[Fictionary] CELATONE results

[Jean-Joseph Cote]

First, my apologies to Pierre, who sent in a definition which I somehow 
overlooked when compiling the ballot (it was right there in the folder, 
I have no explanation

Linda's definition tied with the real one, and edged out the win over 
Eric's.  You're up, Linda!

Jean-Joseph
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celatone - n. - A ketone found in the essential oil of Melaleuca celata 
and responsible for its distinct odor.
by Pierre.  2 points for correct guess, and a dozen mythical apology 
points from me.
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General comments:
Nick: Celery abounds! I'm discounting those, but maybe that will turn 
out to be the real def.
Linda: Well, lots of folks liked a light-green color having to do with 
films or such.
Eric: Jeebus! All about the celluloid and the 50s-style (NavBuPers) 
acronyms. Including me.
Elliott: All of these are implausible without being absurd, so it is 
hard to vote against any of them.  I'll invent a prejudice against brand 
names, to make it easier.

celatone - n. - A fountain designed to produce spectacular ice in winter.
by Elliott.  Matt 1, Pierre 1, correct guess 2 = 4 points
Nick: That sounds neat!
Matt: Just because I love the idea.
Elliott: I'm taking a risk here that the idea was anticipated in 
_Frozen_, but I'm out of time.  Come to think of it, they may already 
exist --- what do Iceland's geysers look like in the winter?

CELATONE - n. - A brand of plastic color filters used for tinting 
lighting in theater and film.
by Matt.  Nick 1, David 1 = 2 points
Nick: I think I would have seen one of these when I did follow spots in 
high school, but it sounds like a brand name from that era.
Elliott: Brand name, so less preferred.

celatone - n. - (Fm. Gk.) The state of euphoria after successfully 
completing a feat of physical strength or agility.
by Nick.  Linda 2, Eliott 1 = 3 points
Linda: I will  have to go with the euphoria after physical exertion for 
2 points, as my son Jonathan will be climbing Mt. Blanc within a week, 
and  has been in training for over a year, or rather for years.
Elliott: Hmmm.  The word doesn't sound right, but I like the concept.

celatone - n. - Any instrument or appliance used to simulate the sound 
of crunching celery by Foley artists with oral allergies.
by Ranjit.  No points.
Nick: Weird! But celery.
Eliott: That's where we get folic acid from, right?
Pierre: What's a Foley artist?  [I'm amazed that he doesn't know this.  J-J]

celatone - n. - A helmet with a telescope in place of one of the 
eyeholes, for observing the moons of Jupiter by a sailor sitting in a 
gimbaled chair.  Invented by Galileo Galilei.
the real one.  Linda 1, Eric 1, Elliott 2, Pierre 2 = 6 points
Nick: I don't remember reading that he invented anything other than a 
basic telescope...
Linda:  The Galileo device for one point, since it is so oddly named.
Eric: Elliott Moreton award.
Elliott: I take it back:  This one is both implausible and absurd.
J-J: So, this was an attempt to solve the longitude problem.  To figure 
out your longitude from celestial sightings, you need to know the time 
back at Greenwich (or wherever), and pendulum clocks don't work very 
well on shipboard.  Eventually somebody invented a clock that would, but 
before that, Galileo's proposal was that if you could get a look at 
Jupiter, you could use a chart of the motion of its moons to set your 
clock -- Jupiter looks the same no matter where on earth you view it 
from.  So the idea was that you'd put on your celatone and look at 
Jupiter with one eye and a ruler with the other, while sitting in a 
chair mounted on a pair of nested brass hemispheres with a layer of oil 
between them to isolate you from the rocking of the ship, and record the 
positions of the moons.  And then you consult a chart that's been 
extrapolated out into the future to figure out the time.  And provided 
you could do this during the time of year when Jupiter isn't lost in the 
glare of the sun... yeah, it had some practical problems.

celatone - adj. - The quality of being just at the edge of the human 
range of hearing.  Example: While most birds sing in the audible range, 
the celatone whistle of the Louisiana Waterthrush can seem painfully high.
by Fran.  Ranjit 1, Matt 2 = 3 points
Nick: I guess it's a good thing I've damaged my hearing with too much 
headphone usage before ever going to Louisiana.
Elliott: I've read that typical N. Am. songbirds have hearing ranges 
smaller than those of humans.  Is the Louisiana Waterthrush actually a bat?

Celatone - n. - A translucent sea-green hard plastic used to make 
refrigerator shelves and drawers, drinking glasses, and other useful 
items.  Once popular in the early 1960's, it was revived for many uses 
in the 1980's.
by Linda.  Ranjit 2, Fran 1, David 2, correct guess 1 = 6 points
Nick: Maybe? Melamine and bakelite come to mind as vintage plastics.
Elliott: I think I know the stuff you're talking about.  But I don't 
think this is the word for it.

celatone - n. - 1) A nineteenth-century lotion made from celery; the 
product was sold by Hartwick Brothers of Rochester, NY, between 1854 and 
1897. 2) A light-green color, halfway between celadon and celery. 3) A 
jocular euphemism for a nauseous appearance.
by David.  Eric 2 = 2 points
Nick: More celery, so I don't think so.
Eric: Two points, because it makes me think of Cel-Ray Tonic. Which is 
in fact disgusting, but nice to know it exists. Also, what a great 
derivation for the color.
Elliott: Ick!

celatone - n. - A gum-based ink formulation for drawing on cellulose 
acetate. Celatone ink was the first technique permitting the use of 
opaque colors on an animation cel; previous inks and paints all allowed 
the background to show through non-black areas. (From cel + latex + tone.)
by Eric.  Nick 2, Fran 2, correct guess 1 = 5 points
Nick: Another color brand name.
Elliott: Could be, I guess, but I'm out of points.