DockRat
09-17-2010, 06:31 PM
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Upon winning the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee, champion Evan M. O'Dorney appeared on CNN with Kiran Chetry. Chetry challenged the boy to spell the word "Scombridae," and O'Dorney failed in his attempt, citing a supposed mispronunciation as cause of his failure. Since then, the video has surfaced online, becoming something of an internet fad and introducing the word Scombridae into mainstream vernacular.
He beat 285 of the best young spellers in the country by spelling such difficult words as Zoilus, laquear and schuhplattler.
Home Schooled Brain Kid Evan M. O'Dorney ! http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg194/magithebadguy/yugi%202010%2007%2015/BrainControlYuGiOh1stSuperTLM-EN038.jpg
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Scombridae is of the mackerels, tunas, and bonitos family.
VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhXKXQeLYKc
For placing first, O'Dorney won $35,000, a $5,000 scholarship, and a $2,500 savings bond, in addition to a complete set of reference works,
Some words from the 2007 competition;
abseil
acariasis
aniseikonia
apocope
apozem
araneiform
beccafico
biwa
bouleuterion
burelage
Black Belt Kicks Asss Too !
O'Dorney's parents are proud that he remains a well-rounded kid. He has a first-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, takes piano lessons at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and plays piano to accompany his church's choir.
2007 Winning word ' serrefine '
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/01/SPELLINGBEE.TMP#ixzz0zq5D9WTZ
Scombridae is the of the mackerels, tunas, and bonitos, and thus includes many of the most important and familiar food fishes. The family consists of about 55 species in 15 genera and two subfamilies. All species are Scombrinae, except Butterfly kingfish - which is the sole member of subfamily Gasterochismatinae.
Scombrids have two dorsal fins, and a series of finlets between the rear dorsal fin and behind the anal fin. The caudal fin is strongly divided and rigid, with a slender, ridged, base. The first (spiny) dorsal fin and the pelvic fins are normally retracted into body grooves. Species length varies from the 20 cm length of the island mackerel to the 458 cm recorded for the immense northern bluefin tuna.
Scombrids are generally predators of the open ocean, and are found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters. They are capable of considerable speed, due to a highly streamlined body and retractable fins. Some members of the family, in particular the tunas, are notable for being endothermic (warm-blooded), a feature that also helps them to maintain high speed and activity. Other adaptations include a large amount of red muscle, allowing them to maintain activity over long periods. The fastest recorded scombrid is the wahoo, which can attain speeds of 75 kilometres per hour (47 mph).1]
Upon winning the 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee, champion Evan M. O'Dorney appeared on CNN with Kiran Chetry. Chetry challenged the boy to spell the word "Scombridae," and O'Dorney failed in his attempt, citing a supposed mispronunciation as cause of his failure. Since then, the video has surfaced online, becoming something of an internet fad and introducing the word Scombridae into mainstream vernacular.
He beat 285 of the best young spellers in the country by spelling such difficult words as Zoilus, laquear and schuhplattler.
Home Schooled Brain Kid Evan M. O'Dorney ! http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg194/magithebadguy/yugi%202010%2007%2015/BrainControlYuGiOh1stSuperTLM-EN038.jpg
http://i431.photobucket.com/albums/qq36/Veronica32109/clockworkorange.jpg
Scombridae is of the mackerels, tunas, and bonitos family.
VIDEO
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhXKXQeLYKc
For placing first, O'Dorney won $35,000, a $5,000 scholarship, and a $2,500 savings bond, in addition to a complete set of reference works,
Some words from the 2007 competition;
abseil
acariasis
aniseikonia
apocope
apozem
araneiform
beccafico
biwa
bouleuterion
burelage
Black Belt Kicks Asss Too !
O'Dorney's parents are proud that he remains a well-rounded kid. He has a first-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, takes piano lessons at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and plays piano to accompany his church's choir.
2007 Winning word ' serrefine '
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/06/01/SPELLINGBEE.TMP#ixzz0zq5D9WTZ
Scombridae is the of the mackerels, tunas, and bonitos, and thus includes many of the most important and familiar food fishes. The family consists of about 55 species in 15 genera and two subfamilies. All species are Scombrinae, except Butterfly kingfish - which is the sole member of subfamily Gasterochismatinae.
Scombrids have two dorsal fins, and a series of finlets between the rear dorsal fin and behind the anal fin. The caudal fin is strongly divided and rigid, with a slender, ridged, base. The first (spiny) dorsal fin and the pelvic fins are normally retracted into body grooves. Species length varies from the 20 cm length of the island mackerel to the 458 cm recorded for the immense northern bluefin tuna.
Scombrids are generally predators of the open ocean, and are found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters. They are capable of considerable speed, due to a highly streamlined body and retractable fins. Some members of the family, in particular the tunas, are notable for being endothermic (warm-blooded), a feature that also helps them to maintain high speed and activity. Other adaptations include a large amount of red muscle, allowing them to maintain activity over long periods. The fastest recorded scombrid is the wahoo, which can attain speeds of 75 kilometres per hour (47 mph).1]