Time

think. what you can be February 2012/Issue 40

[ the t Ime Issue ]

s e e p a g e 2s o l v e t h i s &

I’m not just two mInutes aFter nIne,

not a mInute, not a second, not even a tIme.

In Fact, check me out From a dIFFerent vIew,

and You’ll FInd that I’m stIll prettY new.

I’m longer than usual and leapIng bY,

so tell me, hIpster, what am I?

InsIde Is time travel really possible? • Should school start later? • What’s your time personality?

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smart stuff: Running robots, talking dolphins & other news .... 4it's about time: Where do minutes and seconds come from? ... 6oNe-Hour WoNDers: It doesn't take long to rock the world ... 8career quiz: What's your time personality? ................... 10smart survival: Could you live without your cellphone? .... 12smart style: Win a hamper of time-saving stuff ....... 13cHill out: Movies, music, books, games & more ............... 14

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ACE

Ed’s letter

2 FACTS The shortest war of all time was fought by Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after just 38 minutes. A cricket's ears are found above its knees. On average, men blink 17 000 times a day. Women blink nearly twice as much.

Terms and conditions apply. Please see www.hip2b2.com for more details. To request a copy of the terms and conditions please email [email protected] or call +27 (0) 21 4619742 for more information.

Editor Janna Joseph | Art director Craig Baxter | Brand assistant Sharon McTavish | Digital editor Jill Cicero | Copy editor Vivian Dart | Publisher Reyana Nacerodien | Educational consultants Wordwise | Published on behalf of BSquare Communications (Pty) Ltd by New Media (Pty) Ltd New Media House, 19 Bree Street, Cape Town, 8001; Tel 021 417 1111; Fax 021 417 1112 | ADvErTisiNg National advertising director Aileen O’Brien 021 417 1228; [email protected] | ProDuCTioN & CirCuLATioN Production manager Shirley Quinlan | Circulation manager Neilton Adams 021 417 1214 | reproduction New Media Repro | Printing Paarl Media Cape | For all New Business enquiries contact Bridget McCarney on 021 417 1111 | Finance manager Mark Oaten | Editorial director Adelle Horler | Creative director Crispian Brown | Production director Lucrezia Wolfaardt | ExECuTivE DirECTors Editorial development director Irna van Zyl | Business development director John Psillos | Managing director Bridget McCarney | hiP2B2 hEAD oFFiCE: hiP2B2 general manager Cathryn Treasure | hiP2B2 Brand manager Louise Day | if you want to get involved with the brand, contact Cathryn Treasure on [email protected] or 021 461 9322While precautions have been taken to ensure the accuracy of information, neither the editor, publisher, New Media nor BSquare Communications can be held liable for any inaccuracies, injury or damages that may arise.

hiP2B², pioneered by Mark shuttleworth, is a trademark run by Bsquare Communications (Pty) Ltd.

the legal stuff

I've always found time comforting …

If you're having a bad day, you know it'll be

over in a matter of hours. And if you're having

an awesome experience, time reminds you to

make the most of every moment. Right now, you're at the beginning

of a brand-new year, and this issue is here to make you think about that precious thing called time. Every second of this year is yours. Yours to

learn in and laugh through as you step

towards your future. I challenge you to make this your biggest, best year ever. After all, it's your life and it's your time. So get out there and have

the time of your life … janna

In November 2011, we challenged you to take a funny

photo with the Smiley cover as your face. Here are some

of the awesome entries we received …

YOU WENT MOBILEHave you seen our mobisite, designed specifically for your cellphone? No? Well, what are you waiting for ... type m.hip2b2.com into your cellphone browser for smart news, fun facts, career advice and quirky quizzes, all literally at your fingertips. You can even listen to our online radio station!

Search ‘HIP2B2’ right now to join

the smartest fan page on Facebook.

For a daily dose of fun facts,

search ‘HIP2B2_SA’ on Twitter.

What is hiP2B2?

HI HIpStERSWe are the learner editors of the time Issue, 2012.

Getting the opportunity to help with this issue has

been overwhelming. We ask you to read and apply

the teachings and stories. Know that time is of the

essence and make the most of every second. plan

your day with a diary to pave your way ahead of time.

this year, we want you to explore life, think outside

the box – do what's never been done before. Reach for the

stars, define the odds and make the impossible possible.

this is your time, and your time only – make it count.

From HIP2B2

I already know it’s going to be a busy year here at HIp HQ. We’re working on some awesome new ideas to empower all of you to build the foundations for your dreams. And as time is one thing that always seems to fly by, we have to make the most of every second, every minute, as we won’t get them back again. Older people often say that ‘time is precious’ and if I look at what my team plans to do this year, I know it’s true. Rock on 2012 – make it a sizzling one! - cathryn, General manaGer, hip2b2

HIP2B2 Online Radio is

only six months old

and it already has over

24 000 listeners! Every

day, the shows are packed

with fascinating facts

and rocking music, so

hit www.hip2b2radio.

com right now for the

smartest radio station

online …

My favourite story in the humour issue had to be

'8 funny ideas that made it big'. how a great

invention could come from a simple and small

idea was just amazing to me. it made me think

about sir isaac Newton and the famous apple,

when he came up with his gravitational Laws.

When an apple falls, a typical human being

would just pick it up and eat it, so what made

Newton ask why and how it fell? What started

out as a simple idea developed into laws that

explain many things around us.

This inspired me to keep learning and to

be curious about everything that goes on

around me, no matter how small it may be.

That's what makes Maths and science fun:

being curious and trying to find solutions.

– Esther Ntshabeleng, Grade 11,

Hoerskool Jan de Klerk, Krugersdorp

Hey Esther … thanks for your email, and

congrats! Your curiosity just won you the

Smart Style hamper in the Humour Issue!

Keep questioning the world and who knows …

maybe you’ll be the next Newton! – Janna

YOU WON

YOU TUNED IN

ON MXIT

YOU EDITED

YOU ASkED

I’m a five-letter

country. I’m a

compound word. My

first three letters will

relax you with water.

My last four letters

will make you suffer

greatly. What country

am I? – Ash Blaze

YOU SMILED

HOW tO ENtER Solve the riddle on the cover of this issue, then send your answer to [email protected], along with your name, grade, school and phone number. For more on the Muvi Atom, visit www.thegadgetshop.co.za.Competition closes on 31 March 2012.

Wanna win one of the smallest video cameras in the world? The Muvi Atom is just 5,5 cm tall and 1 cm wide, so you can clip it onto your bike helmet or school bag and record your year in style.

We challenged our 115 000 MXit users to solve this riddle. Can you crack it?

With pointed fangs it sits in wait,With piercing force it doles out fate, Over bloodless victims proclaiming its might, Eternally joining in a single bite. What am I?

SMS ‘HIP riddle’ followed by your name and answer to 31445, and you could win a sporty, water-resistant Quartz watch.Standard rates apply. Competition closes on 31 March 2012.

SMS

riddl

e an

swer

: Spa

in

HIP2B2 Radio: Tune in on www.hip2b2radio.

com or search 'HIP2B2 Radio' on Facebook

Mark Shuttleworth started

HIP2B2 because he wanted to

inspire high school learners to

choose – and excel in – Maths

and Science. Why? Because

these subjects open the doors

to many future opportunities.

When did we start?in 2002 after Mark

shuttleworth came back

from his ‘First African in

space’ trip.

iF ThE EArTh sPiNs AT 1 000 MPh (ABouT 1 600 kM/h) AND TrAvELs Through sPACE AT AN iNCrEDiBLE 67 000 MPh (ABouT

108 000 kM/h), hoW CoME WE DoN'T FEEL iT or WoBBLE ArouND? We don’t feel it because we’re moving with it at a roughly constant speed. see, we don’t feel movement so much as acceleration, or a change in speed. That’s why it's sometimes hard to tell if the car you're in is moving as long as it’s going smoothly.

But in a way, we do feel the Earth spinning – it acts against gravity, throwing us outwards like a spinning funfair ride. so we actually weigh a bit less

than we would if the Earth wasn’t spinning. in fact, since the Earth isn’t really spinning at the poles, you’re about 0,3% heavier there than you are at the

equator, where everything spins the fastest. so if you can feel that difference, you can indirectly feel the Earth’s movement!

oh, and if Earth suddenly stopped moving (don’t worry, it can’t) we’d be thrown off in all directions like water droplets on a shaking

dog. But seriously, don’t worry about that, okay?

What do we do?Magazine – one million

copies to 4 000

schools nationwide, four

times a year.

Brand Ambassador

Programme – specially

selected learners who

organise brand and

community events all over

the country.iThiNk Challenge – a

national Amazing race-type

competition for schools,

during National science Week.

www.hip2b2.com – our

interactive website.

hiP2B2 radio – listen live on

www.hip2b2radio.com.

Facebook, Mxit & Twitter –

find us on these social media.

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Mikha’il Hathey, Bryan Gordon Edward, Likhona Mayikana, Karishma Naraindath, Janna and Karin Hammond

Last year, we challenged you to ask us the questions you’ve always wanted answered, and this is the winning question.

Congratulations, Samet Citlak from Glenwood High School in Durban – your curiosity has won you an awesome skater hamper!

ABC 96 652

Career info

Study tips

Entertainment

Brain teasers

Music

News

Earth-saving advice

Smart inventions

Technology

tHE SmartESt radIo StatIoN oNlINE

TuNE iN For...

hit www.hip2b2radio.com on your cellphone or computer to turn airwaves into brainwaves.

Join our Facebook page (search

'HIP2B2')

To find us, hit Tradepost, then Entertainment, then Mag Rack

Fax: 021 461 9742

Email: thinkoutloud

@hip2b2.com

PO Box 440, Green Point, Cape Town,

8051

SMS ‘HIP’ and your thoughts

to 31445 Standard SMS rates apply.

smart stuff: Running robots, talking dolphins & other news .... 4it's about time: Where do minutes and seconds come from? ... 6oNe-Hour WoNDers: It doesn't take long to rock the world ... 8career quiz: What's your time personality? ................... 10smart survival: Could you live without your cellphone? .... 12smart style: Win a hamper of time-saving stuff ....... 13cHill out: Movies, music, books, games & more ............... 14

Visit our website: www.hip2b2.com

Twitter: To follow us, search

‘HIP2B2_SA’

Hook up WitH Hip2b2

your news, your views

of Hip

who makes this mag?

YOU SMSED

YOU

R SP

ACE

Ed’s letter

2 FACTS The shortest war of all time was fought by Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after just 38 minutes. A cricket's ears are found above its knees. On average, men blink 17 000 times a day. Women blink nearly twice as much.

Terms and conditions apply. Please see www.hip2b2.com for more details. To request a copy of the terms and conditions please email [email protected] or call +27 (0) 21 4619742 for more information.

