Reach the Challenger Deep

Fred

The Marianas Trench is the deepest trench in the world. It's also the deepest part of the earth. It is located in the western Pacific Ocean. The Marianas Trench is about 2550 kilometers long. It reaches a maximum-known depth of about 10.91 kilometers, that's 35,800 feet.
Only three persons successful reached to the bottom by deep-diving submarine. The first two men who did this were Don Walsh and Jacques Paccar. They used a submarine called Trieste. They reached the bottom at 1:06 PM on 23 January 1960. The onboard systems indicated a depth of 11,521 meters, but this was later revised to 10,916 meters. My friend Scott broke this record in 2012, on 26 March. The depth was 11,012 meters. He is only a 12 years old boy!
My friend Scott, the hero is a 12 year old boy. He bore in Beijing, China. He likes exploration since he was a little boy. He usually goes mountain climbing or fishing. He went on a trip to the Sahara Desert with his parents when he was only seven! His parents support him. They often buy Scott the necessity for exploration. Three month ago, Scott watched a program about the Marianas Trench. It said that the Marianas Trench is the deepest part of the world. It also said that Don Walsh and Jacques Paccar are the first two men who dive into the Marianas Trench. So Scott had an idea -- dive into the Marianas Trench and break the record.
Scott must prepare many things for the trip. The first thing is a deep-diving submarine. Fortunately, Scott's father worked in a factory which makes submarines. So Scott hired a submarine called Deep Sea Challenger. Deep Sea Challenger was a 7.3-meter long deep-diving submarine. It was designed to reach the bottom of Challenger Deep. Expect this, Scott also need many warm clothes and many... chocolate! Why? Because it's very cold in the deep sea, also in a submarine. Chocolates was the best food to keep him warm.
At 7:00 AM, 26 March, 2012, Deep Sea Challenger was put down by a research vessel called Ice Dragon where the waters of the Marianas Trench. Then Scott walked into the submarine and started to dive. It took three hours to reach to bottom. The depth was 11,012. Scott broke the record which made by Don Walsh and Jacques Paccar! At 3:30 PM, Deep Sea Challenger surfaced, Scott got a big welcome.
Scott met many difficulties during the trip. When he got to the 200 - meter - deep - water, the main searchlight of the Deep Sea Challenger extinguished. So he could only use the side one. When he got to the 2000 - meter - deep - water, the temperature became cold. He must eat many chocolate to keep warm. Suddenly, a terrible thing happened. A giant whale hit the submarine and broke the radio installations. So he couldn't communicate with the Ice Dragon. But Scott didn't give up. Finally he reached the bottom. The depth was 11,012 meters. But more difficulties came. When Scott's submarine floated up, the Sonar range finder of the Deep Sea Challenger suddenly stopped working. It meant that the Deep Sea Challenger may hit the rocks in the sea at any time. But finally, he succeeded. Scott became the youngest person who reaches the bottom of the Marianas Trench.

