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A moose in Anchorage Alaska, got stranded in the snowy center of an ice skating track. The surrounding ice had been hot-mopped to make it smooth, and was too slippery for the moose to cross. Employees in a nearby building noticed her dilemma, and rescued her by making a bridge from yoga mats and carpets!
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NASA and Honeybee Robotics are excited about their new steam-powered spacecraft. The WINE prototype, short for World Is Not Enough, will mine water from its location, then turn it into steam to propel itself to the next stop. It could explore the Moon, asteroids, other planets, and beyond, continuing to make its own fuel forever!
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A new concept car by Hyundai tackles tough terrain, by growing legs! The elevate can be driven like an electric car, then rise up on elevated robotic legs to climb over walls, step across gaps, or bypass stairs. The Ultimate Mobility Vehicle can also carry first responders through debris fields in disaster areas. Incredible!
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Rubber duckies love to float in your bathtub, keeping you company. Today is Rubber Ducky Day, so give your ducks some extra playtime! Let them stick around for Sticker Day. If you want to see unusual stickers, just go to an arts and crafts store and look in the scrapbooking section! Wowza!
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Whenever a big snowstorm is expected, people run to the store to stock up on food, like bread and milk. But if you want to make sure you have enough macaroni and cheese, Costco can help. They sell a 27-pound bucket of mac and cheese! 180 servings should be enough to survive any storm!
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It’s not unusual to look up at a telephone wire, and see a row of birds sitting on it. But in Mutsu City Japan, people were surprised to see 20 wild monkeys walking across an overhead wire! The Japanese macaques may have been escaping angry residents, who have to shoo the monkeys from their gardens.
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Kids at Mundelein High School in Illinois, came back to a big surprise after their winter break. There were gigantic books in the halls of the English department! Each teacher picked one of their favorite books, and the cover was printed on a mural outside their door. It’s like wandering through a giant’s library!
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The more you take away from me, the bigger I get. What’s happening? Give up? You’re digging a big hole! January is International Brain Teaser Month. Riddles, puzzles, and even word problems in math class, are all types of brain teasers. The Greek mathematician Archimedes was making his students do word problems in 250 BC!
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Today is Marzipan Day. Marzipan is made using almond meal, and sugar or honey. The paste can be rolled out to cover cakes, or formed into sweet edible sculptures, like tiny animals or fruits, realistically painted with food coloring. I’d like to make all the planets. You could make a marzipan pan of Marses!
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A wild elephant in Thailand misunderstood the meaning of “drive-thru restaurant.” Auan-tia, an elephant who lives in the Chachoengsao wildlife sanctuary, was blocking the road and taking food from passing vehicles. He grabbed some sugarcane from the first truck, then continued down the row picking the crops he liked! I hope he supersized it!
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