Packet 1: Tossup 2

The capacity to maintain this quantity is considered low for systems with a high Revelle factor. This quantity is plotted on the x-axis of a Bjerrum ("B’YAIR-um") plot. A decrease in this quantity drives the CCD upward, damaging the habitat of coccolithophores (15[1])(“kok-oh-LITH-oh-fohrs”). Aragonite-using organisms (15[2])are the first to be affected (-5[1])by changes in this quantity. (*) Coral bleaching (-5[1])is exacerbated by a global decrease (-5[1])in this quantity. (10[1])This quantity drops (-5[1])when the equilibrium of a bicarbonate-carbonate buffer is altered. For 10 points, increased carbon dioxide uptake causes a decrease in what quantity through ocean acidification? ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: oceanic pH [prompt on ocean acidification or ocean acidity or ocean alkalinity before "acidification"; prompt on any description of CO2 levels like concentration of carbon dioxide or concentration of CO2 or dissolved inorganic carbon or total inorganic carbon before "carbon dioxide"]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzzpointValue
Shahar SchwartzAn even worse ideaJeopardy Rejected Ibean Batutu4015
Rohit RajaNot Just BikingVirginia Tech4215
Edgar HughesTed OffensiveMichael Touse-Squid4215
Alec RisoBooz Allen InternsThey fuck you up your buzz and neg48-5
Eileen PengMountain Dew is BetterOstia Orcas55-5
Rafael RamirezThe Young JitsPC Chris Master Race61-5
Michael XuI have no buzzer and I must negThey'll Just Let Anyone Edit Chicago Open These Days6410
Jacob FinleyHoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish?Armand duplantis fan club67-5
Matt BoothArmand duplantis fan clubHoya gonna stop the Fighting Irish?9310
Sam MooreThey fuck you up your buzz and negBooz Allen Interns9310
Darren KellisOstia OrcasMountain Dew is Better9310
Young Fenimore LeePC Chris Master RaceThe Young Jits9310

Summary

TournamentEditionMatchHeardConv. %Power %Neg %Avg. Buzz
VAULT II at Georgia Tech2026-01-24✕6100%50%33%56.17
Triangle Cup2026-03-13✕3100%67%33%66.00
VAULT II at Eden Prairie HS2026-03-13✕3100%67%33%61.67
VAULT II at McGill2026-03-13✕475%0%50%66.00
VAULT II at UCSB2026-03-13✕5100%40%40%63.20
VAULT II Northern UK2026-04-24✕3100%0%67%92.67
VAULT II Southern UK2026-04-24✕4100%25%50%75.75
VAULT II at Harvard2026-04-30✕4100%25%50%71.50
VAULT II at MINT2026-06-19✕5100%0%80%79.60
VAULT II Stanford Online2026-07-17✓8100%38%50%70.00