New World Record

Peter

Eddie set up a new world record on March 25th 2010, and that day was Eddie's birthday, so it was an unusual day. Eddie was the youngest person to arrive at the deepest place of the world-the bottom of the Mariana Trench by himself. He was born in 2000, so he was only 10 years old then. It took him just over 10 hours, and he dived 22 nautical miles, so it was shaking news.
Eddie likes sailing very much. Eddie started sailing when he was five years old, so he has been learning sailing for five years. He was taught by his uncle who is a navigator. Eddie started by driving a small submarine. He trained for a year and sailed many nautical miles. Eddie wanted to arrive at the bottom of the world, because he wanted to set up a new world record. He also read a book about the bottom of the world- the Mariana Trench, it said the Mariana Trench is a beautiful place and it is the deepest place of the world ocean. He thought he could see a lot of fish.
Eddie had to do a lot of preparation before set out. There is no fresh water at sea, so Eddie had to make sure that he had enough for the whole trip. Eddie also took a lot of tinned food in case he was hungry. Eddie likes reading very much, so he took some books. The thing he missed most was KFC's hamburger and a soft bed. It would get very cold and dark at night in the sea, so Eddie had to make sure that he had searchlight and warm clothes. He also needed some oil for his special journey because 22 nautical miles is very long.
Waves are very important for pangolin. Sometime, the wave would bother Eddie, so it was hard to steer Pangolin, but sometimes the waves would help Pangolin to dive very fast. The huge waves would push Pangolin very far. But when there were no waves; Eddie's submarine would dive very slowly. At other times, the waves would be very huge. They would push the submarine very far, so Pangolin would dive very fast.
Eddie needed a wonderful submarine for his special journey. The type of submarine he used was a U-26IIA. Eddie helped to design it himself, and he named his submarine Pangolin. Pangolin was a heavy submarine; it was Eddie's eleven years birthday gift and was made from special material so that it could dive very fast. It needed strong waves and motor to boost.
Eddie's driving route is very sample. Eddie started his Mariana Trench trip in China. First he would sail to the Mariana Trench, and then he would dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Eddie only had one stop during his journey-the middle part of the Mariana Trench. Eddie's uncle sailed near him in another submarine in case he met trouble. Eddie would finish as soon as they got on land. The journey was more than 22 nautical miles.
Eddie had to do lots of jobs on the boat. Like cooking, Eddie's cooking skill was very good, so he could cook tasty food. He also needed to clean the submarine, because it was dirty. When the submarine went wrong, Eddie needed to repair it. It was not easy to get a wonderful night's sleep, when Eddie was diving by himself.
After a year of getting ready, Eddie finally got sail. During his trip, Eddie kept a diary on the internet so that other people could read about his adventure. Eddie also saw a lot of things, like some ting fish, some colorful corals, but the most impressive thing is that a big shark which wanted to eat Pangolin. Fortunately, because Pangolin was made of special materials, the shark just went away. Eddie and his uncle were sailing the same way, but they were often quite far apart, like once Eddie didn't see his uncle for five hours. They kept in contact by computer and speaker.
Eddie also needed to relax. Eddie could only rest for a little while each time, so when Eddie wanted to relax, he listened to rock music and played computer games with his uncle on the Internet.
Eddie was rally lonely at the time. Eddie really missed his mother and he wanted to eat Haagen-Dazs, because he was a little bit hungry. His tinned food had been eaten by him so he told his uncle that he wanted a Haagen-Dazs, and his uncle promised him that when they got on land, he would buy him a Rum Raisin Haagen-Dazs. When Eddie heard this news, he was excited.
There was no one to meet them because they were at the bottom of world, but, by the way, Eddie finally finished his special adventure and set up a new world record. Congratulation! Eddie!  

A Wild Ride

Bill

The micro friends went on a water adventure. They made a raft out of pencils and started a wild ride. The current was strong. Their raft hit a fence and broke. Max, Cat and Tiger jumped onto the shore in time but Ant landed in the middle of a pond.
 ''Help!'' cried Ant. ''What can we do? There is an enormous monster. So we can't swim to the pond.'' Cat said squeaked. ''Or we can fly there.'' suggested Tiger.  "Don't worry,” said Max.  "Oh, I have a big plane at home. We will take the airplane to rescue Ant. ''But where is your house?''Cat said.  ''Near the park."
Max turned the dial and became big. He ran home.  In a moment, Max came back and there is a big plane and a remote device in his hand. ''This can help us rescue Ant. I control the remote device. You sat in the plane. When you met Ant, take him into the plane. I will take you to come back.'' ''Ok.''
Then, Tiger and Cat jumped into the plane. Max drove the plane flew in the air. When they flew to the middle of the river, a black thing jumped out of the river. A big monster ate the plane. (The monster was a variation flying fish) ''What's the matter?'' yelled Tiger. ''We are doomed!''Cat said loudly than ever. The fish was so heavy that the plane would fall down. Max showed his resourcefulness at this emergency. He threw a big stone to hit the fish's head. The fish fell down. And the plane landed safely. When Tiger and Cat got off the plane, they shouted, ''Ant, Where are you?'' nobody answered. Tiger and Cat walked around the pond. Suddenly, Tiger squeaked ''Cat, look, Ant is there.'' The Ant was looking them too. ''Oh, thank you, Cat and tiger.'' ''You are welcome, Ant. There is too dangerous to sit here. Let's go!''    
 When they came back, Ant sighed ''I think we can't have surf ever.''  

A Record-breaking Trip

Lily Shi

On 3rd May 2012, Nancy broke a world record! She became the youngest person who swam across the English Channel by herself. She was only 13 years old. It took her just over three months. She swam more than 15000000 miles. On 3rd May 2012, Nancy broke a world record! She became the youngest person who swam across the English Channel by herself. She was only 13 years old. It took her just over three months. She swam more than 15000000 miles.
Nancy was born on 1st April 1999 and she lived in Beijing China. Nancy started swimming when she was seven years old. She was taught to swim by her sister. She trained for over a year and swam many miles. She swam more than 1000 miles an hour. She often said that practice make perfect. 2011, a 16-year-old girl swam across the English channel all by herself. It was a new world record. Nancy wanted to beat this record by herself. Many people feel that she is sure to succeed.
Nancy started her English Channel trip in English coast. From here she swam to Dover coast. Nancy's sister who has trained Nancy for years set out with her in a small boat. She watched Nancy anxiously as she swam the long distance to England. She expected that Nancy could beat this record. On the first day, Nancy was so excited that she swam 5000miles.Her sister told me that Nancy intended to take a short every two hours. She had something to drink but she didn't eat any solid food. On the second day, the weather was very bad so Nancy swam slower. You might think that there is nothing to look at in sea. But Nancy saw lots of things such as dolphins, fish, corals and so on. She said that it was the most beautiful sea world she had ever seen. She loved the sea very much.
Three month later, Nancy finally arrived in the coast. She was very tired but very happy because she set up a new world record. She got a great welcome. About 30000 people came out to meet her and Nancy's friend held a party to celebrate it. They were very happy. Now, Nancy wanted to be the youngest person who swims around the world and she said that she will practice harder than ever. I wish that Nancy's dream can comes true. She will be a good swimmer. Make sure you look out for her in the news or follow her blog.

