Festool makes Jeopardy

[semenza]

Festool was just featured in a Jeopardy question, I mean answer.  :  What gas powered tool did Festool introduce .........................

Seth

 

[B_Swanson]

Ohhhh, I'm sorry Seth.  Next time please phrase your question in the form of an answer.

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Pretty cool. Someone just tweeted about it.

 

[peter halle]

And the answer should have been?  (I know the answer - just wondering how many others do)

Peter

 

[festooltim]

Chain saw

 

[Stephen B]

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Chainsaw.    [smile]

But as a Festo.

Edit. That will teach me to play with 'smileys' won't it Festooltim!?   [eek] lol

 

[festooltim]

I mean what is a chain saw

 

[festooltim]

I'll take German power tools next for 200 please

 

[ccarrolladams]

Just to be technical, when the gas powered tools were introduced was not the company name "Festo"?

I remember back in 1975 when I was a producer of a game show for CBS. Of course long before any episode was taped before a live studio audience all of the questions and correct answers were submitted to CBS Standards and Practice Department (the Censors).

What the writers and producers assumed would be the easiest question of that episode was: "In which city did Betsy Ross sew the first American flag".

The contestant who at the time was leading hit his button first and answered: "Philadelphia".

Immediately the on-set S&P supervisor shouted over his microphone: "Stop tape!"

I was sitting next to the S&P at the on-set production desk, so I asked: "What is the problem, your HQ office approved the question and that answer!"

The reply was: "It is not accepted history that Betsy Ross even existed".

Such is the problem of writing questions for TV game shows.

By the way, in this case what was the correct answer according to the show?

In our case stopping the tape, resetting everyone to the same position as they were in when the Betsy Ross question was asked and finally inserting an end of show title card and announcement: "This game was edited without affecting the outcome" cost us more than all the prizes handed out that game.

Now I hope people understand why I prefer owning my cabinet business over being an entertainment production executive.

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

I posted the answer on Twitter, spoiler alert.  [big grin]

Anyone DVR this episode and can post a screenshot?

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[semenza]

The name Festool was part of the clue not part of the contestants response, so it may be  disputable as to whether or not the clue was technically even answerable since it was Festo at the time.    [huh]  :  [big grin]

Seth

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Curious, Seth... Did any of the contestants get it right? I think it's college week, right? Doubt Festool is common knowledge among that crowd.

 

[semenza]

Curious, Seth... Did any of the contestants get it right? I think it's college week, right? Doubt Festool is common knowledge among that crowd.

Yes, it's college week.  Correct response on the first try!!  [eek]

Faster, Easier, SMARTER  must be that part of the slogan? That or the students just know how  cool  8) Festool is  [laughing]  [laughing]

Seth

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Aw, com'on guys... Gas powered tool... underwear... that was funny. I crack myself up some times!  [tongue]

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Screen capture from Shawn at Atlas. Thanks, Shawn!

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[3PedalMINI]

Aw, com'on guys... Gas powered tool... underwear... that was funny. I crack myself up some times!  [tongue]

[blink]  [tongue]

LOL!

 

[Stephen B]

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Assuming Festooltim and I are correct, what is his prize? [smile]

I would be glad to accept  Kapex as second prize (240v model).   [big grin]

That is of course assuming we were correct!   [eek]   [unsure] [embarassed]  [embarassed]

[popcorn] [popcorn]

However surgeons were using none motorised chainsaws before the 1920s.

 

[festnoob]

I'm gonna go ahead with chain saw. I saw one on youtube a few months back and it was still running. My tiny echo ran for one season and now it's dust.

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

I'm gonna go ahead with chain saw. I saw one on youtube a few months back and it was still running. My tiny echo ran for one season and now it's dust.

[wink]

 

[Stephen B]

I'm gonna go ahead with chain saw. I saw one on youtube a few months back and it was still running. My tiny echo ran for one season and now it's dust.

[wink]

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Interesting that for the users, past and present, in the video, the wearing of safety clothing (including helmet, face mask and hearing protection) has not changed/improved since 1925!    [eek]