What are Grumkins and snarks?

Creatures known as “grumkins” and “snarks” are mythical creatures that appear in Westerosi folktales. They are supposedly the kind of monsters that little children hear about in nursery stories, the kind spoken of in the same breath as ghosts, goblins, vampires, the bogeyman, etc.

Why does the IMP go to the wall?

Tyrion Lannister goes to the Wall to make sure Jon makes it there, and will stay at the Wall. Tyrion or Benjen make sure he does not get chosen as a ranger. If he was a ranger, he wouldn’t be safe.

Why is Tyrion Lannister at the wall in Season 1?

There’s only Tyrion, who traveled with Jon because he wanted to piss from the top of the Wall. He walks in and defuses the situation instantly by recounting exactly why every one of those hoodlums was at the wall. Not only does this scene literally save Jon’s life, it gives him friends at the Wall for the first time.

How do ZK snarks work?

Zk-SNARK is an acronym that stands for “Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge.” A zk-SNARK is a cryptographic proof that allows one party to prove it possesses certain information without revealing that information.

Why do snarks explode?

To add insult to injury, a snark will explode about twenty seconds after they start attacking, spraying acid everywhere. The Snark emits a high-pitched squeak with each bite, which gets higher and higher in pitch the longer it stays in its “attack mode” before finally exploding.

Who invented ZK SNARKs?

Alessandro Chiesa
In January 2012, a professor at UC Berkeley named Alessandro Chiesa co-authored a paper that coined the term zk-SNARK for the zero-knowledge proofs they constructed for the first time.

How does ZK work?

The acronym zk-SNARK stands for “Zero-Knowledge Succinct Non-Interactive Argument of Knowledge,” and refers to a proof construction where one can prove possession of certain information, e.g. a secret key, without revealing that information, and without any interaction between the prover and verifier.