Star Chores - A Quiz
Tuesday, May 20th, 2008Life on board the International Space Station may seem cool, but NASA doesn’t have maid service. Astronauts have to clean up after themselves, just like the rest of us. Today’s quiz tests your ability to keep house in space.
1. How do Astronauts flush the space toilet?
With a plunger
With a crowbar
With a laser
With a vacuum
2. […]
Beautiful Genius
Sunday, May 18th, 2008A fun optical illusion…
A close up look shows us Albert Einstein - Now, step back from the image and Marilyn Monroe comes into focus. Neat-O!
For more fun optical illusions and links to many more CLICK HERE
It’s Hip to be Square
Friday, May 16th, 2008A round watermelon can take up a lot of room in a refrigerator and the usually round fruit is awkward to store. In Japan, where space in urban population centers is at a premium, a simple yet effective solution has been found.
For quite a few years now, clever Japanese farmers grow the square fruit […]
Hidden Pictures
Thursday, May 15th, 2008Who doesn’t love a hidden pictures puzzle? These 2 printable puzzles are courtesy of Highlights Magazine.
Puddle Pals (April 2008)
Salamanders Learn (May 2008)
You can get a terrific deal on a subscription to Highlights Magazine or almost any other title you can think of if you know where to look. To see a couple of my picks […]
Animal Quiz & Trivia
Sunday, May 11th, 20081. In South Africa they race me instead of horses or dogs. I like to swallow shiny things - in fact, one of my species was found to have swallowed 53 diamonds! I am used to heard sheep in South Africa. What animal am I?
2. There are prehistoric animals that […]
The “Shoppie Awards”
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Our email in-boxes have all been touched by them. Some are so blatently obvious that we must wonder at the gullability of the ones who earnestly forwarded them to us. Sporting subject titles such as “Really Amazing Pictures” and “Winner of the National Geographic Picture of the Year Award”, these images have long circulated in cyberspace without receiving […]
The Sci-Fi Movie Plotinator
Friday, May 9th, 2008
Mad Libs meets the Sci Fi Movie Channel.
As I first mentioned in my post titled Sci-Fi Movie Survival Tips, My 10-year-old Science Junkie and I are huge science fiction movie fans. We love to make a game of figuring out which characters will die first and which will survive until the end. The Sci Fi Channel […]
Planet Pursuit
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008Escape fast fireballs and answer space trivia to complete your mission in Planet Pursuit!
To begin your mission CLICK HERE
Ear Wax
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008Although Bertie Bott’s obviously thought that ear wax would make a very tasty jelly bean flavor, mother nature had quite a different purpose in mind for this helpful substance…
What is Ear Wax?
The skin covering the outer part of the ear canal contains special glands that produce ear wax, a sticky, waxy substance also known as cerumen which is different […]
It’s a Gas!
Monday, May 5th, 2008
Pooting, Tooting, Farting, Breaking Wind, Cutting the Cheese, whatever you want to call it, the average person produces about half a liter of intestinal gas per day which is expelled in the form of flatulence about 14 times daily.
The following web links get into the science behind this smelly but vital bodily function:
Kidzworld: The Science of […]
