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Round 3: Tossup 2

The Nazcas accessed this good through spiral-shaped “ojos” (“OH-hoes”) built into puquios (“POO-kee-yohs”). Song-era (10[1])Kaifeng housed the largest pre-modern example of a device named for this good, which the Greeks referred to as a clepsydra. Richard Arkwright (-5[1])designed a powered device named for this good that produced stronger yarn than the spinning jenny. (-5[1])Inscriptions (-5[2])from Sennacherib’s (“seh-NAK-eh-rib’s”) reign refer to a screw design for moving this good that is often attributed to Archimedes. (10[1])The Persians (10[2])developed an early “wheel” named for this good that was adapted by medieval Europeans to mill grain. For 10 points, name this liquid that’s heated to power steam (10[1])engines. ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: water [accept water wheel or water frame or water clock]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentPositionValue
Joyann HuaBritish Columbia BWashington Chinook1110
Keerthana KrishnanTexasWashington Steelhead34-5
Logan Van PeltWashington CohoWashington Atlantic50-5
Skand ParvatikarArizona State BBritish Columbia A51-5
Simarya AhujaWashington SockeyeWashington Chum51-5
Jonathan HoAlberta BArizona State A6910
Wesley YuBritish Columbia AArizona State B7110
Aaron BatesWashington PinkBoise State7110
James HaddixWashington StateWashington Masu9910
Tri LamWashington ChumWashington Sockeye10110
Annabelle KoopmansWashington AtlanticWashington Coho10110
Alan FanWashington SteelheadTexas10110

Summary

TournamentEditionTUHConv. %Neg %Average Buzz
UK (North)UK5100%0%68.00
Northern CaliforniaUS4100%75%91.25
Southern CaliforniaUS7100%71%85.71
Eastern Canada (1)US5100%60%88.00
FloridaUS4100%25%63.50
Great LakesUS10100%40%80.70
Lower Mid-AtlanticUS9100%44%86.33
Upper Mid-AtlanticUS989%22%70.00
NorthUS4100%50%86.25
NortheastUS12100%17%74.75
PacificUS8100%50%78.00
South CentralUS6100%33%72.33
SoutheastUS12100%25%67.92
Upstate NYUS5100%20%74.20