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Conkers is a traditional children's game in Great Britain and Ireland played using the seeds of horse chestnut trees—the name 'conker' is also applied to the seed and to the tree itself. The game is played by two players, each with a conker threaded onto a piece of string: they take turns striking each other's conker until one breaks.
The conkers were used as a source of starch for fermentation using the Clostridium acetobutylicum method devised by Chaim Weizmann to produce acetone for use as a solvent for the production of cordite, which was then used in military armaments. Weizmann's process could use any source of starch, but the government chose to ask for conkers to ...
Conker's Bad Fur Day is set in the Fairy Panther King's Kingdom. [11] Windy is the game's main hub with entrances to most other sections: the farm Barn Boys, the poo-filled Sloprano, Heist, the horror-themed Spooky, Bats Tower, and It's War. [12]
To win, the opponent’s conker needs to be smashed and if both are broken at the same time, new conkers will be drawn. Further rules apply if a game lasts more than five minutes and penalties can ...
The 82-year-old champion of the Men’s World Conker Championships has been accused of cheating after a steel chestnut was found inside his pocket.
Management of Bleeding Canker of Chestnut is not definitive and treatments are currently being investigated. Because the pathogen can be spread by contaminated tools, cultural practices are important to management. Tools should be cleaned and used with caution after being used on infected trees. [2]
The doctors and nurses didn’t believe Tomisa Starr was having trouble breathing. Two years ago, Starr, 61, of Sacramento, California, was in the hospital for a spike in her blood pressure.
The World Conker Championships (WCC) is a conkers tournament held annually on the second Sunday in October [1] in the county of Northamptonshire, England.Two players use conkers threaded onto a string and take turns to strike the other's nut until it shatters. [2]