Editor Janna Joseph | Art director Craig Baxter | Brand assistant Sharon McTavish | Digital editor Jill Cicero | Copy editor Vivian Dart | Publisher Reyana Nacerodien | Educational consultants Wordwise | Published on behalf of BSquare Communications (Pty) Ltd by New Media (Pty) Ltd New Media House, 19 Bree Street, Cape Town, 8001; Tel 021 417 1111; Fax 021 417 1112 | ADvErTisiNg National advertising director Aileen O’Brien 021 417 1228; [email protected] | ProDuCTioN & CirCuLATioN Production manager Shirley Quinlan | Circulation manager Neilton Adams 021 417 1214 | reproduction New Media Repro | Printing Paarl Media Cape | For all New Business enquiries contact Bridget McCarney on 021 417 1111 | Finance manager Mark Oaten | Editorial director Adelle Horler | Creative director Crispian Brown | Production director Lucrezia Wolfaardt | ExECuTivE DirECTors Editorial development director Irna van Zyl | Business development director John Psillos | Managing director Bridget McCarney | hiP2B2 hEAD oFFiCE: hiP2B2 general manager Cathryn Treasure | hiP2B2 Brand manager Louise Day | if you want to get involved with the brand, contact Cathryn Treasure on [email protected] or 021 461 9322While precautions have been taken to ensure the accuracy of information, neither the editor, publisher, New Media nor BSquare Communications can be held liable for any inaccuracies, injury or damages that may arise.

hiP2B², pioneered by Mark shuttleworth, is a trademark run by Bsquare Communications (Pty) Ltd.

the legal stuff

I've always found time comforting …

If you're having a bad day, you know it'll be

over in a matter of hours. And if you're having

an awesome experience, time reminds you to

make the most of every moment. Right now, you're at the beginning

of a brand-new year, and this issue is here to make you think about that precious thing called time. Every second of this year is yours. Yours to

learn in and laugh through as you step

towards your future. I challenge you to make this your biggest, best year ever. After all, it's your life and it's your time. So get out there and have

the time of your life … janna

In November 2011, we challenged you to take a funny

photo with the Smiley cover as your face. Here are some

of the awesome entries we received …

YOU WENT MOBILEHave you seen our mobisite, designed specifically for your cellphone? No? Well, what are you waiting for ... type m.hip2b2.com into your cellphone browser for smart news, fun facts, career advice and quirky quizzes, all literally at your fingertips. You can even listen to our online radio station!

Search ‘HIP2B2’ right now to join

the smartest fan page on Facebook.

For a daily dose of fun facts,

search ‘HIP2B2_SA’ on Twitter.

What is hiP2B2?

HI HIpStERSWe are the learner editors of the time Issue, 2012.

Getting the opportunity to help with this issue has

been overwhelming. We ask you to read and apply

the teachings and stories. Know that time is of the

essence and make the most of every second. plan

your day with a diary to pave your way ahead of time.

this year, we want you to explore life, think outside

the box – do what's never been done before. Reach for the

stars, define the odds and make the impossible possible.

this is your time, and your time only – make it count.

From HIP2B2

I already know it’s going to be a busy year here at HIp HQ. We’re working on some awesome new ideas to empower all of you to build the foundations for your dreams. And as time is one thing that always seems to fly by, we have to make the most of every second, every minute, as we won’t get them back again. Older people often say that ‘time is precious’ and if I look at what my team plans to do this year, I know it’s true. Rock on 2012 – make it a sizzling one! - cathryn, General manaGer, hip2b2

HIP2B2 Online Radio is

only six months old

and it already has over

24 000 listeners! Every

day, the shows are packed

with fascinating facts

and rocking music, so

hit www.hip2b2radio.

com right now for the

smartest radio station

online …

My favourite story in the humour issue had to be

'8 funny ideas that made it big'. how a great

invention could come from a simple and small

idea was just amazing to me. it made me think

about sir isaac Newton and the famous apple,

when he came up with his gravitational Laws.

When an apple falls, a typical human being

would just pick it up and eat it, so what made

Newton ask why and how it fell? What started

out as a simple idea developed into laws that

explain many things around us.

This inspired me to keep learning and to

be curious about everything that goes on

around me, no matter how small it may be.

That's what makes Maths and science fun:

being curious and trying to find solutions.

– Esther Ntshabeleng, Grade 11,

Hoerskool Jan de Klerk, Krugersdorp

Hey Esther … thanks for your email, and

congrats! Your curiosity just won you the

Smart Style hamper in the Humour Issue!

Keep questioning the world and who knows …

maybe you’ll be the next Newton! – Janna

YOU WON

YOU TUNED IN

ON MXIT

YOU EDITED

YOU ASkED

I’m a five-letter

country. I’m a

compound word. My

first three letters will

relax you with water.

My last four letters

will make you suffer

greatly. What country

am I? – Ash Blaze

YOU SMILED

HOW tO ENtER Solve the riddle on the cover of this issue, then send your answer to [email protected], along with your name, grade, school and phone number. For more on the Muvi Atom, visit www.thegadgetshop.co.za.Competition closes on 31 March 2012.

Wanna win one of the smallest video cameras in the world? The Muvi Atom is just 5,5 cm tall and 1 cm wide, so you can clip it onto your bike helmet or school bag and record your year in style.

We challenged our 115 000 MXit users to solve this riddle. Can you crack it?

With pointed fangs it sits in wait,With piercing force it doles out fate, Over bloodless victims proclaiming its might, Eternally joining in a single bite. What am I?

SMS ‘HIP riddle’ followed by your name and answer to 31445, and you could win a sporty, water-resistant Quartz watch.Standard rates apply. Competition closes on 31 March 2012.

SMS

riddl

e an

swer

: Spa

in

HIP2B2 Radio: Tune in on www.hip2b2radio.

com or search 'HIP2B2 Radio' on Facebook

Mark Shuttleworth started

HIP2B2 because he wanted to

inspire high school learners to

choose – and excel in – Maths

and Science. Why? Because

these subjects open the doors

to many future opportunities.

When did we start?in 2002 after Mark

shuttleworth came back

from his ‘First African in

space’ trip.

iF ThE EArTh sPiNs AT 1 000 MPh (ABouT 1 600 kM/h) AND TrAvELs Through sPACE AT AN iNCrEDiBLE 67 000 MPh (ABouT

108 000 kM/h), hoW CoME WE DoN'T FEEL iT or WoBBLE ArouND? We don’t feel it because we’re moving with it at a roughly constant speed. see, we don’t feel movement so much as acceleration, or a change in speed. That’s why it's sometimes hard to tell if the car you're in is moving as long as it’s going smoothly.

But in a way, we do feel the Earth spinning – it acts against gravity, throwing us outwards like a spinning funfair ride. so we actually weigh a bit less

than we would if the Earth wasn’t spinning. in fact, since the Earth isn’t really spinning at the poles, you’re about 0,3% heavier there than you are at the

equator, where everything spins the fastest. so if you can feel that difference, you can indirectly feel the Earth’s movement!

oh, and if Earth suddenly stopped moving (don’t worry, it can’t) we’d be thrown off in all directions like water droplets on a shaking

dog. But seriously, don’t worry about that, okay?

What do we do?Magazine – one million

copies to 4 000

schools nationwide, four

times a year.

Brand Ambassador

Programme – specially

selected learners who

organise brand and

community events all over

the country.iThiNk Challenge – a

national Amazing race-type

competition for schools,

during National science Week.

www.hip2b2.com – our

interactive website.

hiP2B2 radio – listen live on

www.hip2b2radio.com.

Facebook, Mxit & Twitter –

find us on these social media.

IMA

ge

s:J

an R

as,

Jacq

ues

sta

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, su

pplie

d. M

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info

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shpr

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za)

Mikha’il Hathey, Bryan Gordon Edward, Likhona Mayikana, Karishma Naraindath, Janna and Karin Hammond

Last year, we challenged you to ask us the questions you’ve always wanted answered, and this is the winning question.

Congratulations, Samet Citlak from Glenwood High School in Durban – your curiosity has won you an awesome skater hamper!

ABC 96 652

Career info

Study tips

Entertainment

Brain teasers

Music

News

Earth-saving advice

Smart inventions

Technology

tHE SmartESt radIo StatIoN oNlINE

TuNE iN For...

hit www.hip2b2radio.com on your cellphone or computer to turn airwaves into brainwaves.

Earth is covered in water, but a lot of it isn’t drinkable, and some of it is

downright toxic. People have come up with ways to purify the stuff, but so

far, the methods either use loads of power or create poisonous waste.

Luckily, a bunch of South African scientists – led by University of

Cape Town chemical enginering professor Alison Lewis – spotted the

gap and have found a smart solution. They’ve developed an eco-friendly,

cost-effective way to clean highly toxic water, using a new method called

eutectic freeze crystallisation. This basically brings polluted water down

to its lowest possible freezing temperature, causing toxins to form salts

and sink, while the nice, clean water forms ice and floats.

The resulting water is 99.9% drinkable, plus the salts can be sold

or used for other purposes, so everybody wins.

Run, robot, run!

Over the years, dolphins have been able to learn over 100 human-created hand signals and sounds. We, on the other hand, have no idea what they’re talking about.

But two US scientists aim to fix that with their Cetacean Hearing And Telemetry – or CHAT – project. Thad Sterner is an artificial intelligence researcher, which means he studies the ability of machines to make human-like decisions, and Denise Herzig is a dolphin biologist. Together, they’re hoping to decode dolphin speech by fitting human divers with waterproof computers and microphones. These smart gadgets will record dolphin sounds underwater, and then run the noises through a pattern-detection programme.

The computer’s controls will also allow a diver to send out dolphin-type noises. So maybe one day, humans and dolphins will be able to have a real conversation. What we’ll talk about is another matter entirely …

jUST DOODle iT

You know how some people always seem to be scribbling during class? Well, that doesn’t mean they aren’t

listening … different people learn in different ways. Some learn by seeing

things, others learn by hearing things and some people even learn by feeling or experiencing things.

And if you’re the kind of person who learns best when you see something, doodling might help you ‘see’ what

you’re hearing and take it in better. Tell that to your teacher next time

she catches you doodling …

Bee reasonableeach hexagonal cell in the beehive above must be surrounded by all the numbers from 1 to 6, with no repeated numbers in each cell. Solve the beehive conundrum using only your powers of logic.

JigSAW JumBleCan you work out the name of the creature

that’s spelt on these puzzle pieces, without

actually cutting them out?

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TAke nOTe (and rock your exams)

Think you don’t need to take notes in class? Well, according to Professor Walter Pouk at America’s Cornell University, you shouldn’t put your pen down just yet. Why? Because this prof has been studying students’ ability to remember information during his lectures, and you won’t believe how much they forgot …

Eish! So that really important thing your teacher said at the beginning of the year? You’ll probably forget it by exam time. Unless you write it down, that is: note-taking fights off forgetfulness by helping your brain to file things properly. As you write, your brain filters and organises information so it’s easier to remember. And, of course, that scribbled note will also help you remember the things you learnt today when exam time rolls around.

AFtER 20 miNUtES: 47% AFtER oNE dAy: 62% AFtER tWo dAyS: 69% AFtER 75 dAyS: 75%

every day, you generate a lot of kinetic – or movement-related – energy just by walking around (and if you don’t, you should probably get off the couch, lazybones). You also use a lot of energy every day, thanks to all of your

cellphones and other gadgets. So it was only a matter of time before someone put two and two together … That someone is Professor Tom Krupenkin, an engineer at the university of Wisconsin, uSA. Tom and his fellow researchers are working on an energy harvester that can be installed in the sole of a person’s shoe. There, the device will store the energy the wearer creates by walking or running, saving it up to fuel other gadgets. Just walk around, plug your cellphone into your shoes and you’ll never have to worry about being powerless again.

Wanna chat?BeAST frienDSYou probably know some cats and dogs that get along really well. But have you ever seen piglets raised by a tiger, or a snake living with a hamster?

Visit www.hip2b2.com/beastfriends to check it out.

BRAIN BUSTERS animal instincts

Walk your Way to a

charged cellphone

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FACTS Dolphins sleep with one eye open. A wet, hairy leg may get sunburned faster than a wet, shaved one. Droplets on the hairs can act as tiny magnifying glasses, focusing the sun’s rays and burning the skin.

Time & SpACe Our very own Karoo could soon

host the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope, called the Square Kilometre Array. Because it

picks up radio waves, which are much more powerful than light

waves, this telescope will help us to understand the universe’s

past better than ever before.

the names of six african animals are jumbled in the boxes above. each animal has

a seven-letter name, but they’re all missing the same letter. Which letter is it?

3

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5

8

9

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In 2009, an athlete broke her ankles just trying to walk. A year

later, she’s breaking all the world records, running faster

than every competitor. Sounds like an awesome story, right?

