Tesla’s Attic – Flashcards
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Where did Nick live before Colorado Springs?
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Nick lived in Tampa, Florida before moving to Colorado Springs.
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Whiffin' Wayne was Nick's father's nickname when he was previously employed as what?
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Nick's father was a pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays.
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Why does Nick end up at the hospital on his first day in Colorado Springs?
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Nick ends up in the hospital on his first day in Colorado Springs because he was hit on the head by a toaster.
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What does Nick decide to do with all the junk in the attic?
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Nick decides to have a garage sale.
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Whose stuff was in Nick's attic stamped "Property of NT?"
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Nikola Tesla's items were in the attic.
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What keeps happening to all the objects in Nick's attic bedroom?
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In Nick's bedroom the objects always gravitate to the center of the room.
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Why does Nick not make the Little League team?
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Nick doesn't make the Little League team because all of his pitches go wild.
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What is the name on the business card the man in the vanilla suit gives to Nick at the garage sale?
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Dr. Alan Jorgenson is the name on the business card.
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What does Dr. Jorgenson give Nick's dad in exchange for the piece of meteorite and the baseball glove?
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Dr. Jorgenson gives Nick's dad a job with NORAD: North American Aerospace Defense Command.
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According to Mr. Svedberg, who founded the Accelerati?
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According to Mr. Svedberg, Thomas Edison founded the Accelerati.
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What effect does turning on the old stage light at the garage sale have?
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The old stage light brings people to the sale to spend a lot of money on seemingly worthless stuff despite the pouring rain.
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What does Dr. Jorgenson give Caitlin to drink that makes her tell the truth?
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Dr. Jorgenson gives Caitlin Oolongevity Tea to make her tell the truth.
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What do Nick and Caitlyn do with the used tea bag after Nick fishes it out of the garbage?
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Nick makes and drinks the Oolongevity Tea and recalls what he sold at the garage sale and to whom.
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What does Caitlyn buy at the garage sale and what are her initial plans for it?
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Caitlyn buys a reel to reel tape player and plans to smash it and turn it into an art project.
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What does Caitlin discover the old recorder does?
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Caitlyn discovers the old recorder takes the things she says and turns them into what she was thinking and feeling.
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Why does Caitlin smash things to make her art?
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Caitlyn smashes things because she's angry.
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What does the focus ring on the box camera that Petula bought at the garage sale do?
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The focus ring allows the box camera to take pictures at whatever hour in the future it is set to.
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Whose darkroom does Petula use to develop the film from her camera?
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Petula uses Ms. Planck's darkroom to develop the film from her camera.
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What does Ms. Planck reveal about herself when she gives Petula a pin with a letter A and an infinity symbol on it?
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Ms. Planck reveals she's a member of the Accelerati when she gives Petula the pin.
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Where is Mitch's father?
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Mitch's father is in the Colorado State Penitentiary.
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What do Nick and Mitch call the object that Mitch bought at the garage sale?
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Nick and Mitch call the object "The Shut Up and Listen."
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What does the Shut Up and Listen tell Mitch's father?
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Shut Up and Listen tells Mitch's father that his parole will be denied for the rest of his life.
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Why did Mitch come to Petula's house and what happened while he was there?
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Mitch found Petula's lost purse and he kissed her on the couch at her house.
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What item does Vince buy and what is it able to do?
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Vince buys a wet cell battery that appears to bring lifeless things to life temporarily (like his goldfish).
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What killed Vince in Nick's house?
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In Nick's house the remote control from the Accelerati stops Vince's heart and he dies.
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What odd occurrence happens to Danny at his first baseball game?
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Danny catches a meteorite at his first baseball game.
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What did Caitlyn put in Mr. Svedberg's hand after he told them about the Accelerati?
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Caitlyn gave Mr. Svedberg a diamond ring from his store that they found in Starbucks.
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What is the name of the asteroid headed toward Earth?
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The asteroid headed toward Earth is the Celestial Object Felicity Bonk.
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What causes the asteroid to stop from colliding with Earth?
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Mr. Slate, Nick's dad, swings the antique baseball bat sending out a shockwave which cause the asteroid to veer off the collision course with Earth.
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What is created when all the items from the attic are stacked correctly on top of each other?
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When all the items from the attic are stacked correctly they form the Far Range Energy Emitter.
