# 20 Questions version 5.0 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 29, 2002, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675 "2002-03-29T01:28:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/1 "2002-03-29T01:28:49Z")
Yes, it’s that time again. Another round of **Yo La Tengo** and **White Lightning** ’s 20 Questions! Oh come on, show some enthusiasm! For new people joining the festivities:[ul][li][For an idea of how the game runs…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=104426)[/li][li]A doper asks a yes or no question, I answer it. [/li][li]You all get 20 questions total. It’s not per person. [/li][li]First one to figure my ‘it’ out wins absolutely nothing. Enjoy. [/li][li]There are stupid questions. [/li][li]Stupid questions count as real questions, so I advise you not to ask stupid questions. [/li][li]Number your question (1-20). [/li][li]If you make a guess at what my ‘it’ is, it counts as a question. [/li][li]I retain rights to “make fun” of your username. (it’s not bad, for examples go to an older game) [/li][li] **White Lightning** is second in command. If I die, he’s in charge.[/ul][/li]My ‘it’ is always something that everyone has heard of before. My last ‘its’ were time, love, fire, and music. This game is no exception. Actually, this game is sort of an exception. A 5 year old has probably heard of it, but may not understand it. Nonetheless, I promise you, everybody who posts here has a good has heard of it and has a good understanding of it. End of story. I also promise you that this round’s ‘it’ is a lot easier than the last one. You should be able to get it in 15. I’m set. I don’t think **WL** is though. I haven’t seem him online in a while, so I couldn’t very well tell him what my ‘it’ is this time yet. I should be able to hold out for a while, though. In conclusion, fire at will… ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/2 "2002-03-29T01:36:10Z")
I will start off with the usual. 1. Is it a tangible object? ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/3 "2002-03-29T01:38:45Z")
**5 time champ** asked: 1) _Is it a tangible object?_ **err… champ** , nopers. ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/4 "2002-03-29T01:40:00Z")
My subject should read “That wasn’t long…” ---
**Author:** ![saepiroth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@saepiroth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saepiroth)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/5 "2002-03-29T04:56:50Z")
2.) is it a concept of nature? ---
**Author:** ![Cougarfang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@Cougarfang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cougarfang)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/6 "2002-03-29T08:54:46Z")
1. Can it exist without humans? [sub]I’ve been skimped on the name-mangling too… hint, hint ;)[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/7 "2002-03-29T14:52:45Z")
**saepiroth** asked: 2) _is it a concept of nature?_ **Saber** , when you say nature, do you mean like, “physical universe?” If so, then yes. It is. **Cougarfang** asked: 3) _Can it exist without humans?_ **King Kong** , if a tree falls down in a forest and there’s no body around to hear it, does it make a noise? Of course it does. To answer your question, yes. Don’t ask me why I put the tree thing in, I just thought it kind of fit. ---
**Author:** ![Anubis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Anubis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anubis)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/8 "2002-03-29T16:01:08Z")
4.) Has it been corrupted by a species who thinks they’re so smart, but in fact they’re only the third most intelligent species on the planet? (real question: Is it planet Earth?) ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/9 "2002-03-29T16:23:42Z")
**Anubis** asked: 4) _Has it been corrupted by a species who thinks they’re so smart, but in fact they’re only the third most intelligent species on the planet? (real question: Is it planet Earth?)_ **Anus** , no. ---
**Author:** ![saepiroth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@saepiroth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saepiroth)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/10 "2002-03-29T16:46:22Z")
5.)_is it a mathematical abstraction? (like, Pi as opposed to Space)_ ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/11 "2002-03-29T17:04:20Z")
**saepiroth** asked: 5) _is it a mathematical abstraction? (like, Pi as opposed to Space)_ **skittles** , a what? This is kind of hard to answer because I don’t know what a “mathematical abstraction” is. I’m pretty confident that the answer is no, though. It doesn’t really have anything to do with math, nor is it anything like “pi as opposed to space.” So uhh… no. ---
**Author:** ![SpaceDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spacedog/32/9932_2.png) [@SpaceDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpaceDog)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/12 "2002-03-29T17:15:14Z")
Might as well try : 1. Does it have an effect on the daily life of a typical person ? ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/13 "2002-03-29T17:18:45Z")
**SpaceDog** asked: 6) _Does it have an effect on the daily life of a typical person?_ **Laika** , yup. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/14 "2002-03-29T19:46:14Z")
Hey ho, **Yo La Tengo**. Been out of town for a couple days. My profile still isn’t fixed, and I just realized I never gave you my email address. My home addy is same as listed in profile, just replace @home.com with @attbi.com. I’m reachable all day at [inthetank2001@yahoo.com](mailto:inthetank2001@yahoo.com), since I can check that one at work and school. Anyone else can feel free to email me too, for whatever reason. Don’t be shy. I like being second in command. I’m like the Supreme Court to **YLT** ’s Executive and Legislative branches. He’s got all the creativity, makes all the decisions, and I just interpret stuff. All the glory, none of the responsibility. So, good luck y’all. If any clarifications are necessary, I’ll post 'em as soon as I get word from the Big Boss. ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2002, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/15 "2002-03-29T22:39:47Z")
**Lightning** , e-mail dispatched to home address… ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/16 "2002-03-30T01:37:34Z")
Gotcha covered. Everything here is kosher. I’m also quite confident that the answer to #5 is ‘no.’ Carry on. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/17 "2002-03-30T03:24:09Z")
Can it be detected by any of the five senses? ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/18 "2002-03-30T14:45:35Z")
**Kat** asked: 7) _Can it be detected by any of the five senses?_ **Dank** , well, that’s a toss up. Some may say yes, but I think I’ll go with no. Then again, it’s still morning and could be sadly mistaking. **WL** , this is where you come in. ---
**Author:** ![5\_time\_champ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/278dde/32.png) [@5\_time\_champ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5_time_champ)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/19 "2002-03-30T18:22:49Z")
1. Is it a Force Proportional to the Product of the Masses of Objects and Inversely Proportional to the Distance Between Those Objects? In other words, is it **gravity**? BTW Thanks for not using the obvious nickname for me. ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2002, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675/20 "2002-03-30T19:23:28Z")
Damn, **err… champ** , you are the man. It is, in fact, gravity, and I am very perplexed at how quickly you got that. You’re not in cahoots with **WL** , right? 😉 Oh well, so much for “in 15.” It boggles the mind at how quickly you guys can figure these out, I need better ideas. I’ll start another game up this upcoming week, after Easter. Until then, **err… champ** is the man. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-5-0/100675.md?page=2)