Especially when you realise that this athlete is a robot!

At the USA’s University of Michigan, a robot called MABEL

can sprint at up to 10,9 km/h, which is about twice as fast as

the average human walks. MABEL also runs a lot like we do:

she’s got a system of springs that act like tendons, her torso is

heavier than her legs and she can run with both feet off the ground.

Sure, 10,9 km/h isn’t all that fast compared to a human being

(Usain Bolt can reach top speeds of about 40 km/h). But MABEL can

keep it up for way longer than any human can – so if she was chasing

you, she would eventually catch you. Visit www.hip2b2.com/

mabel to see the robot runner in action.

HANDS ON SCIENCE @Sci-Bono: Build and launch a real rocket: Advanced rocketry workshop, Grade 11 maths & science learners: Saturday 31 March & 2 to 5 April

Build an electronic gadget! Join the Amateur Radio Electronics Club, Grade 10 – 12, Thursday afternoons

Examine a future career in medicine with the Apprentice Doctor®: Grade 10 – 12 workshops & Pre-med Holiday camp, 31 March – 3 April

Master the physics curriculum with computer technology workshops: TRAC, Grade 10 – 12

Express the music in your soul, design animation: Multimedia Club House

Improve your results: Free after school support for Grade 12’s with the Learning Channel, Monday – Thursday afternoons at Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, Newtown, Johannesburg and Residentia Secondary, Sebokeng.

Dow Lab Conduct physics, chemistry and life science experiments in our brand new fully equipped lab.

Over 350 world class interactive exhibits.

For school bookings please contact: Cynthia Sithole or Siphokazi Ndzamela at 011 639 [email protected] [email protected]

Reception: 011 639 8400www.sci-bono.co.za

Visit us on Miriam Makeba, between Jeppe and President Street, Newtown, Johannesburg

Discover Science

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AlArm SPring unwinds when released, driving the alarm lever (10).

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croWn To start the clock, you turn this key, which winds up the mainspring (2).

4Am or elSe …in 1787, uS clockmaker levi hutchins

invented America’s first mechanical alarm clock. it only went off at 4 am, because that was the time he needed to wake up.

clocK-A-doodle-doo! don’t have an alarm clock?

Why not get a rooster? in the middle Ages, monks used this bird’s morning call as a signal for early prayers. Some nations still use the rooster as an alarm today!

going digiTAlToday, we often use

digital clocks instead of the mechanical kind shown

here. But did you know that the clock on your cellphone works

almost the same way as this

one, except that all the functions are carried out by a microchip

instead of by wheels and springs.

Earth is covered in water, but a lot of it isn’t drinkable, and some of it is

downright toxic. People have come up with ways to purify the stuff, but so

far, the methods either use loads of power or create poisonous waste.

Luckily, a bunch of South African scientists – led by University of

Cape Town chemical enginering professor Alison Lewis – spotted the

gap and have found a smart solution. They’ve developed an eco-friendly,

cost-effective way to clean highly toxic water, using a new method called

eutectic freeze crystallisation. This basically brings polluted water down

to its lowest possible freezing temperature, causing toxins to form salts

and sink, while the nice, clean water forms ice and floats.

The resulting water is 99.9% drinkable, plus the salts can be sold

or used for other purposes, so everybody wins.

Run, robot, run!

Over the years, dolphins have been able to learn over 100 human-created hand signals and sounds. We, on the other hand, have no idea what they’re talking about.

But two US scientists aim to fix that with their Cetacean Hearing And Telemetry – or CHAT – project. Thad Sterner is an artificial intelligence researcher, which means he studies the ability of machines to make human-like decisions, and Denise Herzig is a dolphin biologist. Together, they’re hoping to decode dolphin speech by fitting human divers with waterproof computers and microphones. These smart gadgets will record dolphin sounds underwater, and then run the noises through a pattern-detection programme.

The computer’s controls will also allow a diver to send out dolphin-type noises. So maybe one day, humans and dolphins will be able to have a real conversation. What we’ll talk about is another matter entirely …

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You know how some people always seem to be scribbling during class? Well, that doesn’t mean they aren’t

listening … different people learn in different ways. Some learn by seeing

things, others learn by hearing things and some people even learn by feeling or experiencing things.

And if you’re the kind of person who learns best when you see something, doodling might help you ‘see’ what

you’re hearing and take it in better. Tell that to your teacher next time

she catches you doodling …

Bee reasonableeach hexagonal cell in the beehive above must be surrounded by all the numbers from 1 to 6, with no repeated numbers in each cell. Solve the beehive conundrum using only your powers of logic.

JigSAW JumBleCan you work out the name of the creature

that’s spelt on these puzzle pieces, without

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Think you don’t need to take notes in class? Well, according to Professor Walter Pouk at America’s Cornell University, you shouldn’t put your pen down just yet. Why? Because this prof has been studying students’ ability to remember information during his lectures, and you won’t believe how much they forgot …

Eish! So that really important thing your teacher said at the beginning of the year? You’ll probably forget it by exam time. Unless you write it down, that is: note-taking fights off forgetfulness by helping your brain to file things properly. As you write, your brain filters and organises information so it’s easier to remember. And, of course, that scribbled note will also help you remember the things you learnt today when exam time rolls around.

AFtER 20 miNUtES: 47% AFtER oNE dAy: 62% AFtER tWo dAyS: 69% AFtER 75 dAyS: 75%

every day, you generate a lot of kinetic – or movement-related – energy just by walking around (and if you don’t, you should probably get off the couch, lazybones). You also use a lot of energy every day, thanks to all of your

cellphones and other gadgets. So it was only a matter of time before someone put two and two together … That someone is Professor Tom Krupenkin, an engineer at the university of Wisconsin, uSA. Tom and his fellow researchers are working on an energy harvester that can be installed in the sole of a person’s shoe. There, the device will store the energy the wearer creates by walking or running, saving it up to fuel other gadgets. Just walk around, plug your cellphone into your shoes and you’ll never have to worry about being powerless again.

Wanna chat?BeAST frienDSYou probably know some cats and dogs that get along really well. But have you ever seen piglets raised by a tiger, or a snake living with a hamster?

Visit www.hip2b2.com/beastfriends to check it out.

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Time & SpACe Our very own Karoo could soon

host the world’s largest and most sensitive radio telescope, called the Square Kilometre Array. Because it

picks up radio waves, which are much more powerful than light

waves, this telescope will help us to understand the universe’s

past better than ever before.

the names of six african animals are jumbled in the boxes above. each animal has

a seven-letter name, but they’re all missing the same letter. Which letter is it?

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In 2009, an athlete broke her ankles just trying to walk. A year

later, she’s breaking all the world records, running faster

than every competitor. Sounds like an awesome story, right?

Especially when you realise that this athlete is a robot!

At the USA’s University of Michigan, a robot called MABEL

can sprint at up to 10,9 km/h, which is about twice as fast as

the average human walks. MABEL also runs a lot like we do:

she’s got a system of springs that act like tendons, her torso is

heavier than her legs and she can run with both feet off the ground.

Sure, 10,9 km/h isn’t all that fast compared to a human being

(Usain Bolt can reach top speeds of about 40 km/h). But MABEL can

keep it up for way longer than any human can – so if she was chasing

you, she would eventually catch you. Visit www.hip2b2.com/

mabel to see the robot runner in action.

HANDS ON SCIENCE @Sci-Bono: Build and launch a real rocket: Advanced rocketry workshop, Grade 11 maths & science learners: Saturday 31 March & 2 to 5 April

Build an electronic gadget! Join the Amateur Radio Electronics Club, Grade 10 – 12, Thursday afternoons

Examine a future career in medicine with the Apprentice Doctor®: Grade 10 – 12 workshops & Pre-med Holiday camp, 31 March – 3 April

Master the physics curriculum with computer technology workshops: TRAC, Grade 10 – 12

Express the music in your soul, design animation: Multimedia Club House

Improve your results: Free after school support for Grade 12’s with the Learning Channel, Monday – Thursday afternoons at Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, Newtown, Johannesburg and Residentia Secondary, Sebokeng.

Dow Lab Conduct physics, chemistry and life science experiments in our brand new fully equipped lab.

Over 350 world class interactive exhibits.

For school bookings please contact: Cynthia Sithole or Siphokazi Ndzamela at 011 639 [email protected] [email protected]

Reception: 011 639 8400www.sci-bono.co.za

Visit us on Miriam Makeba, between Jeppe and President Street, Newtown, Johannesburg

Discover Science

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BAlAnce WheelSpins back and forth like a dog shaking its head, keeping regular time.

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AlArm leVerhits the metal bells to sound the alarm.

eScAPemenT Wheellinks to the pallet (5) and pushes it from side to side.

AlArm diAlThe dial you turn to set the alarm by moving the alarm hand (8).

mAinSPringPowers the clock by spinning the gear train (3). no electricity is required to run this system.

AlArm SPring unwinds when released, driving the alarm lever (10).

AlArm hAnd When this hand lines up with the hour hand, they fit together and cause two wheels in the gear train to shift, releasing the alarm spring (9).

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geAr TrAin The different-sized wheels spin at different speeds, driving the hour and minute hands and turning the escapement wheel (4).

croWn To start the clock, you turn this key, which winds up the mainspring (2).

4Am or elSe …in 1787, uS clockmaker levi hutchins

invented America’s first mechanical alarm clock. it only went off at 4 am, because that was the time he needed to wake up.

clocK-A-doodle-doo! don’t have an alarm clock?

Why not get a rooster? in the middle Ages, monks used this bird’s morning call as a signal for early prayers. Some nations still use the rooster as an alarm today!

going digiTAlToday, we often use

digital clocks instead of the mechanical kind shown

here. But did you know that the clock on your cellphone works

almost the same way as this

one, except that all the functions are carried out by a microchip

instead of by wheels and springs.

Careers at the CSIRThe Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is a leading scientific and technology research organisation, implementing projects throughout Africa and making a difference in people’s lives. But to achieve these goals, highly skilled people are required - which is why we are always looking for bright, passionate people to embark on this journey with us.

The organisation employs scientists, researchers and engineers, as well as staff to support the science base in disciplines such as human resources, communication and training.

So, if you are passionate about science, about braving new frontiers; if you are committed to the relentless pursuit of innovation and excellence, the CSIR may be the employer for you. For more information on our bursary, studentship or internship programmes, go to: www.csir.co.za/recruitment/graduates.php

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OK, so we have cars that can go faster than sound … but you’d need to go faster than light if you wanted to travel backwards or forwards in time. The problem is, Einstein was pretty sure that nothing can beat the speed of light. But don’t despair; if you really wanted to, you could travel back in time right now … seriously. You could even celebrate your birthday and then go back in time and celebrate it again!

How? Just take a trip to the Fiji islands in the Pacific Ocean. Fiji lies just west of an imaginary north-to-south line called the International Date Line, where officials decided that every calendar day begins on Earth. If you celebrate your birthday on Fiji, then fly eastwards for two hours at about 11 pm, you’d land in nearby Samoa shortly after midnight on the same day, just in time to start celebrating for another 24 hours!

Got a minute? Sun, sand and water may make a great beach, but they couldn’t solve the ancient world’s time-keeping troubles. Firstly, water and sand can’t keep perfect time. And secondly, a day isn’t always the same length, so an hour only really meant ‘one twelfth of a day’ until the first mechanical clocks arrived in the 1300s.

The earliest clocks only measured hours because the tech wasn’t accurate enough for shorter periods. But as the gadgets became more precise, the hours could be divided into sections called minutes, from pars minuta prima – Latin for ‘first very small part’ – and then minutes were split into seconds, from pars minute secunda, or ‘second small part’. Like 12, the number 60 was used because it’s easy to split into fractions.

