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May 31

Identify a documentary series about plants

Hello, around 1985-1992 (when I was a child) there was a documentary series on television about plants (about 12 parts I think). The distinctive feature, why I remember it, was its animated introduction, where a bulldozer driver is looking at the seed growing into a tree. I really liked the introduction, so I wonder, does anyone knows the name of these series? Thank you. Samohyl Jan (talk) 05:25, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

What country? --76.111.32.200 (talk) 06:12, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

My country is Czech Republic, but the series was foreign. My colleague also remembers it, and thinks it was French series, but I am not sure. It may as well be English or American. I think it was called something like "Life of Plants", but it isn't the BBC documentary of the same name. Oh, and I was looking for it on Wikipedia and IMDB some time ago, so I think it's not described there (but it's kinda difficult to search for something by animated introduction, you know). Samohyl Jan (talk) 06:27, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Got Lost In One Of The Questions (I'll Post This On Science, As I'm Not Sure Which Desk Is Most Appropriate)

3 media of amplitude can be expressed in keyboards, per Keyboard_expression. I am assuming different instruments, such as Brass instruments, or instruments that use water, have different ways of changing dynamics, or the amplitude of the sound that can be normally produced by them, or not, say banging a saxphone against a wall. Are there any others, and if so, could you list them all? Also, please list all theoretical, possible and/or probable ways of changing dynamics (or, in other words, the amplitude of a sound).

So what I'm saying is that for different Keyboard instruments, as per the article Keyboard_expression, there are 3 ways to express dynamics.68.148.164.166 (talk) 07:31, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

Take me on a trip, I'd like to go some day

In American Gods, who is the guy with the wine Shadow meets on the tree? Is it Jesus? Vitriol (talk) 14:23, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

I can't find any such guy. Can you give more details of when he appears? Algebraist 09:51, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

I don't have the book to hand, but it's near the end, in the last couple of chapters, and I always assumed it was Jesus. Neıl 龱 10:39, 3 June 2008 (UTC)

OK, I've searched an illegal online version for the word 'wine', and I've still got nothing. Can you give me page number in that pdf? Algebraist 13:06, 4 June 2008 (UTC)

Pic Or Name?

Does anyone have the name or a pic of the guy who asked "Why did you kiss me?" and I believe in response, the bachelorette said "I felt it!" on The Bachelorette Season 1. It's on Cosmo all the time (I think that's a canadian channel).68.148.164.166 (talk) 21:00, 31 May 2008 (UTC)