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Now that we’ve already done 20 Questions, I’ve already explained the rules. However, I will recap, for there was a bit of confusion when I changed a rule.

You (PLURAL, or as they say in Texas and vicinity, YA’LL) get 20 questions. Everyone is working as a group; everyone altogether gets 20 questions, not each individual. I had some confusion on that. You may only ask yes/no questions; other types of questions will receive ‘invalid’ for an answer. That means it will count, but it won’t receive an answer. You may give me a guess anytime you wish; just remember that you can only ask questions in the first twenty, so if you use up your questions on guesses, you’ll only get into a corner that you can’t get out of, and the wisest decision would be to just quit at that point. If I get two questions that are similar in one day (yes, that rule is different, if you care to notice), both people will receive credit. Otherwise, two questions that are the same or similar will count. To ask a question, Email to dustan@sheltx.com. Delete the designated name area, and type in the name you wish to appear with your question. If you don’t want to save your Email on the Email that this links you to, click here. Please do not change ‘signatures,’ as Sheldon Levenstein and his various other names called it. Put your question in the message space, and send. I will reply with a note that your question has been published. Please don’t ask questions that are specific to a particular person, place or thing that isn’t particularly famous. If you do, I will reply asking for a different object for comparison or whatever it is you’re asking. These are the possible answers:

Yes: This is a positive response, which means that your question as a statement would be true.

No: This is a negative response, which means that your question as a statement would be false.

Maybe: This is neither positive nor negative a response. It is either in-between or invalid to the object in question, and therefore unanswerable. The wording of this response does not necessarily make sense to the object in question (for example, say my object is a ball of polydrons (flat pieces that can go together to form a shape), and the question is ‘is it round?’ Since it is round in the sense that it curves around to form a shape, but it isn’t around because it’s made of flat pieces, the reply would be maybe (though, I’d probably say yes; I’m just not thinking of a proper question and answer). Note that a more appropriate reply would be partially)

Invalid: I would hope that you don’t get this response, because it means you made a faulty mistake in your question.

I had complaints that the previous object, Proxima Centauri, is not famous enough. Please do not expect to deprive you of the research I’m sure you hunger for. :-) I had another person say he/she learned a lot from that game, despite giving up after some time. I can’t make you do research for this game, but if your just going to stare at the questions until your eyeballs pop out, you’re probably headed nowhere.

Yes, the object is something everyone would know about (don’t take this statement too literally; look up). No, this game is not limited to anyone in particular; if you have Email, you may ask a question. Yes, the subject is ambiguous; in my previous game, I said that future subjects would be broad. Instead, I chose ambiguity. Your subject is: cores.

Question # 1 by Ruth Levenstein on Fri, Feb 25, 2005:

Q: “Is it red?”

A: No

Question # 2 by Jesse Haber on Sat, Feb 26, 2005:

Q: “Is it physical?”

A: Yes

Question # 3 by Jesse Haber on Sun, Feb 27, 2005:

Q: “Does the answer contain the subject?”

A: Maybe

Question # 4 by Miriam on Wed, Mar 2, 2005

Q: Is it bigger than a toaster?

A: No