So next time you check your watch, take a moment – or better yet, a second – to thank the many smart people who made it happen.

Body timeYour body is way smart – it doesn’t even need a watch to keep time. Why? Because it has a built-in clock that keeps you running 24/7.

Every morning, you wake up thanks to a small patch of cells in your brain called the SCN or suprachiasmatic nucleus. These cells keep track of light levels outside, and when they detect daylight, they tell a nearby gland to stop squirting out your sleep hormone, melatonin.

Okay, so now you’re awake. But your body clock doesn’t stop there – it also helps you get out of bed by

making a stress hormone called cortisol, which

boosts your heart rate and blood pressure so

you’re alert and ready to roll. You also get a rush

of the fight-or-flight hormone adrenaline.

As the day wears on, the chemicals in your body

change to help you cope with school, sport and

everything else. By mid-morning, your brain’s at its

peak, and your muscles are strongest in the afternoon –

just in time to score that goal. In the evening, everything drops

to an all-day low as you lounge on the couch, then darkness

falls and you start producing melatonin again. ZZZZZZZZZ …

In a heartbeatYour heart also keeps a regular beat, pushing blood

through your body about 70 times per minute. But

some people’s hearts don’t keep proper time, and this

could mean time’s up for them!

Thankfully, US electrical engineer Wilson

Greatbach came up with a smart solution

in 1956. He was trying to build equipment

that could monitor heart sounds when he

used the wrong part and stumbled upon

a machine that sent out regular electrical

signals. Over the next few years he

perfected the pacemaker, a small device

that can be placed inside a human chest

to keep the heart pumping in time.

Exam warPSo you’re writing an exam and you hear the dreaded words:

‘Time’s up!’ Huh?!? But it feels like you’ve just started … The busier your brain gets with a

demanding task like a test, the less attention it can pay

to keeping time.

According to a US study, many top sprinters have shorter heels and longer toes than us slowpokes. The short heels help them push off the ground and the toes keep in contact with the ground slightly longer to ensure a powerful lift-off.

HOw FaST arE YOu?

Visit http://tinyurl.com/timerace

to find out!

The greyhound has an extremely deep chest, which leaves lots of space for the lungs and heart to pump oxygen to the body.

South African paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius doesn’t have feet. Instead, he’s got blades made of carbon fibre, which is a very strong, very light material that helps Oscar run really fast. The blades are also really springy, allowing Oscar to compete against able-bodied athletes!

Race against timeWHY SCHOOL SHOULD START LATER

A teenager’s body clock lags an hour or two behind an adult’s, which is why the headmaster of Monkseaton School in England decided to start school an hour later. The result? Exam results shot up by 20 to 30%!

t’s Monday morning in a world without time. You wake up when the sun hits your face – which is lucky because your teacher said she’ll be cross if you’re late for school. Thankfully, the bus doesn’t take too long today and the robots turn green pretty

fast, so you get to school feeling great – only to discover they rang the bell early and you’re late for class. Oh well, it’s hard to be on time when no one knows what ‘on time’ means …Life would be tough if we couldn’t measure

time. Which is why human beings have spent thousands of years creating a system that works. But who came up with the hours, minutes and seconds we use today? Well, let’s just say it took a lot of, er, time and effort …

The tale of timeWay back in 3 500 BC, the ancient Egyptians didn’t have watches or cellphone clocks. Instead, they used that big, burning clock called the sun to keep track of the day. They built huge stone pillars and used the shadows they cast to divide each day into parts.

For the next few thousand years, sundials were all the rage. It became the norm to split the time

between sunrise and sunset into 12 hours. That’s because 12 is divisible by two, three and four, making it easy to split the day into fractions.

But how did they tell the time at night? Well, ancient engineers created water clocks, which dripped water out of a tank at a constant rate, as well as hourglasses, which leaked sand through a hole.

Scientists in Australia have shown that many elite athletes have a specific gene in their DNA called ACTN3. This gene creates the protein called actinin, which helps muscle fibres to contract, or tense, strongly. The greyhound also has a flexible

spine and long legs, which help it take longer leaps. In a race, this dog hits an average speed of 63 km/h – next time you’re in a car going 60 km/h, imagine being able to run that fast!

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anatomy of an athleteSome people keep time. Others race against it. But what makes a top runner go so fast?

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UK fighter pilot Andy Green plans to break the land speed record in a superfast car called the Bloodhound SSC in 2013 … and he’s going to do it right here on the Northern Cape’s Hakskeen Pan!

He’s already beaten the speed of sound (1 080 km/h), and he plans to hit 1600 km/h – faster than a fighter jet! We caught up with him in SA …

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE HAKSKEEN PAN? We spent over two years searching the globe for a surface that was consistently flat and hard, with no vegetation, lots of space, easy access, accommodation, on-site power, good communications and the ideal weather. Hakskeen Pan is honestly the best surface in the world.

HOW DOES IT fEEL TO DRIvE fASTER THAN SOUND?The speed doesn’t affect you … it’s the acceleration you feel.

As I speed up, my body experiences a force of +2 g – twice the force of gravity – which pushes blood to my head because I sit feet-first. It

takes 30 seconds plus to hit top speed – long enough for my body to open my veins and lower my blood pressure and pulse to pull blood to my feet.

Then it’s time to cut the engine, changing the force on my body from +2 g to -3 g as I slow down 100 km/h in the first second alone. That’s like driving a car at 100 km/h and stopping it in one second. Suddenly, my blood’s getting pulled to my feet, and I have to tense my thighs, calves and stomach muscles to push the blood back upwards. If I don’t, I’ll black out.

visit www.hip2b2.com/andygreen for more of this interview.

(anD DOESn’T gET a SPEEDIng FInE)

TIME TRICKActually, you’d only have been able to pull this off until December 2OOO,

when Samoa decided to skip December 3O and celebrate New Year’s Eve a day early. Why? To stay in synch with their nearby trading

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Careers at the CSIRThe Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is a leading scientific and technology research organisation, implementing projects throughout Africa and making a difference in people’s lives. But to achieve these goals, highly skilled people are required - which is why we are always looking for bright, passionate people to embark on this journey with us.

The organisation employs scientists, researchers and engineers, as well as staff to support the science base in disciplines such as human resources, communication and training.

So, if you are passionate about science, about braving new frontiers; if you are committed to the relentless pursuit of innovation and excellence, the CSIR may be the employer for you. For more information on our bursary, studentship or internship programmes, go to: www.csir.co.za/recruitment/graduates.php

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OK, so we have cars that can go faster than sound … but you’d need to go faster than light if you wanted to travel backwards or forwards in time. The problem is, Einstein was pretty sure that nothing can beat the speed of light. But don’t despair; if you really wanted to, you could travel back in time right now … seriously. You could even celebrate your birthday and then go back in time and celebrate it again!

How? Just take a trip to the Fiji islands in the Pacific Ocean. Fiji lies just west of an imaginary north-to-south line called the International Date Line, where officials decided that every calendar day begins on Earth. If you celebrate your birthday on Fiji, then fly eastwards for two hours at about 11 pm, you’d land in nearby Samoa shortly after midnight on the same day, just in time to start celebrating for another 24 hours!

Got a minute? Sun, sand and water may make a great beach, but they couldn’t solve the ancient world’s time-keeping troubles. Firstly, water and sand can’t keep perfect time. And secondly, a day isn’t always the same length, so an hour only really meant ‘one twelfth of a day’ until the first mechanical clocks arrived in the 1300s.

The earliest clocks only measured hours because the tech wasn’t accurate enough for shorter periods. But as the gadgets became more precise, the hours could be divided into sections called minutes, from pars minuta prima – Latin for ‘first very small part’ – and then minutes were split into seconds, from pars minute secunda, or ‘second small part’. Like 12, the number 60 was used because it’s easy to split into fractions.

So next time you check your watch, take a moment – or better yet, a second – to thank the many smart people who made it happen.

Body timeYour body is way smart – it doesn’t even need a watch to keep time. Why? Because it has a built-in clock that keeps you running 24/7.

Every morning, you wake up thanks to a small patch of cells in your brain called the SCN or suprachiasmatic nucleus. These cells keep track of light levels outside, and when they detect daylight, they tell a nearby gland to stop squirting out your sleep hormone, melatonin.

Okay, so now you’re awake. But your body clock doesn’t stop there – it also helps you get out of bed by

making a stress hormone called cortisol, which

boosts your heart rate and blood pressure so

you’re alert and ready to roll. You also get a rush

of the fight-or-flight hormone adrenaline.

As the day wears on, the chemicals in your body

change to help you cope with school, sport and

everything else. By mid-morning, your brain’s at its

peak, and your muscles are strongest in the afternoon –

just in time to score that goal. In the evening, everything drops

to an all-day low as you lounge on the couch, then darkness

falls and you start producing melatonin again. ZZZZZZZZZ …

In a heartbeatYour heart also keeps a regular beat, pushing blood

through your body about 70 times per minute. But

some people’s hearts don’t keep proper time, and this

could mean time’s up for them!

Thankfully, US electrical engineer Wilson

Greatbach came up with a smart solution

in 1956. He was trying to build equipment

that could monitor heart sounds when he

used the wrong part and stumbled upon

a machine that sent out regular electrical

signals. Over the next few years he

perfected the pacemaker, a small device

that can be placed inside a human chest

to keep the heart pumping in time.

Exam warPSo you’re writing an exam and you hear the dreaded words:

‘Time’s up!’ Huh?!? But it feels like you’ve just started … The busier your brain gets with a

demanding task like a test, the less attention it can pay

to keeping time.

According to a US study, many top sprinters have shorter heels and longer toes than us slowpokes. The short heels help them push off the ground and the toes keep in contact with the ground slightly longer to ensure a powerful lift-off.

HOw FaST arE YOu?

Visit http://tinyurl.com/timerace

to find out!

The greyhound has an extremely deep chest, which leaves lots of space for the lungs and heart to pump oxygen to the body.

South African paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius doesn’t have feet. Instead, he’s got blades made of carbon fibre, which is a very strong, very light material that helps Oscar run really fast. The blades are also really springy, allowing Oscar to compete against able-bodied athletes!

Race against timeWHY SCHOOL SHOULD START LATER

A teenager’s body clock lags an hour or two behind an adult’s, which is why the headmaster of Monkseaton School in England decided to start school an hour later. The result? Exam results shot up by 20 to 30%!

t’s Monday morning in a world without time. You wake up when the sun hits your face – which is lucky because your teacher said she’ll be cross if you’re late for school. Thankfully, the bus doesn’t take too long today and the robots turn green pretty

fast, so you get to school feeling great – only to discover they rang the bell early and you’re late for class. Oh well, it’s hard to be on time when no one knows what ‘on time’ means …Life would be tough if we couldn’t measure

time. Which is why human beings have spent thousands of years creating a system that works. But who came up with the hours, minutes and seconds we use today? Well, let’s just say it took a lot of, er, time and effort …

The tale of timeWay back in 3 500 BC, the ancient Egyptians didn’t have watches or cellphone clocks. Instead, they used that big, burning clock called the sun to keep track of the day. They built huge stone pillars and used the shadows they cast to divide each day into parts.

For the next few thousand years, sundials were all the rage. It became the norm to split the time

between sunrise and sunset into 12 hours. That’s because 12 is divisible by two, three and four, making it easy to split the day into fractions.

But how did they tell the time at night? Well, ancient engineers created water clocks, which dripped water out of a tank at a constant rate, as well as hourglasses, which leaked sand through a hole.

Scientists in Australia have shown that many elite athletes have a specific gene in their DNA called ACTN3. This gene creates the protein called actinin, which helps muscle fibres to contract, or tense, strongly. The greyhound also has a flexible

spine and long legs, which help it take longer leaps. In a race, this dog hits an average speed of 63 km/h – next time you’re in a car going 60 km/h, imagine being able to run that fast!

