Better Than You – Sarah scored 650 in Defender Trainer.

Lenny Conundrum – The answer to last week's was Abracadabra. 2,027 people guessed the correct answer, earning themselves 4,934NP each. (The prize pool was extra large this week as it was the 100th Lenny Conundrum).

A mad scientist needs to conduct a strange experiment that only he really understands. He must fill a rectangular tank that measures 3 fathoms by 2 rods by 1/40 of a furlong. He fills it with a clear, odorless liquid with a density of about 3,678,675 grains per US hogshead.

How many kips of the substance does he require to fill the tank? Please round up to the nearest kip.

Today many citizens of Neopia are raising their glasses in a toast to Dr Sloth, the greatest genius to never take over Neopia.

• Secret Avatars – Today only, the Mind Control Lab is open and you can get the I *heart* Sloth Secret Avatar (Tick the checkbox and answer C, D, B, C, A to the Dr. Sloth loyalty test). After that, you can get the I ♥ Happiness Avatar by selecting I *heart* Sloth as your active avatar, then going here.

I *heart* Sloth Secret Avatar

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Mind Control Laboratory Your answers have been processed. Here are your results. Darn. You passed. You have correctly answered all Dr. Sloth Loyalty Test questions, which is a bummer because I felt like blasting someone today. Anyway, please continue to obey Sloth unconditionally and we wont have to transmogrify you. Something Has Happened! You are now eligible to use 'I *heart* Sloth' as an avatar on the NeoBoards! Have a nice day, I guess.

Virtupets Mind Control Laboratory

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Mind Control Laboratory Your answers have been processed. Here are your results. WHAT?!?! You failed?!?! Send in the clones! It is not hard to be loyal to Sloth, peon. In fact, it's so easy a Grundo can do it. I can't believe this. Our supreme ruler would be very upset if he were to hear about this. Very upset. Perhaps I'll just keep it to myself then. Go away before I blast you! We are not amused.

Auction Update – We have changed the way auctions work slightly to prevent last minute auction sniping. Now rather than the exact time remaining, it will say Very Long, Medium or Short for the time left, rather the exact minutes remaining.

For the latest Random Contest we are asking you to send in the best idea for a random contest competition. The 10 best ideas will be chosen as real contests. The winners will be announced this time next week and a new contest will begin.

Better Than You – Evil Sloth Clone #238 scored 1500 in Escape to Kreludor.

Lenny Conundrum – The answer to last week's was -1.1 inches. Only 32 people got the answer right, earning an amazing 62,500NP each!!!

What is the missing value in the following sequence?

2616, 3, 11, 10850, ________, 25, 2038

The hungriest Meerca of them all, Chuffer Bob, is the latest Better Than You challenger.

There is a fiendishly difficult Lenny Conundrum fo you to pick your brains with. The answer to last week's was 175 Miles. 4,620 people guessed the correct answer, earning themselves 433NP each.

The writer of the Lenny Conundrums decided, as a New Year's resolution, to make the Lenny Conundrums a little more challenging, because it seemed like everyone was complaining abut how easy the puzzles were.

His second New Year's resolution was to learn a new hobby. The hobby he chose was structural engineering. So he enrolled in the Brightvale Institute of Technology and Engineering. While studying there, he observed a new building being constructed.

There was a steel beam 50 feet long. The entire Skeith construction crew (total weight: 6000 pounds) was standing at the center of the beam. Assume the modulus of elasticity is 29,000,000 pounds per square inch, the moment of inertia is 850 inches^4, the beam has simple pin connections at either end, and all loads other than the weight of the crew are disregarded.

How much will the beam deflect? Please round to the nearest tenth of an inch.

• The Hannah and the Ice Caves plot has concluded, and Taelia, the Snow Faerie, has been thawed.