Invisible Mercedes

You have seen movies with invisibel cars but have you ever seen a real invisible car? Well now you don`t have to look far.

In the video the car actually looks like its invisible but is it? Its actually covered in LED and has a camera on both sides so when you look at it you see the other side, when you are actually staring at an image.

Peeta vs. Gale: Names in the Games

 

Lately some of my students have been making comparisons between the alpha male rivalry in The Hunger Games and Twilight. And it's no mystery what team Suzanne Collins, author of the series, is on. At least in Twilight, both of the hunks have somewhat ordinary names. Edward is a bit more geeky, but even Jacob sounds like a boarding schoolboy in a sportscoat. 

Now in The Hunger Games, one of the lead lads is named Peeta. You name one of your main characters after a piece of bread, and then to make matters worse it turns out he's the son of a baker?! Why don't we just call him hot pocket?

It's really not fair for our dough boy, especially because he has to go up against Gale. Of course Gale is strong, lean, knows his way around weapons--a real outdoorsy-type. His name means "strong wind."  The dude is practically a Navy SEAL. He's eats people like Peeta for a snack while  tracking down wild antelope in the forests of Panem, using only the sun as his guide.  The guy is a Greek god in the making.

I will say that a Peeta becomes a bit more studly as the series progresses, but that's mainly because Gale is stuck back in the woods shooting deer with his boyscout abilities, while Peeta is cuddling Katniss in a cave and performing other acts of valor in the games.

Peeta is a good guy. Maybe the best guy. But will it be enough to overcome his bread-based name? Will Gale live up to the unstoppable force of his own label? Or will Bakery Boy take the cake? For these two boy wonders, the game's in the name.

 Pick your team.

Photo Credit: Eckhart Public Library