FaST FacTThe sulphur-crested cockatoo in Australia

is a real smooth mover. It can can pick up a

musical beat and move in time with it.

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WHY DID YOU CHOOSE HAKSKEEN PAN? We spent over two years searching the globe for a surface that was consistently flat and hard, with no vegetation, lots of space, easy access, accommodation, on-site power, good communications and the ideal weather. Hakskeen Pan is honestly the best surface in the world.

HOW DOES IT fEEL TO DRIvE fASTER THAN SOUND?The speed doesn’t affect you … it’s the acceleration you feel.

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takes 30 seconds plus to hit top speed – long enough for my body to open my veins and lower my blood pressure and pulse to pull blood to my feet.

Then it’s time to cut the engine, changing the force on my body from +2 g to -3 g as I slow down 100 km/h in the first second alone. That’s like driving a car at 100 km/h and stopping it in one second. Suddenly, my blood’s getting pulled to my feet, and I have to tense my thighs, calves and stomach muscles to push the blood back upwards. If I don’t, I’ll black out.

visit www.hip2b2.com/andygreen for more of this interview.

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TIME TRICKActually, you’d only have been able to pull this off until December 2OOO,

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And then – KERPOW! – the idea hit him like a spider-bite out of the blue. Why not create a superhero who could stick to ceilings and walls? Stan hurried off to tell his publisher, saying he got the idea from watching a fly on the wall while he was typing. And in that moment, Spider-Man was born – and he keeps getting better. When the movie was released in 2002, it earned $821,71 million (about R6,6 billion)! WHaT'S neXT? Scientists at the University of UC Berkeley in California have been working on special gloves that will allow non-superheroes to climb up the sides of a building – just like Spidey!

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3LEAVING PLANET EARTHTime Taken: 8 minuTeS, 30 SecondS

3 … 2 … 1 … Lift off! When a space shuttle rockets up, up and away, it's got a long way to

go before it reaches Earth's orbit – about 350 km, or just over three times the length of the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour. Must take a while, right? Nope! It covers this distance in just 8,5 minutes, leaving Earth in less time than it takes you to get to school! WHaT'S neXT? Seaweed-powered space planes. No kidding. By 2050, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company plans to launch a plane that'll be able to fly from London to Tokyo in two-and-a-half hours, compared to the current 11,5 hours. It'll also be eco-friendly, emitting only water.

SETTING A TOTALLYCRAZY WORLD RECORD! TimE TakEN: 1 HOUR

In 2008, live on American TV, 13-year-old Andrew Dahl set a Guinness world record by inflating 308 balloons in one hour … with his nose! Visit www.hip2b2.com/balloonboy to see him in action. WHaT'S neXT? When you pop a balloon, it's all over pretty fast. But what actually happens when a balloon pops? Scientists can now use advanced cameras to slow super-fast events down up to 1 000 times to understand exactly how things work. Visit www.hip2b2.com/balloonpop for a mindblowing slow-motion video of someone piercing a water balloon.

WIN! So, can you blow up a balloon

with your nose? Film yourself trying (don't hurt yourself, though) and email the video to thinkoutloud@

hip2b2.com, along with your name, grade, school and phone number, and you could win a Sensor digital watch with a calorie counter and

heart rate monitor!Competition closes on

31 March 2012.

ROCKING THE FASHION INDUSTRY

TimE TakEN: a 20-miNUTE NapThe sewing machine was dreamed up – literally

– by US inventor Elias Howe in 1945. He had a nightmare that he was being attacked by arrow-shooting enemies, when he noticed that the arrows were flying through his tent and pulling canvas threads along with them. He woke up and created the sewing machine, which feeds cotton through fabric using an arrow-like needle. WHaT'S neXT? Clothes made out of milk. Yes, you heard right: German fashion designer Anke Domaske recently unveiled a line of clothing made out of a silky fabric called QMilch. This fabric is made from a milk protein called casein, and it's not just smooth and eco-friendly – it's also good for your skin, especially if you suffer from skin allergies!

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fAST fACTEvery human on

Earth spent about half an hour as a

single cell.

RUNNING UP THE TALLEST BUILDING IN TOWN Time Taken: abouT 10 minuTeS At 223 m tall and with 50 floors, the Carlton Centre in Jo'burg is the tallest building in Africa. Reckon you could run to the top in under half an hour? In 2003, Australian athlete Paul Crake did almost double that, running all the way up the 1 576 stairs of New York City’s Empire State Building (measuring 381 m, or the height of 76 giraffes) in less time than it takes you to eat a sarmie: nine minutes, 33 seconds. WHaT'S neXT? Instead of running up stairs, how about building a super-fast elevator? The 117-floor, 442 m tall World One skyscraper currently under construction in Mumbai, India, will have elevators that travel at speeds of eight metres per second! That means it’ll take just 55,25 seconds to reach the top floor!

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Time Taken: abouT Half a minuTeThe world's fastest text message was typed by a UK woman named Mellissa Thompson in August 2010. She took 25,94 seconds to type: ‘The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human.’ How fast can you type that on your phone?WHaT'S neXT? The mobile instant messaging industry – BBM, WhatsApp and so on – made $6,8-billion (R57 billion) in 2010. That means it’s starting to catch up with SMS, which made $114,6 billion (R959 billion).

STARTING A SOCIAL NETWORK Time Taken:15 minuTeS

In March 2006, a company called Odeo held a brainstorming session to come up with new ways to make money on the Internet. One of the groups met in a park in San francisco, and that’s where Jack Dorsey (@Jack)

said it would be nice if they could just SMS their ideas to a whole bunch of people. And that's how, in less time than it takes you to get ready for school, Twitter began. WHaT'S neXT? Smelly Tweets. British company Mint Digital have recently developed a device called Olly (www.ollyfactory.com) that monitors your computer for Twitter and facebook updates, and releases smells

based on those – for example, you could make your girlfriend's status updates smell like roses.

SENDING AN SMS IN WORLD-RECORD TIME5

8EARNING A WHOPPINGR25 MILLION! TimE TakEN: 1 HOUROn 8 November, 2011, part one of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn was released. By the next

day, the film had raked in a vampirific $72 million (over R600 million) in Canada and America alone. That's R25 million an hour! WHaT'S neXT? Imagine being able to feel the air rushing by when Jacob runs to Bella's rescue, or to smell the forest around Edward Cullen's house … 4D movies might one day be possible, turning films into experiences, so get your senses ready!ONE-HO

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CHANGING THE WORLD OF BANKING FOREVER Time Taken: abouT 20 minuTeS

Need to withdraw cash? Easy – just find an ATM, right? But who do we have to thank for these smart money-machines?

The credit goes to Scottish inventor John Shepherd-Barron, who needed to withdraw money one morning in 1965. But when he got to the bank, it was closed. A while later, he was lying in the bath when a thought hit him: wouldn’t it be great if we could get cash from a vending machine, like we get sweets and chocolates? And just like that, the ATM was born. WHaT'S neXT? Imagine a world without notes or coins. It might not be too far off … there are already apps that allow people to pay for stuff with just their cellphones! But what could all those ATMs become?

GETTING A HOT TIP FROM NATURE Time Taken: abouT 5 minuTeS

One fine afternoon in 1948, Swiss engineer George de Mestral took his dog on a hunting trip in the mountains. He returned to find his dog and his pants covered with spiky little seeds. While he was picking them off, he thought, 'Hey, these stick to clothes better than anything!'

And that's where he got the idea for Velcro. When George put the seeds under a microscope, he discovered that they had hundreds of tiny hooks that grabbed onto fur and fabric. In nature, this helps the seeds spread to new areas. In our world, Velcro has spread even further – it's on takkies, under car mats and even in space! WHaT'S neXT? Velcro is ideal for military gear, but its krrrzzzzkk! sound could give a soldier’s position away. That's why no-noise Velcro was created, reducing that ripping sound by 95%. It’s bound to hit the non-military world soon, so watch this space!

CREATING A SUPERHERO

BHP BILLITON CAREER CENTRE @SCI-BONOBHP BILLITON CAREER CENTRE BHP BILLITON CAREER CENTRE

SCI-BONO@BHP BILLITON CAREER CENTRE

SCI-BONO

A full service career centre servicing learners and out of school youth in Gauteng:

• Finding my way, Grade 7: ease the transition from primary to high school.

• Subject choice, Grade 9: make informed decisions for Grade 10.

• Academic Skills, Grade 10: improve study skills with time management & exam preparation techniques.

• Launch your career, Grade 11 – 12: prepare for life after school with infor-mation about career and study options.

• Career Speed dating, Grade 8 – 11: a fun fast way to find out about a variety of careers directly from young professionals.

• Surfing the workplace, prepare to enter the workplace with CV writing, job application and interview skills.

• Psychometric Assessments: contact the Career centre to make individual and group bookings for assessment with trained professionals

Visist the BHP Billiton Career Centre @Sci-Bono Discovery in Newtown, Johannesburg.

To make a booking contact Kaylene Thomas at 011 639 8476 or [email protected].

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8 FACTS In 1992, SA entrepreneur Henri Johnson invented a machine that could calculate the angles and speed of a ball as it flies through the air. Today, the technology is used in tennis, cricket and even golf tournaments all over the world.

WIN OR LOSEYou could, of course, also lose

mllions. On 8 August 2011, in the middle of the global economic

crisis, investors around the world lost a collective $1 trillion (that's a dollar sign, a one, and twelve zeros) in a single day of stock

market trading.GOT AN IDEA?Wanna turn a bright idea into a booming business? Visit www.hip2b2.com/research

for everything you need to know.

Time Taken: abouT a minuTeIn 1962, comic book creator Stan Lee was trying to create a new superhero. He wanted something that appealed to teens, but he didn’t know what superpower to use. As he sat in his office thinking, his mind wandered and he found himself staring blankly at the wall.

And then – KERPOW! – the idea hit him like a spider-bite out of the blue. Why not create a superhero who could stick to ceilings and walls? Stan hurried off to tell his publisher, saying he got the idea from watching a fly on the wall while he was typing. And in that moment, Spider-Man was born – and he keeps getting better. When the movie was released in 2002, it earned $821,71 million (about R6,6 billion)! WHaT'S neXT? Scientists at the University of UC Berkeley in California have been working on special gloves that will allow non-superheroes to climb up the sides of a building – just like Spidey!

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if you really make those moments count …

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3 … 2 … 1 … Lift off! When a space shuttle rockets up, up and away, it's got a long way to

go before it reaches Earth's orbit – about 350 km, or just over three times the length of the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour. Must take a while, right? Nope! It covers this distance in just 8,5 minutes, leaving Earth in less time than it takes you to get to school! WHaT'S neXT? Seaweed-powered space planes. No kidding. By 2050, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company plans to launch a plane that'll be able to fly from London to Tokyo in two-and-a-half hours, compared to the current 11,5 hours. It'll also be eco-friendly, emitting only water.

SETTING A TOTALLYCRAZY WORLD RECORD! TimE TakEN: 1 HOUR

In 2008, live on American TV, 13-year-old Andrew Dahl set a Guinness world record by inflating 308 balloons in one hour … with his nose! Visit www.hip2b2.com/balloonboy to see him in action. WHaT'S neXT? When you pop a balloon, it's all over pretty fast. But what actually happens when a balloon pops? Scientists can now use advanced cameras to slow super-fast events down up to 1 000 times to understand exactly how things work. Visit www.hip2b2.com/balloonpop for a mindblowing slow-motion video of someone piercing a water balloon.

