BIOlympics Tutorial

BIOlympics is one of Whyville's newer salary games. the name combines "bio" or living, with the Olympics.  In this game, you "train" your animals to see how fast they can run, how fast they can swim, and how hard they can bite, and then you compete with other animals in the BIOlympics.

First, you will need to "train" your animals. To do this, you will need to find the right components in their "biomechanics" that allow them to bite, swim, or run, like they do. Follow the hints, and move the sliders slowly until you find the correct answers, and then click "validate". For every two check marks you receive in your training log, you will earn one clam of salary.

When playing BIOlympics, you will have a random selection of animals to choose from, but you can use this guide to help figure out which is the best animal to choose for each competition.

Animals With Strongest Bite:

1. T-Rex (Bite force: 12,025 n.)
2. Great White Shark (Bite force: 8,828.4 n.)
3. Dunkleosteus (Bite force: 6,187.7 n.)
4. Crocodile (Bite force: 5,415 n.)
5. Hyena (Bite force: 2,291.4 n.)
6. Gharial (Bite force: 1,770 n.)
7. Parrot (Macaw) (Bite force: 587.1 n.)
8. Cheetah (Bite force: 495 n.)
9. Sea Turtle (Bite force: 394.7 n.)
10. Horse (Bite force: 343. 7 n.)
11. Piranha (Bite force: 275.5 n.)
12. Triggerfish (Bite force: 274.7 n.)
13. Parrot Fish (Bite force: 259.2 n.)
14. Kangaroo (Bite force: 163.6 n.)
15. Barracuda (Bite force: 88.3 n.)
16. Dolphin (Bite force: 59.3 n.)
17. Pufferfish (Bite force: 54.4 n.)
18. Penguin (Bite force: 22.7 n.)
19. Gar (Bite force: 9.8 n.)
20. Roadrunner (Bite force: 6.3 n.)
21. Tuna (Bite force: 1.2 n.)

Animals With Fastest Bite:

1. Gar (Bite speed: 15.6 m/s)
2. Dolphin (Bite speed: 11.6 m/s)
3. Horse (Bite speed: 11.1 m/s)
4. Dunkleosteus and Gharial (Bite speed: 8.6 m/s)
5. T-Rex (Bite speed: 7.9 m/s)
6. Tuna (Bite speed: 6.4 m/s)
7. Great White Shark (Bite speed: 6 m/s)
8. Penguin (Bite speed: 5 m/s)
9. Kangaroo (Bite speed: 4.7 m/s)
10. Cheetah (Bite speed: 3.8 m/s)
11. Parrot Fish (Bite speed: 3.7 m/s)
12. Crocodile (Bite speed: 3.5 m/s)
13. Barracuda (Bite speed: 3.6 m/s)
14. Sea Turtle (Bite speed: 2.4 m/s)
15. Hyena (Bite speed: 2.3 m/s)
16. Roadrunner (Bite speed: 1.2 m/s)
17.  Pirahna, Parrot (Macaw), Triggerfish, and Pufferfish (Bite speed: 0.7 m/s)

Animals with Fastest Cruise Speed

1. Tuna (Cruise Speed: 19.2m/s)

2. Barracuda (Cruise Speed: 12.0 m/s)

3. Great White Shark (Cruise Speed: 11.1 m/s)

4. Penguin (Cruise Speed: 11 m/s)

5. Dolphin (Cruise Speed: 10.5 m/s)

6. Sea Turtle (Cruise Speed: 9.8 m/s)

7. Pirahna (Cruise Speed: 6 m/s)

8. Gar, Crocodile, and Gharial (Cruise Speed: 1 m/s)

9. Parrot Fish (Cruise Speed: 0.8 m/s)

10. Lion Fish, Triggerfish, and Pufferfish (Cruise Speed: 0.5 m/s)

Animals with Smallest Turn Radius (Can Make the Sharpest Turns)

1. Pirahna, Triggerfish, and Pufferfish (Turn Radius: 0.1 m)

2. Lion Fish (Turn Radius: 0.3 m)

3. Parrot Fish (Turn Radius: 0.5 m)

4. Barracuda (Turn Radius: 1 m)

5. Gar, Crocodile and Gharial (Turn Radius: 1.5 m)

6. Penguin and Tuna (Turn Radius 2.0 m)

7. Sea Turtle (Turn Radius: 3 m)

8. Dolphin (Turn Radius: 6 m)

9. Great White Shark (Turn Radius: 8 m)

Animals Who Can Run the Fastest

1. Cheetah (Run Speed: 24.3 m/s)
2. Hyena (Run Speed: 16.1 m/s)
3. Hare (Run Speed: 16 m/s)
4. Kangaroo (Run Speed: 14.1 m/s)
5. Crocodile (Run Speed: 10.2 m/s)
6. Horse (Run Speed: 8.9 m/s)
7. Roadrunner (Run Speed: 7.9 m/s)
8. T-Rex (Run Speed: 6.6 m/s)

