This week's question: A team of British nanoengineers has created the world's thinnest strand of spaghetti, which at 372 nanometers wide is skinnier than some wavelengths of light. If the scientists were to launch a restaurant chain that specializes in nano-pasta dishes, what should they call the eatery?
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THE WINNER: "Lingweeny’s"
Andy Ross, Hatfield, Pennsylvania
SECOND PLACE: "Nonnatechnology"
Erica Avery, Greenfield, Massachusetts
THIRD PLACE: "Itty Bitty Ziti"
Ivan Kershner, Salem, South Carolina
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Ristorunty"
Lidia Zidik, Reading, Pennsylvania
"Microroni"
Greg Erickson, Tuckahoe, New York
"Strega Nano"
Elena Svenson, Somerville, Massachusetts
"Teeny Weeny Fettuccini"
Stephen Sarkis, Waltham, Massachusetts
"Hardlee’s"
Larry Rifkin, Glastonbury, Connecticut
"Il Lusory"
Tim Mistele, Coral Gables, Florida
"Nano Mia!"
Ricky Montgomery, Des Moines, Iowa
"Nano Italiano"
Joy Beth Ligon, Niceville, Florida
"Extremely Little Caesars"
James Pearson, Anaheim, California
"Eat All You Can Find Pasta Restaurant"
Karen Stewart, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
"A Thin Repasta"
Randall Strand, Little Canada, Minnesota
"Buca di Nano"
Arthur Pearl, San Diego, California
"Chef-Boy-I-Can-Hardly-See-It"
Laurie Magill, Cheyenne, Wyoming
"Very Lean Cuisine"
Ken Kellam III, Dallas, Texas
