Walnuts As Housing
Following up to my previous post, which discusses what kinds of fruit might be suitable for people to live in, I will now address Rebecca’s comment about the possibility of using giant walnut shells, which…
Fruitatious Abode
Nicholas Kim, age 13, asks: Is living inside of pineapples true? Spongebob, a typical childrens show. Well, why cant humans do the same! Its much simpler than building a house, you only need to find…
What a Young Scientist Needs in Costa Rica
Hilary Moon Murphy asks, “My daughter is going on a science trip to Costa Rican rain forest this spring…. What things would you take along?”
Cats and Video Games
Bret, who knows that Cats are demonic creatures, asks: I want to train my cat to play video games with me. Any ideas?
Canoeing with Elephants
Wesley Deever of Mount Horeb WI, (former) site of the famous mustard museum, asks: Is it safe to canoe near elephants? If you exercise reasonable caution, these gentle giants can actually enhance your canoeing experience.…
Compose Yourself
Terry Whitehead, age 10, of Boulder CO, asks, “which famous composer is most like a bathroom?”
Dead Elephants Are a Hotter Topic than You Might Guess
A while back I answered someone’s question about whether elephants could stand after death. Well, I didn’t exactly answer it but you know. As it turns out, this is a topic of apparently greater general…
The 12% Solution
Al Benbow of Ketchum, Idaho writes: I’ve been trying to figure out what the patent they’re talking about on the label that says that my pork chops may contain up to 12% of a patented…
The Reindeer We Never Hear About
Cavil, the Dissident Reindeer: Every year, Cavil writes Santa to express dissatisfaction with how Christmas is run….
MFAs and Literary Conventions
Why is it that… the most dreadful stories submitted to Stupefying Stories, come from people [with an] MFA in creative writing?