Black Mamba

The Black Mamba is called "Black" because of the inky black colour inside of it's mouth

The black mamba is a snake that lives in Africa. It is the longest venomous snake in Africa and the bite, if untreated, has a 100% mortality rate- the highest of any snake. It's bite is also called the "kiss of death." When it strikes it bites repeatedly, injecting multiple doses of venom. The venom is a neuro-cardio toxin, paralysing you and affecting your heart. It can kill in roughly 20 minutes. The black mamba can move at speeds of up to 20km/h on land, and at similar speeds on water. The average human running speed is 13km/h and swimming is 3km/h.  It can grow to 4.5m long making it one of the longest venomous snakes in the world.

12th Guessing Article

Congratulations to Thomas GeoGuy, for guessing the previous animal- the European Bison.

1. I am an element
2. I am heavier than Molybenium
3. I am lighter than Seaborgium
4. I am radioactive

11th Guessing Article

Congratulations to Thomas GeoGuy for guessing the previous location- Kempsey NSW.

1. I am an animal
2. I am a mammal
3. I live in the Northern Hemisphere
4. I live in Europe and some parts of Western Asia
5. I am herbivorous

10th Guessing Article

Congratulations to Ryan Passout, for guessing the previous element- Rhodium.
Today I am expanding on the original guessing article to include animals, elements and places.
I will upload a screenshot from Google Earth and you will comment with the coordinates or if applicable town name. I shall also upload a clue to the location every day.

Location #1

1. I am in the Southern Hemisphere
2. I am in Australia
3. I am not in Western Australia

9th Guessing Article

Congratulations to 78TyranidMaster87 for guessing the previous animal- Kaprosuchus.

1. I am an element
2. I am heavier than Gallium
3. I am a transition metal
4. I am a noble metal (I am for the most part chemically inert)

Remember to check back tomorrow for more clues

8th Guessing Article

Congratulations to Denver :D for guessing the previous animal- American Crocodile

1. I was an animal
2. I was an ancient reptile
3. I lived in the Cretaceous period
4. I lived in what is now called Africa
5. I have the suffix "suchus"

7th Guessing Article

Congratulations to 78TyranidMaster87 for guessing the element for the previous article (Rhenium) but Aidan O'Donovan and Max Parsons-Young also deserve some credit for narrowing it down.

1. I am an animal
2. I am a vertebrate
3. I am a reptile
4. I live in Central America

6th Guessing Article

Congratulations to 78TyrannidMaster87 for guessing the previous article- the Beelzebufo.

1. I am an element
2. I am heavier than silver
3. I am a metal
4. I have non radioactive isotopes
5. I am a transition metal

5th Guessing Article

Congratulations again to lord alphabet on yet another win.

1. I am an animal
2. I lived in the cretaceous period
3. I am not reptillian
4. I am amphibian
5. I lived in Madagascar

Penicillin

Antibiotics are designed to kill bacteria. Perhaps one of the best known antibiotics is penicillin. Penicillin was discovered in 1928 but came into mass production during WWII (1940) this is most likely due to the wounds of soldiers from the war needing antibacterial treatment. Penicillin was discovered when a petri dish that was cultivating bacteria was contaminated and the mould that had grown on the dish had a halo around it where no bacteria were present. It was then known that the mould (Penicillium Notatum) produced an antibacterial chemical named penicillin. There are several different species of Penicillium, but all produce penicillin. Unfortunately due to the overuse of penicillin many bacteria have developed resistances. This increases the urgency in which a new antibiotic chemical needs to be found or synthesised.

Vaccines

Vaccines. The ruthless plot to pacify the population...

Not really. Vaccines are designed to make your immune system find the most efficient ways to kill viruses. Vaccines prevent viruses, while antibiotics treat bacteria. Antibiotics not do work on viruses, increasing the need for vaccines. Vaccines are either:

1. A non-harmful version of the virus strain injected into the body
2. An artificial version of the virus that acts and behaves like the virus, but is not harmful

If your immune system has knowledge of the most efficient ways to kill a virus, it is very unlikely that the virus will cause an infection.

Galapagos Archipelago

The Galapagos Archipelago is located off the Western Coast of South America. It has no permanent buildings on it and is very well known for Charles Darwin formulating his Theory of Evolution Through Natural Selection (coauthored by Albert Wallace) by observing life there.

