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Week 4 Protests

All protests resolved

Round 3:Q8

Jim of Azzuri said that " Chemical composition" should be enough for how to tell a meteor from a rock. We were looking for the fact that they contain solid particles of iron. Jim says that Chondrites are soft meteors which contain iron but not in particles. Chemical composition is not enough. There are lots of rocks that contain the same elements as meteors, such as iron and nickel. Meteorites actually contain particles of iron and nickel that can be seen either with the naked eye or in some cases with a microscope. No Points
Brian of Unnatural Axxe said that the presence of Iridium was a good indicator as it is rare on earth. Iridium is not that rare. It is found in nickel mines in Sudbury and Russia. Therefore it is a not a good indicator if something is a meteor. No Points

Round 6:Q1

Amy of Azzuri protested that Ken Thomson was worth $19 billion, as had been reported that day on CBC. The article on which the round was based in Canadian Business said $22 billion for the Thomson clan, which is what we had asked for.. Maybe $19 billion was his personal wealth. No Points

Round 8:Q1

John of On a Roll suggested Peloponnesian War instead of Persian Wars, The battle of Marathon, which was mentioned in the question, was definitely in the Persian Wars. No Points
There was some confusion in what had been protested by AOT for the Persian war question. Once again the confusion was because there was a mistake in the question, in this case with the dates of the war. Jim of AOT gave Peloponnesian War for 2 and Persian War for 1. He gets his 1 point.