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ASK the BRAIN
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Space Cadet Dave Hoosten, Metebelis 3.
Q: Why do planes and ships go missing in the Bermuda Triangle? The Brain. A: The Brain has this one well covered. First, though, a lesson in geography. Just where is this thing known as the Bermuda Triangle (also known as the Devil’s Triangle). Well, the area is triangular in shape and is bounded roughly at its points by Miami, Bermuda, and Puerto Rico. Now to the interesting bit. What is so special about this region that planes and ships seemingly disappear in mysterious circumstances that defy explanation. Well, some say the whole thing can be attributed to the paranormal, a suspension of the law of physics; others suggest strange magnetic fields and oceanic flatulence (methane gas from the bottom of the ocean); and the right fruit-cakes even cite the involvement of little green men from the planet Zog. The Brain though, concludes differently, and already has the whole thing sorted out. The phenomenon is a load of cock-and-bull. Yes, the area is famous for the number of ships and aircraft that go missing. But this figure is not significantly greater, proportionally speaking, than any other part of the ocean. The number of disappearances has been wildly exaggerated, and those that did take place have rational explanations. Some of the most famous cases such as that of the Mary Celeste, or the disappearance of Flight 19 and the USS Cyclops are no-longer stuff of legend. So lets not get carried away here. Everyone likes a good story, but the Bermuda Triangle is a manufactured mystery. Conspiracy theorists are barking up the wrong tree. Nothing out of the ordinary is taking place here. The Brain operates logically. To Him 2+2=4 and all rivers flow into the sea. Everything has an explanation, its just a case of finding it that’s all. Yet another round to the Brain me thinks… |
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Adam McGee
Q: How many Time Lords do YOU think got killed in the Time War? The Brain. A: Adam thinks he has bowled the brain a googly by asking the question how many Time Lords were killed in the Time War. Well, the brain knows the answer to every question and more, so check this out. The more bit first. The Time War started when the Doctor, still in his Fourth generation, was intercepted and sent to Skaro to prevent the creation of the Daleks. The mission failed, Davros was ‘destroyed’ but the Daleks survived. A time war then became inevitable. How many Time Lords died? Literally zillions. The precise figure however, is unobtainable. Here’s why. A Time Lord has 12 regenerations - 13 if you are the Master; no-one knows what happens to these incarnations once a Time Lord dies. Do they exist outside the space-time-continuum? Only the Big Time Lord in the sky knows the answer to this. The Brain thinks it wise not to comment further… |
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Wayne Burns. Chester, U.K.
Q: What exactly is a Time War, and what happened to the rest of the Time Lords? The Brain. A: Ok, two questions in one. First, a Time War can be applied to at least two types of time-spanning conflicts in the Doctor Who universe. The first and most obvious example, is when two sides slog it out across different points in history. The second though, is slightly more complicated. This involves the use of such things as time-loops, temporal paradoxes, the reversal of historical events and such like. In other words Time itself is used as a means of defeating an opponent. The Brain believes the Time War refered to by both the Ninth and Tenth Doctor's probably falls into the second category; anyway, here's the answer to the second part of your question. This Time War involved the Doctor's own race, the all-powerful Time Lords and a race of mutants known as Daleks. The war was so destructive, it resulted in the almost complete destruction of both races. Is that ok? |
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Lizbrookpeirce. The constellation of Kasterborous, at galactic coordinates ten-zero-eleven-zero-zero by zero two from galactic zero centre.
Q: I can remember one of the Doctors' liked jelly babies. I think it was the one with the cricket bat. Am i right? The Brain. A: Almost, but not quite. The Doctor most famous for eating jelly babies travelled through time and space for seven glorious years between 1975 and 1981. He travelled with a number of assistants the most famous being a robot dog called K9. During this time the programme reached new heights of popularity, and most fans see this era as the greatest ever. This Doctor wore a silly floppy hat and had wrapped around his person a twenty foot multi-coloured scarf. Then there was that cheeky grin and the booming theatrical voice. I think you get the run of things... Who else could it be but the Fourth Doctor, played by the great Tom Baker. 'Would you like a jelly baby?' Class! |