Galapagos Archipelago Map

Each island has unique flora and fauna. There is a species of iguana that has evolved to dive into the icy cold waters to eat the plants growing underwater. The trees present on the islands are not a true trees but are a species of dandelion that has evolved to reach enormous size due to the lack of competition. Tortoises have also reached astronomical sizes due to the lack of predators. Tortoises are the most common life in the Galapagos Archipelago. Each island has a unique species of tortoise that are specifically evolved to survive in those conditions. There is also a Galapagos Penguin. The Galapagos Penguin came from either Antarctica or Australia and has evolved to suit the conditions found on the islands. As it can travel through water it can and has populated all islands in the Galapagos Archipelago along with Galapagos Iguanas.

The formation of the archipelago is due to a hotspot (a spot in the mantle that is particularly hot and therefore able to push through the crust). Lava pushes through the crust and forms volcanoes. These volcanoes grow as they erupt and soon form islands. As the crust of the earth moves the islands move, but the hotspot does not, leaving a volcanic chain of islands. As the islands move off the hotspot, magma (lava once it has breached crust) stops feeding the volcanoes and they erode quickly. 

-Darwin

Wallace Line

The Wallace Line is a line that separates Asian animal species from Australian animal species. It is named after biologist Alfred Wallace, who coauthored Darwin's Theory of Evolution Through Natural Selection. On the Western side of the line, Asian species of animals are found like monkeys and tigers. On the Australian (Eastern) side of the line, Australian species of animal are found like cassowaries and honey eaters.

-Wallace

4th Guessing Article

Congratulations to lordalphabet on his third win. Will anyone be able to stop him?

I am an animal

1. I live in South America
2. I have a "horn"
3. I can change colour
4. I am a reptile
5. I am not a chameleon
6. My "horn" is actually called a proboscis
7. My population is dwindling
8. I am only found in Ecuador
9. The word proboscis is the first word in my name

3rd Guessing Article

Congratulations to lord alphabet on his second win

Animal

1. I live at depths between 600m and 1200m

2nd Guessing Article

Congratulations to lord alphabet for guessing the first animal (Gigantopithecus)

I am animal.

1. I lived in Australia and Columbia.
2. I was between 9 and 10 metres long.
3. I lived under water
4. I was a marine reptile
5. My teeth exceed 7 cm long and my largest can be up to 30 cm long
6. I lived in the ocean

New Section Rules

Firstly, sorry for the inactivity and lack of posts. Secondly, I am going to start a new section where I select an animal or element and then list 1 characteristic or clue per day. You (yes there is audience interaction) have to comment on that post what animal or element it is however only 3 guesses per day. You will need the common name and scientific name of the animal or just scientific. The animals can be extinct and the post will include whether it is an animal or element. Stay tuned, for the first one will be posted soon.

Have fun!

1st Guessing Article

This is a weekly thing that we will be doing where you have to guess an Animal or Element. We will be editing this everyday so check back and post your idea of what it is. Only 3 guesses per day or we may report you for spam and delete your comments. For any other concerns I will be posting some section rules later today. It may be a good idea to subscribe to the blog so you know what time I post.



Animal

1. My existence was once considered a myth
2. I lived in China and India
3. It was roughly three metres tall

Myllokunmingia

Myllokunmingia

All known vertebrates can trace their ancestry back to Myllokunmingia, which is thought to be the first animal with vertebrae. This creature is a primitive example of a fish. These fish are thought to have an advantage over other life (invertebrates) due to increased mobility and non-brittle armour. They eventually evolved into amphibians, which had the ability to go onto land, but had to stay near water. These amphibians evolved into reptiles, which were not confined to stay near water all the time as the amphibians were. These reptiles evolved into dinosaurs, mammals and birds.

-Darwin

E=mc2

Perhaps the most famous equation known to man is E=mc², but what does it actually mean?

The "E" in the equation is energy. The "m" is the change in mass and the "c" is the speed of light. Therefore the equation is, "Energy is equal to the mass of the object multiplied by the speed of light squared." An example is an object that weighs 12 grams. The equation would be 12 x 8.98755179 x 10¹⁶. This is equal to 1,078,506,219,000,000,000 joules. That is equal to 107,850,621,900,000 kilojoules or 299,585,061 Watts.

-Einstein

Water

The most unusual compound known to science is water. The liquid form is denser than the solid form, and it is the only known compound that is naturally found in the three most basic states of matter. It is also made up of oxygen and hydrogen, two elements that are known to react violently. An example is that liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen are used to create rocket fuel. Also, water is now the basis of the celsius scale, with water freezing at roughly zero and boiling at roughly 100.

-H20