Glossary · Science
Comet
A small icy body that grows a glowing head and tail when its orbit brings it close to the Sun.
In the game
In the game, 1 prompt asks about comet. 22 answers count in total; the common ones float, and 15 rare ones sink below the surface.
For example
Taken from “Name a comet”, from the top of the iceberg:
- Halley's Comet
- Hale Bopp
- Shoemaker Levy 9
- NEOWISE
- Hyakutake
- Encke
- ISON
Prompts that use it
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How deep does your knowledge go?
Seven prompts a day, twenty seconds each. Obvious answers float on the tip of the iceberg; rare ones sink all the way to the trench.
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