Boy's Quest articles from October 2000

Boy's Quest archives from October 2000

The UNUSUAL Pet Show.(Short Story)
October 1, 2000... After twenty years as judge of the Unusual Pet Show, Old Mrs. Minsky had just one more year to go. If all went smoothly, without disaster, She'd retire in peace and live happily ever after. First came Joey Mickson with his crested myna...

THE WORLD'S UGLIEST ANIMAL.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000

Fred's World UNIQUE & UNUSUAL.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Sam and I asked Lisa if she could explain the difference between unique and unusual. Sam thought unique was the same as unusual. I didn't think so. Lisa said we should look at it this way. We are all unique in our own way. Sam could never be...

SUGAR GLIDERS.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Do you have any idea what a sugar glider is? If you guessed a candycoated, engineless plane, you would be wrong. But if you guessed a furry little critter with a sweet tooth, you would be on the right track. Sugar gliders are rapidly...

A Unique Way to Keep Secrets.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Secret passages and secret rooms are things which make some movies and stories so much fun. While your house probably doesn't have a secret passage or a secret room, you can make yourself something almost as neat -- an electromagnetic secret...

Big Bigfoot Talk.(Poem)
October 1, 2000... A legend says that Bigfoot walks. Is Bigfoot real? Or just Big Talk. Come pitch your tent near forest streams Where Bigfoot dances in your dreams. Deep in the thick green northwest trees A fir tree falls! Did Bigfoot sneeze?...

THINK LIKE A COMPUTER.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Have you ever wondered how a computer can figure out very difficult math problems, and do it so quickly? It does this in a very simple way. You see, it can represent every single number by using only two digits: zero and one. Unlike the...

AN IN-JEAN-OUS EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Scientists from the Sciencenter in Ithaca, NY took a close look at the science and technology behind the clothes we wear. They experimented with jeans and found them strong enough to do the following: * Seven pairs of jeans lifted a Volvo...

An Unbelievable Horse.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... The morning dawned brightly. The sun was rising above the mountains bordering the never-ending Plains on June 25, 1876, over 100 years ago. A handsome, proud, spunky, claybrook sorrel gelding, part mustang, with a black mane and tail, weighing...

Mustache Madness.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Have you ever seen Mark McGwire in the "got milk[R]?" advertisement? He's holding his bat and drinking a glass of milk. He's also wearing a milk mustache! If you like milk, start a milk-mustache collection. You can collect pictures of more...

Mobius Magic.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Amaze your friends with some paper-cutting magic. It's really geometry. Dr. August Ferdinand Mobius, a nineteenth century mathematician, discovered this principle which was named for him. But you don't have to say that. Just tell your friends...

PUMPKIN SEEDS.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Pumpkin muffins And pumpkin pie, Now the seeds You need to try. Cut the pumpkin. Scoop the seeds. Use a spoon. That's all it needs. Wash 'em, rinse em, Drain 'em too. Spread in pan. That's all...

Science.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Sock Some Seeds In the fall plants make seeds. These seeds will sprout and grow into new plants the following spring. It is amazing how many seeds the fall plants make. This experiment will show you. WHAT YOU NEED: * a pair of big...

WEIRD PLANTS.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... "What is that?" you might say, when you see some of these unique and unusual plants. The Venus flytrap is one of these very different types of plants. The flytrap lives in swampy areas in small parts of North and South Carolina. It uses its...

A Visit to an Unusual Ranch.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... Do you know which bird is the tallest in the world? If you said the ostrich, you're right. An ostrich can grow to be 10 feet tall. If you thought ostriches live only in Africa, you'd be wrong. There is at least one ostrich farm in every...

THE TOM FOOL KNOT.(Brief Article)
October 1, 2000... If to tie a Tom Fool you've been yearning, The time has come to complete your learning. Today you can graduate from knottical school, Once you have mastered a simple Tom Fool. A short piece of rope is all you will need; ...