Animals With the Most Endurance (Can Run the Longest Before Tiring)

1. Roadrunner (5.7 minutes)
2. Horse and T-Rex (5 minutes)
3. Crocodile (4.4 minutes)
4. Kangaroo (3.2 minutes)
5. Hare and Hyena (2.8 minutes)
6. Cheetah (1.9 minutes)

Animals with Biggest Run Ratio (Fastest Speed Relevant to Size)

1. Hare (26.7 meters x Length/second)
2.Cheetah (16.2 meters x Length/second)
3. Roadrunner (13.2 meters x Length/second)
4. Hyena (10.2 meters x Length/second)
5. Kangaroo (9.4 meters x Length/second)
6. Horse (3.6 meters x Length/second)
7. Crocodile (2.6 meters x Length/second)
8. T-Rex (0.5 meters x Length/second)

For an average of 30 clams per game, in my humble opinion, this game is not worth it. Go ahead and train to get those precious 21 clams of salary, and maybe try your hand at it during the Triple the Clams days, but there are funner and more high-paying games out there.

What is Whyville Insider All About?

So you may be wondering, what IS Whyville Insider? Well, I can tell you what it's not.

Whyville Insider is NOT a cheat site.  If you're looking for cheats, you've come to the wrong place. I do, however, post game tutorials and helpful tips. I do NOT give the answers or cheats to games, I don't show you how to remake or how to hack an account or scam. I believe in fair play, both in real life and in Whyville.

Whyville Insider was originally created a few years ago by me, jelloroks, to write an article to win the coveted Whylitzer. I had seen so many useless blogs created on the internet, where a person would win the Whylitzer, and never post on it again. I didn't want to do that. I stuck with my blog. I updated it with Whyville news and events, games, contests, quizzes, game guides and reviews, and more. And to my surprise, Whyville Insider was a hit! Many Whyvillians had commented on blog posts or y-mailed me and told me how much they loved my blog. I even had a few city workers mention it! I was thrilled.

As I got older, I stopped visiting Whyville as much and consequently stopped updating my blog as often. One day I decided I would log into Whyville again and check up on Whyville Insider, and to my dismay, Whyville Insider was POOF, gone. Erased from the internet. Non-existant. And why? I have no idea. So after trying and failing to revive my blog, I recreated it. I was able to find and repost some old articles I wrote on the new Whyville Insider. Unfortunately, I could not find my Whylitzer article.

Anyway, here's to the rebirth of Whyville Insider! *clink*

~Jello

Critter Care Tutorial: Part 5, Rat

Critter Care is a fun game that can earn you instant clams as well as up to 15 clams of salary. In Critter Care, you work in a lab and help take care of animals. You feed them, give them water, clean the cages, and help keep them healthy.

There are 5 animals in Critter Care you can take care of: fish, frog, pig, pigeon, and rat. In this tutorial, I will show you how to take care of the rat.

First, go to the Critter Care lobby and click on the clipboard that says "rat". Next, click on a rat cage to begin. On the right of the screen, you will see a little white piece of paper. Click on it to see the animal's history report (and I don't mean on the Civil War).

The Report will tell you when was the last time the rat had been fed, the water was filled, the cage had been cleaned, the rat's energy level, and and a scale that will help you determine whether the rat is underweight, overweight, or at a healthy weight.

• If the rat's energy is low, give them an apple to snack on. Click and drag the apple onto the cage.
• If the cage is dirty, clean it. Click and drag the soap onto the cage. You may have to do this a few times until all the droppings are gone.
• If the water bucket is not full, give it some water. Click and drag the water icon onto the tank. You may have to do this a few times to fill it up.
• If the rat is a healthy weight, and it's food bowl is not full, give it some food. Give one scoop if it was fed 1 day ago, and 2 if it was fed four days ago. 
• If the rat is underweight, fill up the food bowl. If the rat is overweight, keep it half-full.

Reasons to Red Tag:

• The cage has not been cleaned in a while (at least 4 days), but there are no droppings. This means the rat is not excreting waste, and there is something wrong.
• The cage is very dirty even though it was cleaned just a day ago. This means the rat is excreting too much waste.
• The rat has not been fed in a while (at least 4 days), but the food bowl is still full.
• The water bowl has not been filled in a while (at least 4 days) but the water bowl is still full.
• The rat is underweight or overweight.
• The rat's energy level has been low more than once.
• The rat has Rat Eye Disease. See image below.
• The rat has Rat Unkempt. See image below.
• The rat is pale. See image below.

