For the Week of February 8th, 2026

Curiosity-provoking links to get your students (and you) wondering!

1. This week's Premium Puzzlement: A full-size, working Lego car that can hit 20mph!
2. Check out Red Hongyi's portrait of Jackie Chan… made with 64,000 chopsticks! The footage starts around 0:40.
3. Here's what happens when you toss leftover tea in -40°C! Related: throwing boiling water off a balcony.
4. Love this drone footage of fireworks over Lima, Peru from New Year's Eve.
5. NASA's Parker Solar Probe touched the sun! Here's a short video from inside the sun's corona.