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Hello, this is Mike, and this is my page.

__**Illusion:**__
What is it? Is it a Native American's head? Is it an Eskimo looking into a cave?

__**Artemis Fowl:**__
Artemis Fowl is a teenager who is very smart for his age. He has a very sophisticated vocabulary, and he comes from a family of thieves. With his father in jail, and mother not well, he is free to do what he wants. Artemis and his bodyguard, Butler end up in one of Artemis' plots to get money. When they kidnap a fairy, you realize this is not going to be a normal book. Believe me, it gets weirder.

I really enjoyed reading Artemis Fowl. I recommend that you read it too.


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How To Play:
Start at the top left. Try to get to the bottom right. only move to squares that are equal to the last square you were on plus the square you are currently on or the square you are currently on divided by 2.

The Puzzle:

 * ~      1 ||= 1 ||= 2 ||= 1 ||= 3 ||
 * = 8 ||= 5 ||= 3 ||= 7 ||= 4 ||
 * = 27 ||= 9 ||= 18 ||= 11 ||= 2 ||
 * = 11 ||= 22 ||= 14 ||= 8 ||= 6 ||
 * = 28 ||= 14 ||= 7 ||= 21 ||~ 28 ||


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The math problem:
Phil has pies and 128 cupcakes. Alice has 16 mushrooms that weigh 1 oz. each. Stan has cakes. Each of the pies' slices' weight equals the weight of 2 cupcakes. There are 16 slices per pie. The weight of all of the cupcakes is equal to the weight of all the mushrooms. Stan has twice as many cakes as Phil does pies. If Stan eats 6 cakes, Phil will have twice as many pies as Stan has cakes. What is the weight of all of the pies? The answer...


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=__**Current Technology:**__= Introducing Intel® Atom™ a new microprocessor built for MIDs with 47 million hafnium based transistors, each 54 nanometers wide, and with hyper threading support. Okay, let me explain this. A //microprocessor// is the brain of a computer. It is the part of a computer that "thinks". The microprocessor is built out of //transistors//, which are switches that turn on or off based on whether they are getting electricity or not. The transistors are arranged in complicated patterns, which make the computer respond to different things. Intel® Atom™ has 47 million transistors, which makes it somewhat slow, for computers today. Intel® Atom™ is different because it is built for mobile internet devices.(MIDs for short) It is made for computers that you can fit in your pocket. While there are tons of microprocessors for small devices already, Intel® Atom™ is the best yet. It will power some of the first devices that can run all of your normal programs (not the different programs for small devices), and fit in your pocket. It is good for small devices, because it is small (less than 25 MM large), uses little power (because it is hafnium based), and and has hyper threading support (can run 2 programs at once).
 * What? Could you say that in English?**
 * What makes Intel® Atom™ so special? Aren't there tons of microprocessors already?**

You will see Intel® Atom™ processors in mobile devices later this year. Can you wait until then?

samraf: that was really cool, but you might want to use smaller words micdem: Mike, most people don't understand what your words mean, but i understand. i speak your language :) cdegasperis: This is awesome, but you might want to explain what the big word mean. alizy87: This is very interesting. You did a great job! greenhairedgirl: Nice report! My Mum works with computers so I understand and know a lot of the tech. words for them, but for people that dont get that stuff it might be hlpful to have simple deffinitions at the end of the article. You did a good job explaining most of the tech. terms but still use soome pretty big words. Over all I really like your article, you are a great writer and it was intresting, breif, and informitive!
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=__**How Things Work:**__=

**Gyroscopes:**
I have never found a clear definition of a gyroscope. There are many types of gyroscopes. Gyroscopes always use rotation in some way. One type of gyroscope always points in one direction. A spinning top is another type. Gyroscopes normally seem to go against the laws of physics, but they don't. **A gyroscope that always points in one direction works like this: the rotor (the piece that points in one direction) is allowed to spin in any direction by the gimbals. As you (may or may not) know, in physics objects try to stay in one place unless moved, because of the property of matter called //inertia//. As you rotate the gyroscope's frame, you try to move the rotor. The gimbals allow the rotor to rotate freely, and inertia holds the rotor in place. Your result is this:
 * What is a gyroscope?**
 * How does a gyroscope work?

A Gyroscope like this would be useful in navigation, and teaching. in navigation, it would help tell which direction is which, because it points in the same direction all of the time. It also helps teach physics, because you need to use physics to understand it.
 * Why would it be useful?**

greenhairedgirl: Nice job on your " How Things Work" article! I really like your grafics. It is very easy to understand! You might want tio color cote it for each different question and really important information to make it more intrestimg to look at. But really nice job!
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