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A glass full of water (to the brim), a piece of stiff cardboard (like from a cereal box), and courage.

1. THE GYMNASTICS OF YOUR CAT (The Physics of Falling) Have you ever seen your cat fall off the couch and land like nothing happened? It looks like magic, but it is actually physics in a fur coat .

Scientists at the University of Rochester discovered that playing action games (like platformers or racing games) for 30 minutes a day can improve your by 20%. That means you can spot a typo in your homework faster or catch a baseball that seemed impossible to reach. junior muy interesante

Place the cardboard over the glass. Press your hand on the cardboard and flip the glass upside down. Slowly remove your hand.

Cats have a "righting reflex." When they fall, their flexible spine twists in two phases. First, they turn their head to see the ground; then, their body follows like a gymnast doing a half-turn. In less than one second, they use the laws of (the same force that makes an ice skater spin faster when they pull their arms in) to land on their paws. A glass full of water (to the brim),

A cat falling from a higher place often has more time to correct itself than a cat falling from a low chair. That is why they are the ninjas of the living room. 2. IS YOUR VIDEOGAME A SECRET TEACHER? Parents often say "turn off that console." But Muy Interesante Junior says: not so fast!

You have an "immune army" that needs to practice fighting. The friendly bacteria on your skin (the "good guys") teach your body how to defend itself from the "bad guys" (viruses). It is like a sparring session for your white blood cells. It looks like magic, but it is actually

THE SUPERPOWERS HIDING IN YOUR ROOM Why do cats always land on their feet? Can a videogame make you smarter? We investigate the "ultra-secrets" of everyday life.