Archive for October 7th, 2008

Suburban Taxidermy, Part II: Dissecting in the Dark

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

After the Great Chipmunk Adventure, I have apparently become that friend who collects roadkill. I had a message on the phone yesterday from Paula telling me she’d found a dead squirrel in great condition and had it in her trunk for me!
This is not to mention PisecoSis, who is in the process of preserving [...]

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Think! Bridge Challenge

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

It’s time for another Think! Challenge. You can check out the solution post for other creative ideas.
This week, our instructions were to:
Put the following out on a table: 2 cups, 2 spoons (plastic or real), 6 sticks of spaghetti, 15 inches of tape, two 8.5 x 11 sheets of paper, a measuring tape and [...]

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