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Q: Where do you have a headache? Obviously in your head, but in the brain or muscle? -Amanda, age 13, Illinois A: Either, both, or neither. And...
Muse, 11/01/07 by Coontz, Robert; Spector, Rosanne · More from publication
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Q: Sometimes when I'm falling asleep, I get a feeling like I'm falling, and then I suddenly "land" on my bed with a thud. Why does that happen? ...
Muse, 10/01/07 by Coontz, Robert; Spector, Rosanne · More from publication
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Q :What makes Pop Rocks pop? - Andrea M., age 14, Arizona A: For those who haven't tried them, Pop Rocks are candies that crackle and bounce...
Muse, 09/01/07 by Coontz, Robert; Spector, Rosanne · More from publication
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Q: Why do some bees have stingers while others don't? -Elizabeth P., age 11, Michigan A: The reasons lie on the bee family tree. Bryan Danforth*...
Muse, 07/01/07 by Coontz, Robert; Spector, Rosanne · More from publication
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Q: Would time travel actually be possible? -Alec M., age 12, Massachusetts A: Our "guest answer" this month "comes from J. Richard Gott, a...
Muse, 05/01/07 by Coontz, Robert; Spector, Rosanne · More from publication
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Q: What kind of pie is best for throwing? -Cocopelle E., age 10, Arizona A: This column does not condone pie throwing. Since you ask, though, the...
Muse, 04/01/07 by Coontz, Robert; Spector, Rosanne · More from publication

Little Pills

Little Pills Little Pills Little pills have a life That is their very own. Just drop one on the floor, And you will quickly find...
Confrontation, 03/22/07 by Robert Donald Spector · More from publication
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Q: I have been traveling in traffic for two years now (I go to a private school in a different city) and have noticed that the thing that slows...
Muse, 03/01/07 by Coontz, Robert; Spector, Rosanne · More from publication
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Q: Does glass really break at high pitches? If it does, why? If it doesn't, who started the rumor? -ZoÃÂ« O., age II, Maine A: Sound can...
Muse, 02/01/07 by Coontz, Robert; Spector, Rosanne · More from publication
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Q: What does "RS." mean? -LaurenK.,age 13, Minnesota A: The abbreviation "P.S." stands for post scriptum, which is Latin for "to write after."...
Muse, 11/01/06 by Coontz, Robert; Spector, Rosanne · More from publication

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