Because there already was an (experimental) protocol using the same ethertype (0x800) as IPv4 and version 5 in the header. It was not a full-fledged Internet Protocol, and wasn't called IPv5, but to avoid confusion, the next generation Internet Protocol was given the number 6.Pirez wrote: Fri Jul 11, 2025 2:44 pm Question 10
Why did Internet protocols go from IPV4 to IPV6, skipping IPV5 altogether?
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Season 11 - History of questions
Question 1: What is the name of Cisjordania used by Israeli settlers since late 2024?
Answer: Judea-Samaria. (DaveRattlehead)
Question 2: Who has received the most Nobel Peace Prizes in human history?
Answer: Red Cross International Commitee (1917,1944,1963). (DaveRattlehead)
Question 3 : In american football, there has been a (rather shocking) discovery that taking too many hits to the head can result in a permanent condition called CTE. What is the name of the scientist how discovered this condition?
Answer : Dr. Benett Omalu (question withdrawn)
Question 4 - Translate this sentence from ebonics : "I tink tis tsew be phat.
Answer : I think this stew is awesome (The Jonster)
Question 6 - Name five breed of dogs that are crossed with wolves
Answer : See for yourselves : https://paradepets.com/dogs/wolf-dog-breeds (RSandee)
Question 7 - This 1972 movie featuring Marlon Brando has been featured in well renowned festivals but also the subject of many controversies for featuring a rape scene in it. What is its name?
Answer : Last Tango in Paris (DaveRattlehead)
Question 8 - At what frequency can humans see Haley's comet?
Answer : Every 76 years (dr_st)
Question 9 - After the treaty of Yalta, Germany was divided into four parts, each with its own capitals. Name three out of four.
Answer : Baden-Baden (France), Bad Oyenhausen (UK), Frankfurt (US), Berlin (Russia)
Bonus Question 1 - What do the Art of Massage, circumcision and corn flakes have in common?
Answer : They were all popularized in the US by John Kelloggs
Question 10 - Why did Internet protocols go from IPV4 to IPV6, skipping IPV5 altogether?
Answer : IPV5 was already a protocol of media sharing used by Apple and Sun Mircosystems. To avoid confusion, it wasn't reused for Internet protocols
I thought it didn't exist actually. So it was incorporated under a different protocol that ultimately never released (because it was experimental)?dr_st wrote: Fri Jul 11, 2025 6:43 pm Because there already was an (experimental) protocol using the same ethertype (0x800) as IPv4 and version 5 in the header. It was not a full-fledged Internet Protocol, and wasn't called IPv5, but to avoid confusion, the next generation Internet Protocol was given the number 6.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Stream_Protocol
They play the game correctly : they know that in the original draft of these question there was no tolerance.PluMGMK wrote: Tue Jul 15, 2025 10:55 am I don't know the answer, but I'm slightly curious as to why so many people are making such precise guesses when Pirez specified a ±50 tolerance
But since we have the correct number, I guess we'll stop the count.
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Season 11 - History of questions
Question 1: What is the name of Cisjordania used by Israeli settlers since late 2024?
Answer: Judea-Samaria. (DaveRattlehead)
Question 2: Who has received the most Nobel Peace Prizes in human history?
Answer: Red Cross International Commitee (1917,1944,1963). (DaveRattlehead)
Question 3 : In american football, there has been a (rather shocking) discovery that taking too many hits to the head can result in a permanent condition called CTE. What is the name of the scientist how discovered this condition?
Answer : Dr. Benett Omalu (question withdrawn)
Question 4 - Translate this sentence from ebonics : "I tink tis tsew be phat.
Answer : I think this stew is awesome (The Jonster)
Question 6 - Name five breed of dogs that are crossed with wolves
Answer : See for yourselves : https://paradepets.com/dogs/wolf-dog-breeds (RSandee)
Question 7 - This 1972 movie featuring Marlon Brando has been featured in well renowned festivals but also the subject of many controversies for featuring a rape scene in it. What is its name?
Answer : Last Tango in Paris (DaveRattlehead)
Question 8 - At what frequency can humans see Haley's comet?
Answer : Every 76 years (dr_st)
Question 9 - After the treaty of Yalta, Germany was divided into four parts, each with its own capitals. Name three out of four.
Answer : Baden-Baden (France), Bad Oyenhausen (UK), Frankfurt (US), Berlin (Russia)
Bonus Question 1 - What do the Art of Massage, circumcision and corn flakes have in common?
Answer : They were all popularized in the US by John Kelloggs
Question 10 - Why did Internet protocols go from IPV4 to IPV6, skipping IPV5 altogether?
Answer : IPV5 was already a protocol of media sharing used by Apple and Sun Mircosystems. To avoid confusion, it wasn't reused for Internet protocols
Question 11 - Not counting the lost works, how many pieces compose the BWV, J.S. Bach's work catalogue? (± 50)
Answer : 1126