Did November’s code cause you stress? Here it is again: How It Works To solve this code, you must think like Shakespeare. Syllables can be either hard or soft. In the word betray, “tray” is stressed as a hard syllable. On the other hand, you emphasize the “break” in breakfast, making “fast” a soft syllable. …
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Go into overtime busting this code! How It Works: There are lots of sports-related items in this code. To bust it, all you do is read only the letters inside sports balls. Coolness! Basketball was created on a rainy day in 1891 by Dr. James Naismith of the YMCA. He used peach baskets to catch …
Did you pop November’s balloon code? Here it is again: How It Works Write out each balloon as a five-digit number, where orange equals 1 and black equals 0: 10011—10100—01111—10010—11001 This code is written in binary. Starting on the far right, each place to the left is worth twice as much as the previous one. …
Greetings and salutations! In addition to determining the desired numerical sequences, this month’s puzzle asks you to build equations. Complete the grid so that each row and column contains every digit from 1 to 6 (as you would with a sudoku). However, the numbers in each shaded area also form an equation. The total is …
Greetings and salutations! Have you solved this month’s perplexing puzzle? If you think you have the answer, click on the image below.
Several readers asked about my skunk-at-school story. Well, here goes . . . Our school made a rule that no student could enter the building before 7:45 a.m. I felt bad for my teacher. I’d been getting there around 7:30 a.m. so we’d have time to chat. We played this game where I talked, and …
[This story first appeared in March 2012. Except where noted, NBA statistics have been updated to reflect the 2014-2015 season.] Plenty of things in life are small but mighty. Take ants, for instance. These picnic-crashers are smaller than your fingertip, yet they can lift many times their body weight. Then there are Sour Patch Kids. …
Need a hand solving September’s code? Here it is again: How It Works No bones about it, this code’s tough. Do you recognize the strange shapes? They’re the carpals—eight tiny bones in your hand that connect the fingers to the forearm. To crack the code, first put the bones in alphabetical order: capitate, hamate, lunate, …
Could you unwrap December’s secret code? Here it is again: How It Works If you look closely, the ribbon on each present matches the wrapping paper of a different present. You need to rearrange the boxes in ribbon order. First, number the ribbons from 1 to 9. Then match each box’s wrapping paper with the …
Jeremy W. wasn’t trying to be a hero, but it all happened so fast. As Bus 29 carried Jeremy and his classmates to Surprise Lake Middle School, chatter about homework and sports filled the air. But when the driver began making strange choking noises, everyone fell silent. They watched him slump over in his seat …
Her family didn’t want to go. But Shona couldn’t be stopped. The 12-year-old just knew she had to audition for Adventures in Odyssey’s “Get in the Show” contest. “I forced everyone to do it,” she says. “I felt like it was something God wanted us to do.” Her older sister, Katriona, remembers that day well. …
1. You may not have an ice cream cone in your back pocket at any time. 2. It is illegal to wake a bear to take its picture. 3. No vehicle without a driver may exceed 60 mph. Believe it or not, these are actual laws from around the United States (Arkansas, and California). They …
Did you catch May’s fishing code? Here it is again: How It Works Divide each fishing line into two parts: above the red-and-white bob (top); and below the bob, to the top of the hook (bottom). Measure the lines in centimeters with a ruler, rounding to the nearest half. Then check the tables below: Top …
Greetings and salutations! In addition to determining the desired numerical sequences, this month’s puzzle asks you to build equations. Complete the grid so that each row and column contains every digit from 1 to 6 (as you would with a sudoku). However, the numbers in each shaded area also form an equation. The total is …
“I will praise You, because I have been remarkably and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful, and I know this very well.” —Psalm 139:14 “Practice makes perfect!” Do you ever wonder why teachers and coaches want you to do homework, practice soccer drills or play a musical instrument every day? God has given you a …
Red light…green light! Still not sure if you should stop or go after seeing the traffic lights in the May 2011 issue of Clubhouse magazine? If you missed it, here’s that graphic again: How It Works: There are a lot of stoplights above, but you can crack this code fast—and without getting a ticket! The …
I went on my first missions trip! In fact, Tracy Lungbird, the most beautiful girl at my church, helped convince me that I should go. I remember her exact words: “You’re not going, are you?” This sounds negative, but I had read that girls pretend not to like you if they really do like you! …
Would you like (or love) a hint to February’s code? Here it is again: How It Works This sweetheart code couldn’t be simpler. Read the last letter of the first line inside each heart, then put them together. “For I am persuaded that not even death or life, angels or rulers, things present or things …
I was standing by my locker thinking up excuses for why I hadn’t done my math homework when Donny walked up and pushed me. Donny is his name, but my friends and I sometimes call him “Huh?” because he says it all the time. Of course, we don’t call him that to his face, because …
Greetings and salutations! Have you solved this month’s perplexing puzzle? If you think you have the answer, click on the image below.