A Wild Ride -- Got Together Again

Joy

The micro-friends went on a water adventure. They made a raft out of pencils and started a wild ride. The current was strong. Their raft hit a fence and broke. Max, Cat and Tiger jumped onto the shore in time but Ant landed in the middle of a pond.
''What can we do?" Tiger asked sadly.
''Don't you see something in pond?" answered Cat.
They looked around carefully but they only saw their reflections on the surface of the pond which was calm as a mirror.
Suddenly, they heard FOOTSTEPS which made them feeling scared more than ever. Then a young voice came: ''Dad, I saw a fish." A girl in red shoes ran to them. Seeing the red shoes, Cat had a good idea.
They made a strange noise to let the girl found them. Then they ran as fast as they could to make the girl followed them. Suddenly, they jumped over a rock but the girl was too exciting to see it, so the girl was tripped by the rock. Then they took her shoes away and carried it into the water as quickly as possible.
By the ''shoe-raft", they found Ant in the middle of the pond. Going through innumerable hardships, the four micro-friends got together again.

A Wild Ride
Athena

The micro-friends went on a water adventure. They made a raft out of pencils and started a wild ride. The current was strong. Their raft hit a fence and broke. Max, Cat and Tiger jumped onto the shore in time but Ant landed in the middle of a pond.
The giant shadow was coming closer and closer. It was a huge fish. Being hungry, the fish wanted to eat ant. "Ant!" yelled Cat loudly. "Take care of that big fish!" But Ant didn't hear. Looking around the pond, Max wanted to find something to hit that big fish. Picking up the stone nearby as soon as possible, Max threw it to the huge fish. But the stone was too small to reach the fish, so it was still come to Ant. "Poor Ant," groaned Cat, "how can we save him, Max?" "Eh, let me think about it..." When they were arguing, the fish opened its big mouth. "Aaagh," yelled Tiger loudly, "Ant's doomed! We can't see him forever!" "Don't worry," said Cat confidently, opening her watch, "Look! The green dot is still shinning." "Max, how can we save Ant?" yelled Tiger, "I can't wait!" "Calm down! I'm thinking." said Max angrily. "I have two ideas. First, it was still raining, so, nobody is in the street. We can turn the dials on our watches, and then go back to our den to build another raft. The other is that Ant can turn the dials, and then went out the small island." suggested Tiger. "The first one is good, but it is much too late." said Max. "The second one can't be happening, because Ant can't hear us. So we can only choose the first idea." said Max.
Turning the dials on their watches, the micro friends became to normal size. They ran as fast as they could and turned the dials again to go back their den.
Max looked around at their den. "Oh, no! We don't have lots of pencils; we only have a few." "It doesn't matter." Said Cat, "We can build a small one, but we must be quick. If we slow down, Ant might be in danger." So the micro friends built the raft more quickly than before.
Half an hour passed, Max, Cat, Tiger finished their new raft. They put it into the water. Cat opened her watch, "Ant is safe. The green dot is still here. But where is Ant?"
They climbed on to their raft. Fast as a flea, Max, Tiger and Cat landed on the small island in the middle of pond. "Ant, where are you?" "Ant! Can you hear?" yelled the micro friends. "Yeah," groaned Ant, he climbed out of the grass. Then he saw Max. "Hi, Max. Look at the island; it was great and fantastic!" said Ant happily. But Max didn't answer. "Oh, why do you come to the island? Do you have the problem as well?" "No, we don't. We come to the island to get you back to our den." "Why do you come to rescue me? I'm safe, and I am happy to land here. I want to stay at here all the time, there are full of exciting things on the island." "No, you can't stay here. You must go back!" yelled Max, "It is too danger to stay here, there are lots of dangerous things on the island. If you don't go, your mother must be angry and worry about you." "But the island is too interesting, so... " "Ant!" shouted Max, "You are too selfish to think about your parents!" "Oh...I'll go with you. Though the island is so interesting, family always is the best. Can I take something that I collect?" "No problem. Let's go!"
Now the micro friends were in their den. They were talking about the trip they had today. "It was really a bad day." They said all at once.