You Can Do It.Explain This! How did this truck do a "headstand"? The Lighter Side TEASE YOUR BRAIN Two fathers and two sons found three coins on the street. They divided the loot equally and each person got to keep one coin. Can you figure out how they did it? 'NET Raves Log on to some amazing science Web sites. ! BUGSCOPE 99 Ever seen a fly's eye up close and personal? Check out this Web site, where teens display zoomed-in photos of nature's creepies. bugscope.beckman.uiuc.edu/bugscope99/ ! GALACTIC ODYSSEY High-schoolers created this excellent astronomy resource. Meet space pioneers, learn how rockets work, and watch videos of man's first step on the moon. library.advanced.org/11348/ ! AMUSEMENT PARK amusement park, a commercially operated park offering various forms of entertainment, such as arcade games, carousels, roller coasters, and performers, as well as food, drink, and souvenirs. PHYSICS Just how safe are roller coasters While there have been hundreds of different roller coasters built, there have been just a few that were notable for specific reasons. Some reasons include:
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