WIN! So, can you blow up a balloon

with your nose? Film yourself trying (don't hurt yourself, though) and email the video to thinkoutloud@

hip2b2.com, along with your name, grade, school and phone number, and you could win a Sensor digital watch with a calorie counter and

heart rate monitor!Competition closes on

31 March 2012.

ROCKING THE FASHION INDUSTRY

TimE TakEN: a 20-miNUTE NapThe sewing machine was dreamed up – literally

– by US inventor Elias Howe in 1945. He had a nightmare that he was being attacked by arrow-shooting enemies, when he noticed that the arrows were flying through his tent and pulling canvas threads along with them. He woke up and created the sewing machine, which feeds cotton through fabric using an arrow-like needle. WHaT'S neXT? Clothes made out of milk. Yes, you heard right: German fashion designer Anke Domaske recently unveiled a line of clothing made out of a silky fabric called QMilch. This fabric is made from a milk protein called casein, and it's not just smooth and eco-friendly – it's also good for your skin, especially if you suffer from skin allergies!

2

10

7

FOLLOW USWant a daily dose of fun facts and smart info? Just search ‘HIP2B2_SA’

on Twitter.

fAST fACTEvery human on

Earth spent about half an hour as a

single cell.

RUNNING UP THE TALLEST BUILDING IN TOWN Time Taken: abouT 10 minuTeS At 223 m tall and with 50 floors, the Carlton Centre in Jo'burg is the tallest building in Africa. Reckon you could run to the top in under half an hour? In 2003, Australian athlete Paul Crake did almost double that, running all the way up the 1 576 stairs of New York City’s Empire State Building (measuring 381 m, or the height of 76 giraffes) in less time than it takes you to eat a sarmie: nine minutes, 33 seconds. WHaT'S neXT? Instead of running up stairs, how about building a super-fast elevator? The 117-floor, 442 m tall World One skyscraper currently under construction in Mumbai, India, will have elevators that travel at speeds of eight metres per second! That means it’ll take just 55,25 seconds to reach the top floor!

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16

Time Taken: abouT Half a minuTeThe world's fastest text message was typed by a UK woman named Mellissa Thompson in August 2010. She took 25,94 seconds to type: ‘The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serrasalmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack a human.’ How fast can you type that on your phone?WHaT'S neXT? The mobile instant messaging industry – BBM, WhatsApp and so on – made $6,8-billion (R57 billion) in 2010. That means it’s starting to catch up with SMS, which made $114,6 billion (R959 billion).

STARTING A SOCIAL NETWORK Time Taken:15 minuTeS

In March 2006, a company called Odeo held a brainstorming session to come up with new ways to make money on the Internet. One of the groups met in a park in San francisco, and that’s where Jack Dorsey (@Jack)

said it would be nice if they could just SMS their ideas to a whole bunch of people. And that's how, in less time than it takes you to get ready for school, Twitter began. WHaT'S neXT? Smelly Tweets. British company Mint Digital have recently developed a device called Olly (www.ollyfactory.com) that monitors your computer for Twitter and facebook updates, and releases smells

based on those – for example, you could make your girlfriend's status updates smell like roses.

SENDING AN SMS IN WORLD-RECORD TIME5

8EARNING A WHOPPINGR25 MILLION! TimE TakEN: 1 HOUROn 8 November, 2011, part one of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn was released. By the next

day, the film had raked in a vampirific $72 million (over R600 million) in Canada and America alone. That's R25 million an hour! WHaT'S neXT? Imagine being able to feel the air rushing by when Jacob runs to Bella's rescue, or to smell the forest around Edward Cullen's house … 4D movies might one day be possible, turning films into experiences, so get your senses ready!ONE-HO

UR

wonders

CHANGING THE WORLD OF BANKING FOREVER Time Taken: abouT 20 minuTeS

Need to withdraw cash? Easy – just find an ATM, right? But who do we have to thank for these smart money-machines?

The credit goes to Scottish inventor John Shepherd-Barron, who needed to withdraw money one morning in 1965. But when he got to the bank, it was closed. A while later, he was lying in the bath when a thought hit him: wouldn’t it be great if we could get cash from a vending machine, like we get sweets and chocolates? And just like that, the ATM was born. WHaT'S neXT? Imagine a world without notes or coins. It might not be too far off … there are already apps that allow people to pay for stuff with just their cellphones! But what could all those ATMs become?

GETTING A HOT TIP FROM NATURE Time Taken: abouT 5 minuTeS

One fine afternoon in 1948, Swiss engineer George de Mestral took his dog on a hunting trip in the mountains. He returned to find his dog and his pants covered with spiky little seeds. While he was picking them off, he thought, 'Hey, these stick to clothes better than anything!'

And that's where he got the idea for Velcro. When George put the seeds under a microscope, he discovered that they had hundreds of tiny hooks that grabbed onto fur and fabric. In nature, this helps the seeds spread to new areas. In our world, Velcro has spread even further – it's on takkies, under car mats and even in space! WHaT'S neXT? Velcro is ideal for military gear, but its krrrzzzzkk! sound could give a soldier’s position away. That's why no-noise Velcro was created, reducing that ripping sound by 95%. It’s bound to hit the non-military world soon, so watch this space!

CREATING A SUPERHERO

BHP BILLITON CAREER CENTRE @SCI-BONOBHP BILLITON CAREER CENTRE BHP BILLITON CAREER CENTRE

SCI-BONO@BHP BILLITON CAREER CENTRE

SCI-BONO

A full service career centre servicing learners and out of school youth in Gauteng:

• Finding my way, Grade 7: ease the transition from primary to high school.

• Subject choice, Grade 9: make informed decisions for Grade 10.

• Academic Skills, Grade 10: improve study skills with time management & exam preparation techniques.

• Launch your career, Grade 11 – 12: prepare for life after school with infor-mation about career and study options.

• Career Speed dating, Grade 8 – 11: a fun fast way to find out about a variety of careers directly from young professionals.

• Surfing the workplace, prepare to enter the workplace with CV writing, job application and interview skills.

• Psychometric Assessments: contact the Career centre to make individual and group bookings for assessment with trained professionals

Visist the BHP Billiton Career Centre @Sci-Bono Discovery in Newtown, Johannesburg.

To make a booking contact Kaylene Thomas at 011 639 8476 or [email protected].

BRIG

HT

IDEA

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8 FACTS In 1992, SA entrepreneur Henri Johnson invented a machine that could calculate the angles and speed of a ball as it flies through the air. Today, the technology is used in tennis, cricket and even golf tournaments all over the world.

WIN OR LOSEYou could, of course, also lose

mllions. On 8 August 2011, in the middle of the global economic

crisis, investors around the world lost a collective $1 trillion (that's a dollar sign, a one, and twelve zeros) in a single day of stock

market trading.GOT AN IDEA?Wanna turn a bright idea into a booming business? Visit www.hip2b2.com/research

for everything you need to know.

You’re a quick-thinking fast learner who loves coming up with new solutions. You love figuring out how things work.YOUR CAREER MATCH: With your ability to analyse things and make quick decisions, you could become a great economist. Economists watch what’s going on in the world – unemployment rates, natural disasters and so on – and predict how they’ll affect the economy. They then use this info to advise businesses.TO GET THERE: You’ll need top marks in Maths, so you can study a BCom in Economics, a BTech in Economic Management or Bachelor of Social Sciences in Economics at university. YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: Stockbroking, Actuarial Science, Engineering

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c. On time, every time (go to question 2)

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pRESS STOp ANd CHECk YOUR TiME. HOW LONG did THiS qUiz TAkE YOU?

a. Less than two minutes (go to C on page 11)b. Exactly two minutes (go to d on page 11)

c. Two to three minutes (go to A on page 11)d. Three to four minutes (go to B on page 11)e. Longer than four minutes (go to E on page 11)

You’re the perfect person to have around in an emergency. You’re great at multi-tasking, you thrive under pressure and you make decisions faster than someone can say, ‘Eish! What just happened!?!’

YOUR CAREER MATCH: With your super-fast reaction times, you could be the ideal air-traffic controller. When dozens of planes are flying in

and out of an airport, there’s an air-traffic controller somewhere nearby making sure

they don’t crash into each other. With thousands of lives at stake, this is one of the most stressful jobs in the world, but if you can stay calm under pressure, you might just love it. TO GET THERE: You’ll need strong Maths and Physical Science skills to work out the co-ordinates and flight plans. After

school, you’ll study for four to six years through the Air Traffic and Navigation Services

(ATNS) in Johannesburg’s Aviation Training Academy. YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: Being a Pilot or a Paramedic.

D. Time Keeper

You’re patient, thorough and happy to spend a whole day on a task you enjoy … but you tend to put off important tasks that don’t really interest you. (You know that urge you get to clean your room when you should be studying?) YOUR CAREER MATCH: Ever considered becoming a paleontologist? A paleo-what?! A paleontologist studies the fossils of plants and animals that lived looooooooong ago, like the mighty dinosaurs. You won’t have to worry too much about deadlines, but you’ll need to be extremely accurate when you sort through all your data. That patience will come in handy when you’re extracting a fragile fossil – imagine holding a 200-million-year-old fossil in your hands!TO GET THERE: You’ll need to complete a BA or BSc in

Archaeology at university, then specialise in Paleontology. At school, you’ll need top marks in Maths and Science, and Geography will also help. YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: Psychology, Archaeology

B. Time DeLAYer

You can’t help being forgetful and you’re often running late. Some people think you’re lazy, but you just need something to grab your attention. You like being your own boss, and you don’t mind working long hours on something that excites you.YOUR CAREER MATCH: Believe it or not, you might have the makings of an entrepreneur. Like Mark Shuttleworth and Apple’s Steve Jobs, entrepreneurs create and manage their own businesses – and with hard work, they can make it big! TO GET THERE: You don’t need to study anything specific, but a college or university course in Small Business Management or Entrepreneurship will help. At school, Maths and Science will give you vital problem-solving and analytical skills. Visit www.hip2b2.com/research for some great tips on turning an idea into a smart business.YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: Sales and Marketing, Accounting

e. Time sTALLer

zzzzzzzzTeens between the age of

10 and 16 need nine to 10 hours of sleep at night. No

one’s sure why, but scientists think it may be because the brain changes a lot during

puberty, and sleep gives your grey matter time to

regroup.

Have you considered the number of career options within the Finance and Accounting sector?

From the exciting, edge-of-your-seat world of stockbroking to the highly valued practice of financial planning, the Finance, Accounting, Management Consulting and other Financial Services (Fasset) Sector has a career for every aspiring number cruncher. Just some of the many careers in the finance and accounting sector include accountancy, bookkeeping, debt collecting, tax practitioning and accounting technicians. There are so many opportunities available in the fields of finance and accounting that the possibilities are truly endless.

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WHAT YOU’LL NEEd:a cellphone timer, no interruptions and time!

➺➺➺

iF YOU WERE ABLE TO TiME-TRAvEL,

WHERE WOULd YOU GO?

a. Back in time to discover ancient worlds

(wait five seconds, then hit question 5)

b. To the future (skip question 5 and go

straight to question 6)

c. Nowhere – i want to live in the moment

(go to question 5)

FAST FACTYour core body temperature is lowest at 4:30am and peaks at 7pm. if you want to win a soccer match, it’s best to play in the afternoon when your body temperature and

adrenalin levels are high. Visit www.hip2b2.com/bodyclock

for more info.

WHEN ARE YOU MOST TiREd?

a. in the afternoons (wait five seconds then go to question 7)

b. in the mornings – i hate waking up to go to school (go to question 7)

c. At night – i go to sleep early (skip question 7 and hit question 8)

You’re organised, focused, and excellent

at planning ahead. You’re always on the

go and you can fit a lot into every day.

YOUR CAREER MATCH: With all that

organisational awesomeness, you could

make a top geneticist. Geneticists decode

DNA, unlocking the secrets inside the cells

of living things. For example, if someone

says a celeb is the father of their child, it’s

a geneticist’s job to compare the star’s DNA

with the baby’s to find out the truth.