Once you have correctly tagged all four cages, click "submit lab report". You will instantly earn 15 clams. Once you have done this 3 times, correctly tagging 12 cages in all, you will receive 3 clams of salary and a total of 45 instant clams.

Good luck! I hope you enjoyed these critter care tutorials!

Critter Care Tutorial: Part 4, Pigeon

Critter Care is a fun game that can earn you instant clams as well as up to 15 clams of salary. In Critter Care, you work in a lab and help take care of animals. You feed them, give them water, clean the cages, and help keep them healthy.

There are 5 animals in Critter Care you can take care of: fish, frog, pig, pigeon, and rat. In this tutorial, I will show you how to take care of the pigeon.

First, go to the Critter Care lobby and click on the clipboard that says "pigeon". Next, click on a pigeon cage to begin. On the right of the screen, you will see a little white piece of paper. Click on it to see the animal's history report (and I don't mean on the Civil War).

The Report will tell you when was the last time the pigeon had been fed, the water was filled, the cage had been cleaned, the pigeon's energy level, and and a scale that will help you determine whether the pigeon is underweight, overweight, or at a healthy weight.

• If the pigeon's energy level is low, give it a handful of seeds. Click and drag the seeds onto the cage.
• If the water is not full, fill up the water. Click and drag the water icon onto the cage. You may have to do this a few times to fill up the water completely.
• If the cage is dirty, clean it. Click and drag the brush onto the cage. You may have to do this a few times for the cage to be completely clean.
• If the pigeon is a healthy weight, fill up the food bowl.
• If the pigeon is underweight, give it one extra scoop of food. If the pigeon is overweight, keep the bowl half-full.

Reasons to Red Tag:

• The cage has not been cleaned in a while (at least 4 days), but there are no droppings. This means the pigeon is not excreting waste, and there is something wrong.
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• The cage is very dirty even though it was cleaned just a day ago. This means the pigeon is excreting too much waste.
• The pigeon has not been fed in a while (at least 4 days), but the food bowl is still full.
• The water bowl has not been filled in a while (at least 4 days) but the water bowl is still full.
• The pigeon is underweight or overweight.
• The pigeon's energy level has been low more than once.
• The pigeon has Pigeon Eye Disease. See image below.
• The pigeon has Pigeon Unkempt. See image below.
• The pigeon is pale. See image below.
  
  
  
  
  

Once you have correctly tagged all four cages, click "submit lab report". You will instantly earn 15 clams. Once you have done this 3 times, correctly tagging 12 cages in all, you will receive 3 clams of salary and a total of 45 instant clams.

Good luck! Stay tuned for the next critter care tutorial!

Critter Care Tutorial: Part 3, Pig

Critter Care is a fun game that can earn you instant clams as well as up to 15 clams of salary. In Critter Care, you work in a lab and help take care of animals. You feed them, give them water, clean the cages, and help keep them healthy.

There are 5 animals in Critter Care you can take care of: fish, frog, pig, pigeon, and rat. In this tutorial, I will show you how to take care of the mini pig.

First, go to the Critter Care lobby and click on the clipboard that says "pig". Next, click on a pig cage to begin. On the right of the screen, you will see a little white piece of paper. Click on it to see the animal's history report (and I don't mean on the Civil War).

The Report will tell you when was the last time the pig had been fed, the water was filled, the cage had been cleaned, the pig's energy level, and and a scale that will help you determine whether the pig is underweight, overweight, or at a healthy weight.

• If the pig's energy is low, give them an apple to snack on. Click and drag the apple onto the cage.
• If the cage is dirty, clean it. Click and drag the hose onto the cage. You may have to do this a few times until all the droppings are gone.
• If the water bucket is not full, give it some water. Click and drag the faucet icon onto the tank. You may have to do this a few times to fill it up.
• If the pig is a healthy weight, and it's food bowl is not full, give it some food. Give one scoop if it was fed 1 day ago, and 2 if it was fed four days ago. 
• If the pig is underweight, fill up the food bowl. If the pig is overweight, keep it half-full.

Reasons to Red Tag:

The cage has not been cleaned in a while (at least 4 days), but there are no droppings. This means the pig is not excreting waste, and there is something wrong.

The cage is very dirty even though it was cleaned just a day ago. This means the pig is excreting too much waste.

The pig has not been fed in a while (at least 4 days), but the food bowl is still full.

The water bowl has not been filled in a while (at least 4 days) but the water bowl is still full.

The pig is underweight or overweight.

The pig's energy level has been low more than once.

The pig has Mini Pig Eye Disease. See image below.

The pig has Mini Pig Rash. See image below.

The pig is pale. See image below.

The pig has Mini Pig Diarrhea. See image below.

