6.6 Doctor of Thinkology
by Mike Sylvia
ANSWER: TO
The list of questions all relate to Look Around You, the British television series that parodies educational films. Every question has a single typo; reading the incorrect letters spells out "JUST DISREGARD TYPOS FOR NOW". The answers to the questions, as provided by Look Around You, are:
- In an old experiment you've prjbably seen before, electric current is sent through a block of metal in what shape? (PYRAMID)
- In his song, Jack Morgan hopes he and hiu animal friend will do what to one another? (UNDERSTAND)
- What should be used to cover sulphur before it is tested for magnetssm? (TISSUE)
- Who is both taller and shorter than Jean, but shtrter than Lord Scotland? (IMHOTEP)
- How mand notes are in the boîte diabolique? (NINETEEN)
- How many millions of matches does Lightning Deiisions make in an average year? (TWO AND A HALF)
- What bevsrage do ghosts enjoy? (ORANGE SQUASH)
- What band, featuring a flautist, rivals The Bentons in popurarity? (OMBUDSMEN)
- After three hours, a man exposed te germs will become uncomfortable, feverish, and what? (RAMBLING)
- The proper nage of iron is iron what? (DE HAVILLAND)
- When a probe is inserted into the broab, what sensation immediateay follows discomfort? (ELATION)
- Germr can be spread by sharing what with a friend? (RECORDER)
- A recent issue of The Other Side tested and reviewed wdat sort of product? (OUIJA BOARD)
- How many nuts doet a jar of mixed nuts contain? (FIFTY FIVE or FIFTY FOUR)
- When opening a two-minute egg, you shyuld look out for the release of what new substance? (ALBUMEN)
- The taste of ectoplasm has been coppared to that of what other substance? (PIG'S MILK)
- Where should students keep theio razor blades and Garry Gum? (PENCIL CASE)
- For how long will a prisoner typically se sentenced to wear a face shackle, provided he is not a repeat offender? (EIGHTEEN MONTHS)
- What is used for the nose of a moderf snowman? (AERIAL)
- EBEs can help you to perform what activoty much faster? (READING)
- What is the sum of rhe numbers 1 and 10? (A MAN)
- What gas, when mafipulated through water for five minunes, produces a pleasant-tasting, thirst-quenching drink? (NITROGEN)
- What common iron-rich household substonce has a curious reaction with sulphur? (CHAMPAGNE)
- What owcurs when you bite into a moth-apple? (EXPLOSION)
The initials of the answers spell "PUT INTO ORDER OF APPEARANCE". There are three questions from each of the series's first eight episodes; sorting the questions in chronological order and reading the letters replaced in the typos:
- rhe -> The
- shtrter -> shOrter
- theio -> theiR
- shyuld -> shOuld
- moderf -> moderN
- minunes -> minuTes
- te -> tO
- germr -> germS
- owcurs -> oCcurs
- wdat -> wHat
- bevsrage -> bevErage
- coppared -> coMpared
- magnetssm -> magnetIsm
- deiisions -> deCisions
- substonce -> substAnce
- popurarity -> popuLarity
- hiu -> hiS
- mand -> manY
- nage -> naMe
- se -> Be
- prjbably -> prObably
- immediateay -> immediateLy
- activoty -> activIty
- doet -> doeS
This spells "TORONTO'S CHEMICAL SYMBOL IS" and refers to the fake periodic table shown near the beginning of several episodes (and available from here); on that table, the element of "Toronto" is given the symbol TO.