Because geneticists work with tiny

molecules, they need to be super-precise

and focused – if you’re one millilitre or a

millisecond off, the experiment won’t work.

TO GET THERE: You’ll need to do a BSc in

Genetics at university. To get in, you’ll need

high marks in Maths and Science, and Life

Sciences are highly recommended.

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: Microbiology, Surgery

A. Time mAnAger

WHEN YOU HAvE TO dO AN ASSiGNMENT,

WHAT USUALLY HAppENS?

a. i leave it for the last minute and then rush to

get it done (go to question 10)

b. i do it long before it’s due and have lots of

time to make changes (take five seconds off

your time and go to question 10)

c. i often forget and then hand it in late (wait

five seconds and go to question 10)

TiME MANAGEMENT TipS1. Set a schedule – Stick a planner on your wall to keep track of important projects and exams. 2. Be realistic – Give yourself MORE time than you think you’ll need. If your homework should take two hours, schedule three.3. Be flexible – Don’t make your programme so full that you don’t have time for unexpected stuff. 4. Break big projects into smaller chunks – Do one small thing each day instead of one big thing at the last minute.5. do the hardest homework first – When your concentration is at its peak, you’ll work things out a whole lot faster.

HOW MANY HOURS OF SLEEp dO YOU NEEd?a. Less than seven hours (skip question 9

and go straight to question 10)b. Seven to nine hours (go to question 9)

c. More than nine hours (wait five seconds, then go to question 9)

Circle the answer that best applies to you.

You will need to time how long it takes you to work through the quiz.WHAT TO dO:

WHiCH OF THESE ANiMALS WOULd YOU MOST LikE TO BE? a. A dolphin (skip question 4 and go straight to question 5)b. A lion (go to question 4)c. A crocodile (wait five seconds, then hit question 4)

WANT MORE?For more about these careers, hit www.sacareerfocus.co.za.

You can also visit www.hip2b2.com or catch our

careers show on HIP2B2 Radio (www.hip2b2radio.com).

C. Time rACer

AFFECT YOUR FUTURE CAREER? dO THiS qUiz ANd TiME YOURSELF TO FiNd OUT!

WHEN YOU HAvE SpARE TiME, WHAT dO YOU USUALLY dO?a. Chill on the couch watching Tv or chatting to my friends (wait five seconds, then go to question 8)b. Catch up on homework and housework (skip question 8 and hit question 9)c. Read a book or search the internet for cool facts (go to question 8)

ARE YOU ON TiME, AHEAd OF TiME OR JUST pLAiN OUT OF TiME? ANd HOW dOES THiS

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10 FACTS Until people discovered the erasing power of rubber, writers used bread crumbs to remove mistakes. In 1894, the first big Coke sign appeared on a building in the US town of Cartersville, Georgia. It’s still there today.

You’re a quick-thinking fast learner who loves coming up with new solutions. You love figuring out how things work.YOUR CAREER MATCH: With your ability to analyse things and make quick decisions, you could become a great economist. Economists watch what’s going on in the world – unemployment rates, natural disasters and so on – and predict how they’ll affect the economy. They then use this info to advise businesses.TO GET THERE: You’ll need top marks in Maths, so you can study a BCom in Economics, a BTech in Economic Management or Bachelor of Social Sciences in Economics at university. YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: Stockbroking, Actuarial Science, Engineering

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WHEN YOU GO TO A pARTY, ARE YOU:

a. Always first to arrive (skip question 2 and go straight to question 3)

b. Often late (wait five seconds, then hit question 2)

c. On time, every time (go to question 2)

WHEN YOU WRiTE A TEST OR ExAM, dO YOU:

a. Never finish in time and have to be forced

to put down your pen (wait five seconds, then

go to question 3)

b. Finish long before everyone else (skip question 3

and go straight to question 4)

c. Finish just in time (go to question 3)

WHEN dO YOU TENd TO CONCENTRATE BEST ANd GET THE MOST WORk dONE? a. Early in the morning (skip question 6 and hit question 7)b. in the afternoon after school (go to question 6)c. Late at night (wait five seconds, then go to question 6)

pRESS STOp ANd CHECk YOUR TiME. HOW LONG did THiS qUiz TAkE YOU?

a. Less than two minutes (go to C on page 11)b. Exactly two minutes (go to d on page 11)

c. Two to three minutes (go to A on page 11)d. Three to four minutes (go to B on page 11)e. Longer than four minutes (go to E on page 11)

You’re the perfect person to have around in an emergency. You’re great at multi-tasking, you thrive under pressure and you make decisions faster than someone can say, ‘Eish! What just happened!?!’

YOUR CAREER MATCH: With your super-fast reaction times, you could be the ideal air-traffic controller. When dozens of planes are flying in

and out of an airport, there’s an air-traffic controller somewhere nearby making sure

they don’t crash into each other. With thousands of lives at stake, this is one of the most stressful jobs in the world, but if you can stay calm under pressure, you might just love it. TO GET THERE: You’ll need strong Maths and Physical Science skills to work out the co-ordinates and flight plans. After

school, you’ll study for four to six years through the Air Traffic and Navigation Services

(ATNS) in Johannesburg’s Aviation Training Academy. YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: Being a Pilot or a Paramedic.

D. Time Keeper

You’re patient, thorough and happy to spend a whole day on a task you enjoy … but you tend to put off important tasks that don’t really interest you. (You know that urge you get to clean your room when you should be studying?) YOUR CAREER MATCH: Ever considered becoming a paleontologist? A paleo-what?! A paleontologist studies the fossils of plants and animals that lived looooooooong ago, like the mighty dinosaurs. You won’t have to worry too much about deadlines, but you’ll need to be extremely accurate when you sort through all your data. That patience will come in handy when you’re extracting a fragile fossil – imagine holding a 200-million-year-old fossil in your hands!TO GET THERE: You’ll need to complete a BA or BSc in

Archaeology at university, then specialise in Paleontology. At school, you’ll need top marks in Maths and Science, and Geography will also help. YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: Psychology, Archaeology

B. Time DeLAYer

You can’t help being forgetful and you’re often running late. Some people think you’re lazy, but you just need something to grab your attention. You like being your own boss, and you don’t mind working long hours on something that excites you.YOUR CAREER MATCH: Believe it or not, you might have the makings of an entrepreneur. Like Mark Shuttleworth and Apple’s Steve Jobs, entrepreneurs create and manage their own businesses – and with hard work, they can make it big! TO GET THERE: You don’t need to study anything specific, but a college or university course in Small Business Management or Entrepreneurship will help. At school, Maths and Science will give you vital problem-solving and analytical skills. Visit www.hip2b2.com/research for some great tips on turning an idea into a smart business.YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: Sales and Marketing, Accounting

e. Time sTALLer

zzzzzzzzTeens between the age of

10 and 16 need nine to 10 hours of sleep at night. No

one’s sure why, but scientists think it may be because the brain changes a lot during

puberty, and sleep gives your grey matter time to

regroup.

Have you considered the number of career options within the Finance and Accounting sector?

From the exciting, edge-of-your-seat world of stockbroking to the highly valued practice of financial planning, the Finance, Accounting, Management Consulting and other Financial Services (Fasset) Sector has a career for every aspiring number cruncher. Just some of the many careers in the finance and accounting sector include accountancy, bookkeeping, debt collecting, tax practitioning and accounting technicians. There are so many opportunities available in the fields of finance and accounting that the possibilities are truly endless.

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Fasset is the Sector Education and Training Authority for Finance, Accounting, Management Consulting and Other Financial Services.

086 101 0001 [email protected] www.fasset.org.za

08637 HIP2B2 Feb 2012.indd 1 2011/11/07 3:21 PM

WHAT YOU’LL NEEd:a cellphone timer, no interruptions and time!

➺➺➺

iF YOU WERE ABLE TO TiME-TRAvEL,

WHERE WOULd YOU GO?

a. Back in time to discover ancient worlds

(wait five seconds, then hit question 5)

b. To the future (skip question 5 and go

straight to question 6)

c. Nowhere – i want to live in the moment

(go to question 5)

FAST FACTYour core body temperature is lowest at 4:30am and peaks at 7pm. if you want to win a soccer match, it’s best to play in the afternoon when your body temperature and

adrenalin levels are high. Visit www.hip2b2.com/bodyclock

for more info.

WHEN ARE YOU MOST TiREd?

a. in the afternoons (wait five seconds then go to question 7)

b. in the mornings – i hate waking up to go to school (go to question 7)

c. At night – i go to sleep early (skip question 7 and hit question 8)

You’re organised, focused, and excellent

at planning ahead. You’re always on the

go and you can fit a lot into every day.

YOUR CAREER MATCH: With all that

organisational awesomeness, you could

make a top geneticist. Geneticists decode

DNA, unlocking the secrets inside the cells

of living things. For example, if someone

says a celeb is the father of their child, it’s

a geneticist’s job to compare the star’s DNA

with the baby’s to find out the truth.

Because geneticists work with tiny

molecules, they need to be super-precise

and focused – if you’re one millilitre or a

millisecond off, the experiment won’t work.

TO GET THERE: You’ll need to do a BSc in

Genetics at university. To get in, you’ll need

high marks in Maths and Science, and Life

Sciences are highly recommended.

YOU MAY ALSO ENJOY: Microbiology, Surgery

A. Time mAnAger

WHEN YOU HAvE TO dO AN ASSiGNMENT,

WHAT USUALLY HAppENS?

a. i leave it for the last minute and then rush to

get it done (go to question 10)

b. i do it long before it’s due and have lots of

time to make changes (take five seconds off

your time and go to question 10)

c. i often forget and then hand it in late (wait

five seconds and go to question 10)

TiME MANAGEMENT TipS1. Set a schedule – Stick a planner on your wall to keep track of important projects and exams. 2. Be realistic – Give yourself MORE time than you think you’ll need. If your homework should take two hours, schedule three.3. Be flexible – Don’t make your programme so full that you don’t have time for unexpected stuff. 4. Break big projects into smaller chunks – Do one small thing each day instead of one big thing at the last minute.5. do the hardest homework first – When your concentration is at its peak, you’ll work things out a whole lot faster.

HOW MANY HOURS OF SLEEp dO YOU NEEd?a. Less than seven hours (skip question 9

and go straight to question 10)b. Seven to nine hours (go to question 9)

c. More than nine hours (wait five seconds, then go to question 9)

Circle the answer that best applies to you.

You will need to time how long it takes you to work through the quiz.WHAT TO dO:

WHiCH OF THESE ANiMALS WOULd YOU MOST LikE TO BE? a. A dolphin (skip question 4 and go straight to question 5)b. A lion (go to question 4)c. A crocodile (wait five seconds, then hit question 4)

WANT MORE?For more about these careers, hit www.sacareerfocus.co.za.

You can also visit www.hip2b2.com or catch our

careers show on HIP2B2 Radio (www.hip2b2radio.com).

C. Time rACer

AFFECT YOUR FUTURE CAREER? dO THiS qUiz ANd TiME YOURSELF TO FiNd OUT!

WHEN YOU HAvE SpARE TiME, WHAT dO YOU USUALLY dO?a. Chill on the couch watching Tv or chatting to my friends (wait five seconds, then go to question 8)b. Catch up on homework and housework (skip question 8 and hit question 9)c. Read a book or search the internet for cool facts (go to question 8)

ARE YOU ON TiME, AHEAd OF TiME OR JUST pLAiN OUT OF TiME? ANd HOW dOES THiS

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10 FACTS Until people discovered the erasing power of rubber, writers used bread crumbs to remove mistakes. In 1894, the first big Coke sign appeared on a building in the US town of Cartersville, Georgia. It’s still there today.

