DON'T TAKE ANY WOODEN SKITTLES

A while back the esteemed members of the MacGyver Club read the book The Raft  by S.A. Bodeen together. During our discussion we went through every item the main character had in her raft. We debated if she used each item to its maximum usefulness. We wondered if she would have been any better off with an Altoids Survival kit, like the ones we've been making all year. 

One person said , "You know, she really should have saved the Skittles for fish bait, then she would have been able to bring in more food." Someone else said, "She would have been better off with Starbursts as bait, they would of lasted longer. Another debate ensued, so we set up an experiment after school that would answer some of the following MacGyver Think Outside the Box Questions.

1. How long would Skittles last in salt water as fish bait?
2. How long would Skittles last in fresh water?
3. Is there a difference between sea salt and iodized salt and their corrosive powers?
4. Is Skittles healthier as a survival food than Starbursts?




THE GRAND EXPERIMENT

Threading Bait

Adding Water

Grind sea salt & stir in water

Assemble bait, hooks, water, different types of salt, cups, pencils, duct tape, water, paper towels so Miss Mayne doesn't go all OCD on us. Thread the bait on the hook (we had to slightly squash the Skittles) ; put the water at the same level in the plain water cup, sea salt cup, and iodized salt cup. Dip two hooks in each water filled cup after you've taped it on a pencil to help them stay in place. Use your phones as timers to see which candy melts fastest in which type of water.
*  (TO BE CONTINUED) See Friday for test results :)

AND THE WINNERS ARE . . . !

Miss Mayne hands over free tickets to  team Eye of the Dragon

Those hands are blurred for a reason, 16 pieces a minute

Congratulations to Taylor and Scott (sorry can't use full names on our blog) who won the free tickets for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Competition was fierce and close, by seconds. Some team members have been building with Legos since they were five years old. Eye of the Dragon beat out 14 other teams putting together over 500 pieces in a total winning time of 30.42 minutes. They assembled approximately 16 pieces a minute.

This post is a lagger, Miss Mayne did give their tickets to them the last day of school just before Christmas Vacation, so they had a great reason to start Xmas in a movie complex. The next contest will be in March when the book to movie comes out for DIVERGENT, by Veronica Roth.

WATCH OUT FOR DOUBLE DATERS !

The following teams qualified to go on to the next rounds for the free tickets to The Hobbits: The Desolation of Smaug. Congratulations to all who participated. It was fun getting to know you and the varied talents you all have. Putting 104 Lego pieces together under 8 minutes is pretty awesome. !

In the next three phases you will need to come make an appointment and sign up as before so that Miss Mayne can get you set up with the phase you are to do next. If you want the tickets before Christmas Vacation, you need to show up by end of school Monday. That's today folks!

                                1.  7:08------------- Double Daters

                                2.  7:44-------------Cocaisn Invasion

                                3.  7:57------------- Eye of the Dragon

BIG guys, little Lego pieces

Legos appeal to girls too; they assembled 104 pieces

SMAUG LEGO CONTEST OFF TO A QUICK START!

THE FIRST TEAM TO COMPLETE PHASE 1

First Team Sets A High Standard

If you really want to make an adult feel inferior, challenge them to a timed Lego build contest. These two young men were the first, and so far the fastest, team to complete the first phase of the Smaug Lego build contest sponsored by LPHS's Media Center. The reward (besides humiliating adults) is two free tickets to The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug at a local theatre. Due to privacy laws we cannot list their names, but their team name is Cocaish Invation. (Their handwriting is not as good as their Lego skills.)

                        You Need To Sign Up Again!

Because there was such strong interest in this contest (14 TEAMS) we are doing qualifying rounds which should be done by the end of the week. We are trying to winnow it down to three teams, so that the next three phases can be accomplished before Christmas Break. Please come sign up for your timed qualifying round, even if you signed up on the original sheet. This is a different sign up. 

SO WHO IS SMAUG ?

Any of you who have read J.R. Tolkien's fantasy series knows who Smaug is - - - the biggest, meanest, darkest, most arrogant representation of evil, EVER! The next book of Tolkien that movie makers have deigned worthy of their millions has been entitled The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. Wanna win some free tickets to this new movie, listen up ---

 A four phase set of Legos and the race to get them put together will be the drama unfolding in the LPHS Media Center. The contest rules are listed below. Enter with a friend or wanna be friend by the end of school, Friday December 6. The actual contest starts this Monday. By the time you finish putting together all phases of the Lake-town set, you'll either hate each other or want to go to the movie together. Did I mention, there are 470 pieces to debate over? They who win will get a gift card for two to go to the movie. Mixed gender teams are also encouraged, it will build/test your relationship. You can work on your phase before or after school, or during lunch.

Sign up with a friend by Friday, Dec 6 on this clipboard.

SMAUG LEGO ENTRY RULES

Objective: The first team to assemble all four phases in the least amount of time will win a 2 ticket gift card to the movie house of their choice

•  All four phases must be completed before Christmas Vacation 2013
•  Participants must work in teams of two at all times.
• Teams must sign up by Friday, Dec 6, 2013.
•  Competition begins Monday, Dec 9, 2013.
•   Library personnel will disassemble parts as soon as a phase is completed so as to prevent piece hogging.
•  Instruction books may be used for Hobbit Lego assembly.
•   Further rules may be added if something comes up that gives someone an unfair advantage.

You have to complete all four phases of the Hobbit Lego set

Happy Winner of Free Catching Fire Movie Tickets

Congrats to Alex B. who won two tickets for being the best
estimator in a tough contest !

Just when you think the day couldn't get any better, (Yay, for Thanksgiving Holidays), you become the lucky winner of a Cinemark gift card to go to a really hot movie!
By the looks of the Media Center Counting Board, most students grossly underestimated how many matches were really in the fish bowl. Our winner was within 271 matches of the total of 2650.

Come see how you did on the counting board,
right outside Miss Mayne's office.

Stay tuned for more movie ticket contests in the future; we like to promote reading by giving away tickets based on books.

MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR !

CATCHING FIRE: Win Tickets for Two!

THE WORD IS OUT, CATCHING FIRE IS HOT !

Wow! That's alot of matches, and some of them are in books.

I spoke with someone this morning who attended an early release of CATCHING FIRE, the movie, and she was very impressed with what she saw. Had she read the book, of course. Do we have the book in the Media Center, of course!

 Come to the Media Center and make your best guess about how many matches are in the fishbowl, sign up and put your guess in the Hunger Games bag, and you may be a winner!
You are allowed one guess.  (Scroll down, there's more).

Both guys and girls are very interested in this series, and though the main character is female, it is far from a chick flick. Oh, and did I say, these are IMAX tickets! The contest will be closed by the end of Monday 2:15 and the winner announced the next day at lunch. The tickets are in gift card form so you can go when you want; the time is not designated.

It's In the Bag

HUNGER GAMES, CATCHING FIRE TICKET CONTEST

ACTIVE NOW ! COME MAKE YOUR BEST GUESS NOW !

TICKETS FOR TWO, BE LUCKY,
 BE HAPPY !