Well we have a cap system that actually these days is set by Martha Stewart because they have had the last few HWLs. So the caps are set for the top 5 or so and then by rank. I was standing 1 last week and actually set for standing 2 this week so that myself and the guy right behind me from Martha Stewart could both make HWL today. So we know exactly how much honor the top 10 to 20 will have. With the honor I get with standing 1 or 2, or any standing really, I can figure how far I will rank. So when I end up standing 3 and the MS guy is standing 2 we know someone broke cap. We already know where everyone else is at in the top 20 or so. It was none of them. By the amount I moved up I was able to figure out how much standing 1 got roughly. So thats how I know its a lower ranked person and how much honor they pulled.

As for why the sky is blue, I can't recall right now. And a noobian is someone from Noobville :P