continent, selected to receive magic rings that control one of the elements. For one point name each of the Planeteers and for another point name each of their elements. 	Kwame - EarthWheeler - FireLinka - WindGi - WaterMa-Ti - Heart	Frank 	5
Which of the following media moguls was credited for the shows original idea:- Richard Branson- Sumner Redstone- Ted Turner- Oprah Winfrey- Rupert Murdoch 	Ted Turner 	Marisa 	10
One of the notable things about the show was its extensive gallery of interesting eco villains. Which of these was not an eco villain on the show:- Hoggish Greedly voiced by Ed Asner- Solomon Grungy voiced by Avery Brooks- Verminous Skumm voiced by Jeff Goldblum- Dr. Blight voiced by Meg Ryan- Looten Plunder voiced by James Coburn 	Solomon Grungy 	Lisa 	10
In addition to dealing with issues of the environment, the show dealt with serious social issues as well. Which of the following was not a very special episode of Captain Planet:- A: In the episode “A formula for hate” the show became the first cartoon to deal with the AIDS epidemic. A young man voiced by Neil Patrick Harris becomes ostracized after a villain brainwashes them into thinking the virus can be spread by casual contact.- B: In the episode “Hot Water” deals with a young African American man voiced by Jaleel White who is framed by a villain for polluting the local city’s water supply. Prompting the team to confront the realities of race in America.- C: In Mind Pollution, Linda’s cousin Boris becomes addicted to drug called Bliss, made by one of the villains, and ultimately dies from an overdose.	B: Hot Water 	Scott 	10
The show’s guest star voice cast can be accurately described as “Whaaat?” Which of these well known actors did not voice a character on the show?- Martin Sheen- Sting- Elizabeth Taylor- Helen Hunt- Patrick Stewart 	Patrick Stewart 	Steve 	10
One of the best known aspects of the show is its ear worm of a theme song. But what’s unusual about the theme song’s placement and for some of the points, can you sing a few bars? 	It comes at the end of the show 	Erika 	5
====Standings====
* Team You Spoony Bard: 25
* Team Hooray for Jars: 25
===Round 2 - Fake Off===
Given a word from a work of speculative fiction (TV, movies, comics etc.) find the correct answer from the three definitions given.
Team 1 answers
Points wagered: 6
Points lost: 6
(Bid was made without any category info.)
Word: Faltira
Reader	Definition 	Correct Answer	Chosen Answer
Scott 	The name of the drive that powers the ships in Agustín de Rojas’s novel A Legend of the Future 	 	
Marisa	A martial arts modality employing a collapsable fan and a tea cup and saucer from Gail Carriger’s steampunk finishing school series.	 	X
Erika 	A highly addictive drug that gives certain people the ability to access magic from a series of fantasy books by Christopher Husberg 	X 	
==== Standings ====
* Team 1: 19
* Team 2: 25
===Round 3 - What's the Difference===
Given two terms, describe the difference between them. 
Terms 	Difference 	Contestant	Points awarded
A Maze and a Labyrinth 	A maze has an entrances and exits, a labyrinth has only one path to the center. 	Marisa 	10
An Incubus and a Succubus 	An Incubus is male demon and a Succubus is female demon. 	Frank 	10
A Code and a Cipher 	A cipher encrypts individual letters or groups of letters. A code encrypts meaning. 	Scott 	0
A Black Hole and a (Gravitational) Singularity 	A black hole is a region in which not even light can escape, and a singularity is the point of infinite density at the center of a black hole. 	Lisa 	1 (For Frank knowing Schwarzschild radius)
A Mace, a Morningstar and a Flail 	A mace is a metal topped club, the Morningstar has spikes and the flail has a chain. 	Erika 	10
An Asteroid, a Meteoroid, a Meteor and a Meteorite	An Asteroid is a big rock in space, a meteoroid is a small rock in space, a meteor is a “shooting star” and a meteorite is a rock that has hit the ground.	Steve 	9
====Standings====
* Team You Spoony Bard: 39
* Team Hooray for Jars: 45
=== Round 4 - Fake Off: The Wrath of the Khan ===
Team 2 answers
Points wagered: 10
Points won: 10
(Bid was made without any category info.)
Word: Nafal
Reader	Definition 	Correct Answer	Chosen Answer
Frank 	An abbreviation. In 2001 you had HAL 9000 and before that there was the Navigation and Flight Assistive Logic, which is described in the novel and came from the 1949 Arthur C Clarke short story Hide and Seek.	 	
Steve 	A Nafal is a generation six Pokemon. It’s a Normal/Flying type and by appearance it is a bird with a poison spike that shoots out of its mouth. Its name is derived from Narwhal and Falcon. 	 	
Lisa 	Nafal is an acronym for a common trope in science fiction literature and it stands for “Nearly as Fast as Light”. 	X 	X
==== Standings ====
* Team You Spoony Bard: 39
* Team Hooray for Jars: 51
=== Round 5 - Strange-er Things ===
A character from fiction with the word “Strange” in their name has been combined with an expression.
For example: “This mysterious cosmic comic character is really just an ordinary bloke” would be “the PhanTom, Dick and Harry Stranger”
Clue 	Answer 	Contestant	Points awarded
This Sorcerer Supreme always needs to make sure things are perfectly fair. 	(Dr.) Even Steven Strange 	Frank 	10
This powerful magician fought in the Napoleonic wars and little known fact, invented the battlefield outhouse. 	Porta-Johnathan Strange 	Marisa 	10
That this Jetpack-wearing superhero isn’t better known is a pity. 	Don’t know him from Adam Strange (Accepted alternate answer from Frank. Original answer: A-damn Shame Strange)	Lisa 	10 (-1 point for Dan)
This Muggle-hating witch loved being the center of attention. 	Bellatrix of the Ball Lestrange 	Scott 	0
This wheelchair-bound mad scientist believes everything is permissible in matters of the heart and armed combat.	Dr All's Fair in StrangeLove and War 	Steve 	10
This defrocked priest who investigates demons did just show up recently. 	Johnny Come Lately Strange 	Erika 	10
==== Final Standings ====
* Team You Spoony Bard: 69
* Team Hooray for Jars: 71
* Dan: -1