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...being lost in open waterIf you’re lost at sea, your survival time depends on a bunch of factors: 1.How cold is the water? If you’re in water that’s above 21˚C, you’ll survive at least

three hours. If it’s as cold as Clifton Beach in Cape Town (around 10˚C), you’ll have about two hours to find help before you black out. If it’s down to 3˚C, you’ve only got about 45 minutes. 2.Do you have a life jacket? If so, you can survive a lot longer if you get into the H.E.L.P. (Heat Escape Lessening Posture) position. Hold your arms tightly across your chest and pull your legs together and up toward your body. This will help you store heat and save energy for about twice as long as you otherwise would.3.Are you surrounded by sharks? If you’re bobbing around in a predator’s path, you just might look like lunch. But if you have a Shark Shield, you should be okay. Developed by SA’s KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board, this device sends out an electric impulse that causes muscle spasms in a shark’s nose. It doesn’t hurt, but they won’t stick around. Visit www.hip2b2.com/sharkshield to see the Shark Shield in action.

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Why can’t We live forever?

Who needs to survive in a box, you may ask? Well, US illusionist

David Blaine had to do exactly that in 2003. He challenged himself

to live in a perspex box dangling above London’s River Thames

without food ... for 44 days! He survived, but had to be rushed to

hospital afterwards, having lost about 25% of his body weight.

Why did he do it? Well, Blaine is famous for his crazy stunts – he’s

been buried alive for seven days and encased in ice for more than 63

hours – so he doesn’t really need a reason. But it just goes to show

what you can achieve if you really put your mind to it ...

Sometimes, there’s a really good reason to seal yourself off in a

box. A Scottish geologist named Iain Stewart wanted to prove how

important plants are to our survival. So he locked himself in an airtight

box for two days with only plants for company – and for oxygen!

He started with 12,5% oxygen – similar to the levels on top of Mount

Everest – to see if the plants could raise

the levels to a more normal 21%. On his first

day he got a killer headache. On the second

day he chilled on his hammock as the oxygen

levels gradually increased. So go outside and

hug a tree – it’s making the air you breathe.

There are snakes and then there are SNAKES!!! ... and this SNAKE!!! is the longest, fastest and deadliest of its kind in Africa.

It’s called a black mamba but it’s actually grey or brown. If you get to see the black part of a mamba – inside its mouth – you’re in big trouble. Its bite injects 100 to 120 mg of venom, which is a bit of a waste when 10 to 15 mg is enough to kill an adult. The poison can shut down the heart and lungs in 20 minutes. The only treatment: black mamba anti-venom. Like, yesterday.

Anti-venom is fast-acting stuff, but takes a while to make. First, someone well-trained (and a little crazy) has to ‘milk’ the snake, which means getting it to bite into a cloth stretched over a glass container so the poison drips from its fangs. *shudder*

Then they must dry the venom and inject tiny amounts over time into a big animal, like a horse. The horse isn’t harmed, but its body produces molecules called antibodies, which recognise the poison and make sure it gets destroyed.

After about a year, the liquid part of the horse’s blood, called plasma, can be taken out and injected into a human victim, where the antibodies will fight the poison.

...a black mamba bite

Okay, so your body would survive perfectly

well without your cellphone – in fact, it might

even survive longer. But what about your mind?

A recent study at the University of Maryland,

USA, found that people under 25 are functionally

addicted to digital technology. The researchers asked

about 1 000 students from 10 countries to give up all

media – cellphones, the Internet, TV and even music –

for 24 hours, and to write down how they felt.

The results were surprising. All the students struggled

to cope, feeling anxious, depressed, angry, lonely and

even addicted to media. What’s more, most of them

didn’t even manage to stay away from their gadgets for

the full 24 hours!

...without your cellphone

SURVIVe & Can you go without your cellphone for 24 hours? Try it and email what it was like to [email protected], along with your name, school, grade and contact number and you could win a funky Clap-On digital alarm clock, which looks like a plain block of wood until you clap your hands to make it show the time. Competition closes on 31 March 2012.

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If the sun disappeared, we’d also lose out on a whole bunch

of incredible solar-powered gadgets. Hit www.hip2b2.com/

solarstuff to check out a few of our favourites ...

How long would we survive if the sun went out like a giant lightbulb? The logical answer is this: plants need sunlight to make food for themselves. Without it they’d die, leaving us with no oxygen or plants to feed ourselves and the animals we eat.

It would also get pretty cold. According to David Stevenson of the California Institute of Technology, the average global surface temperature would drop below –18˚C within a week. In a year, it would be –74˚C. Humans could survive in heated areas, but we’d soon run out of supplies and fuel. All in all, we’d probably last a few weeks at best.

Luckily, the sun isn’t going anywhere for about five billion years, so we may as well make the most of it. In South Africa, the Department of energy has plans to build the largest solar park in the world, which would generate 10% of our annual electricity! It’s set to be built in the northern Cape, because there’s very little rain or cloud and loads of sunlight.

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12 FACTS Some people suffer from arachibutyrophobia, which is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth. Seriously.

Running in RedAthletes may be talented, but they wouldn’t hit such record-breaking times without a good pair of running shoes. Put your fastest foot forward with New Balance’s limited edition dragon-inspired takkies. Rocking a fiery design and tough-grip soles, they’re bound to grab attention as you zoom by in a flash of red and gold. www.shelflife.co.za

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hair today …Create rockstar looks in seconds with Colour Xtreme Hair Art Spray. It takes seconds to apply and a single hair wash to remove, giving you the licence to try a new colour every day. Watch out, Nicki Minaj! www.clicks.co.za

deaR diaRyGot a never-ending list of things to do, places to go and people to see? Of course you do – it’s called high school life. To stay on time and on top of everything all the way through to December, jot your plans down in this funky 2012 diary. www.cna.co.za

Nothing gets you moving quite like a pumping playlist. Mixed by DJ Costa and packed with 57 killer tracks, this Bump 29 CD is sure to keep you awake and ahead of time all day. www.lookandlisten.co.za

Wanna win all this stuff? Just tell us what your favourite story in this issue is, and why. Email your answer – with your name, school, grade and phone number – to [email protected] or SMS ‘HIP style’ followed by your answer to 31445, and all this stylish stuff could be yours! standard sMs rates apply. competition closes on 31 March 2012.

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Are you always late for school because you just … keep … snoozing? Well, Tocky doesn’t just make a noise to get you out of bed. It also rolls around your room, so you have to get up and catch it if you want to turn it off. Awesome!

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that’s hoW We rollSnap a pair of Star Wheels to your heels and whizz your way through the human traffic, cutting your travelling time in half. Just watch where you’re going, and try not to make those poor wheel-less souls too jealous. www.sportsmanswarehouse.co.za

rise and sparkle!This blinged-up baby alarm clocks only use a single

cell battery to keep time. It comes in five glamolicioius colours, so you can choose the one you’d most like to see when you wake up – on time – every morning. www.bigblue.co.za

It’s impossible to fold a piece of paper in half more than seven times. Go ahead and try! Earth is the only known planet with enough oxygen for fire to burn.

ANIMAL INSTINCTS The missing letter is O: buffalo, leopard, ostrich, gorilla, gemsbok and dolphin; JIGSAW JUMBLE: The word is ant; BEE REASONABLE: Visit www.hip2b2.com/beereasonable for the solution.

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Be warned: these games are extremely difficult and require lots of lateral thought. And don’t be surprised when you’re stumped every now and again!

Oh, and if you don’t think Nancy’s your type of hip gal, consider this: Hillary Clinton and former First Lady Laura Bush considered Nancy as their inspiration when they were growing up. RAtiNg: 4/5

JOHNNY ENgLiSH REBORN Reviewer: Michaela Stead, grade 11, Danville Park girls’ High, DurbanJohnny English Reborn is a wonderful, comical and enjoyable movie. It will keep you laughing on the edge of your seat from

the beginning to the very end. Johnny English, played by Rowan Atkinson, is a secret agent who returns from Mozambique and gets recruited to stop an evil plot to kill the Chinese Premier, with the help of his new partner, Agent Tucker (Daniel Kaluuya). The rest of the story follows their hilarious attempts to stop the assassins – attempts that usually end in disaster! Awesome stuff! RAtiNg: 4/5

It doesn’t matter how many bad guys

there are or how far James Bond has

to run across an open warehouse –

he always seems able to dodge every

bullet and escape virtually unharmed.

But is this really possible?

Not likely, Mr Bond. See, bullets travel

really, really fast – usually around the

speed of sound, and sometimes several

times faster – so the sound of the bullet

leaving the gun might only reach our hero

after the bullet does. Poor Bond wouldn’t

even know when to start dodging, unless

he saw the bad guy pulling the trigger.

And even then, it takes about 0,25 to

0,75 seconds for humans to react to

something, and in that time, a bullet can

travel a good few hundred metres.

So even if Bond knew where the bullet

would be, he’d only have a split second

to move out of the way. And if he was

dodging a whole crowd of bad guys, he

wouldn’t be a hero for very long …

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PUZZLe aNsWeRs

Wanna win a copy of Rihanna’s new CD? SMS ‘HIP

Rihanna’ followed by your name, grade and school to

31445. Standard SMS rates apply. Competition closes 31 March 2012.

talk that talk, by rihannaLast time she was Loud. This time, she’s Talking That Talk. Here’s what to expect from RiRi’s sixth album:

Romantic lyrics

Clubby techno beats

(courtesy of Calvin Harris)

Dubstep rhythms

Catchy, sing-along choruses

Sparkling vocals

Constantly changing

vibes (from pop to techo

to slow ballads)

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My real name is Bulelwa Mkutukana, but I needed a stage name to represent who I am. We found Zahara – which means blooming flower in Arabic – on Google. It’s perfect, because I love nature.Loliwe, my debut album, is based on my experiences growing up in Phumlani, East London, where I lived until I moved to Jo’burg last year to record the album. I think it has been so successful because people can relate to my lyrics – I write to inspire, not to make hits. Also, I think the public was ready for a new sound.I taught myself to play a guitar that my father had given my sister when I was in Matric. My parents couldn’t afford to pay for my tertiary eductation, so I decided to learn to play the guitar. Then one night, when I was performing at a club in East London, TK Nciza – co-owner of TS Records – watched me and offered me a contract.Last year somebody told me I sound like Tracy Chapman. I’d never heard her music, but now I’m a big fan.My favourite subject at school was business economics. It opened my mind to world affairs.

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RAISED BY WOLVES, by Jennifer Lynn Barnes Reviewer: Jenna Portnoi, grade 10, Kimberley girls’ High School With so many werewolf and vampire books out right now, some of them are starting to blend together. Barnes brings a refreshing take on the life of a werewolf pack and what it means to be a part of one.

The fact that Bryn (the main character) survived a werewolf attack and was taken in and raised by werewolves makes this story so enticing – I could not put this book down! If Chase Crawford had walked into the room, I would have told him to come back when I was done. RATING: 3/5

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CAN A HERO REALLYDODgE A BuLLEt?

We chat to SA’s latest singing sensation, whose debut album went platinum in just 13 days.

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My Future, My CareerFREE CAREER EDUCATION FOR YOU

2 hour broadcasts in cinemas, covering life in the work-place, academic requirements, bursary info and more.

Here’s the line-up:

Date Session 1 Session 2

26/02 Entrepreneurship Tourism & Hospitality

04/03 Computers and IT Communications

11/03 Mining & Engineering Construction

18/03 Banking & Finance Accounting

15/04 Criminal Justice Law

22/04 Health Services Education

29/04 Arts & Culture Transport, Logistics & Distribution

Open to Grade 9 to 12 learners in Gauteng, Cape Town, PE, East London, Durban, Kimberley, Bloemfontein, Polokwane and Rustenburg.

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14 LAST MINUTE JOKE When do clocks die? Answer: When their time is up!