Once you have correctly tagged all four cages, click "submit lab report". You will instantly earn 15 clams. Once you have done this 3 times, correctly tagging 12 cages in all, you will receive 3 clams of salary and a total of 45 instant clams.

Good luck! Stay tuned for the next critter care tutorial!

Critter Care Game Tutorial: Part 2, Frog

Critter Care is a fun game that can earn you instant clams as well as up to 15 clams of salary. In Critter Care, you work in a lab and help take care of animals. You feed them, give them water, clean the cages, and help keep them healthy.

There are 5 animals in Critter Care you can take care of: fish, frog, pig, pigeon, and rat. In this tutorial, I will show you how to take care of the xenopus frog.

First, go to the Critter Care lobby and click on the clipboard that says "frog". Next, click on a frog tank to begin. On the right of the screen, you will see a little white piece of paper. Click on it to see the animal's history report (and I don't mean on the Civil War).

The Report will tell you when was the last time the frog had been fed, the tank had been cleaned, the filter had been changed, and a scale that will help you determine whether the frog is underweight, overweight, or at a healthy weight.

• If the filter has not been changed in a while, or if the tank looks foggy, change the filter. Simply click the filter icon and drag it onto the tank.
• If there is any green grime on the tank, clean it. Click and drag the brush onto the tank, You may have to do this multiple times until the green disappears.
• Check the frog's weight. If it is a healthy weight, and was fed 1 day ago, give it one bunch of food. If it is healthy weight and was fed four days ago, give it two bunches of food.
• If the frog is underweight, give it one extra bunch of food than you normally would; if the frog is overweight, give it one less.

Reasons to Red Tag:

The tank has not been cleaned in a while (at least 4 days), but there is no green grime. This means the frog is not excreting waste, and there is something wrong.

The tank is very dirty even though it was cleaned just a day ago. This means the frog is excreting too much waste.

The frog is overweight or underweight.

The frog has Frog Bloat. See image below.

The frog has Frog Skin Rash. See image below.

Once you have correctly tagged all four tanks, click "submit lab report". You will instantly earn 15 clams. Once you have done this 3 times, correctly tagging 12 tanks in all, you will receive 3 clams of salary and a total of 45 instant clams.

Good luck! Stay tuned for the next critter care tutorial!

Critter Care Tutorial: Part 1, Fish

Critter Care is a fun game that can earn you instant clams as well as up to 15 clams of salary. In Critter Care, you work in a lab and help take care of animals. You feed them, give them water, clean the cages, and help keep them healthy.

There are 5 animals in Critter Care you can take care of: fish, frog, pig, pigeon, and rat. In this tutorial, I will show you how to take care of the zebrafish.

First, go to the Critter Care lobby and click on the clipboard that says "fish". Next, click on a fish tank to begin. On the right of the screen, you will see a little white piece of paper. Click on it to see the animal's history report (and I don't mean on the Civil War).

The Report will tell you when was the last time the fish had been fed, the tank had been cleaned, and the filter had been changed.

As you can see, this tank needs to be cleaned and filter changed. To change the filter, click and drag the filter onto the tank. To clean the tank, drag the brush onto the tank. Repeat until there is no more green grime on the glass.

Next you will need to feed the fish. It was last fed 4 days ago, so you will need to give it two bunches of food. Drag and drop the fish food onto the tank two times. If the fish is looking healthy and not showing any signs of illness (we'll get to that later) give it a green tag. Drag the green tag onto the tank, and click exit.

• If a fish has been fed 1 day ago, give it 1 bunch of food.
• If a fish has been fed 4 days ago, give it 2 bunches of food.
• Always clean the tank if you see any green grime.
• Always change the filter if the tank looks foggy.

Reasons to Red Tag:

• The tank has not been cleaned in a while (at least 4 days), but there is no green grime. This means the fish is not excreting waste, and there is something wrong.
• The tank is very dirty even though it was cleaned just a day ago. This means the fish is excreting too much waste.
• The fish is upside down. It's hard to tell, but a healthy fish will have 1 fin on top, and 2 fins on bottom. An unhealthy fish will also be slightly tilted. This means the fish has Fish Confusion. See image below.

Once you have correctly tagged all four tanks, click "submit lab report". You will instantly earn 15 clams. Once you have done this 3 times, correctly tagging 12 tanks in all, you will receive 3 clams of salary and a total of 45 instant clams.

Good luck! Stay tuned for the next critter care tutorial!

Vampire Power Tutorial

Vampire Power. Doesn't it sound like something a bunch of vampire superheroes would say as they fist-bump each other and freeze frame with big smiles on their faces? Well, that's not what I'm talking about.

Vampire Power is a real thing and we're all probably guilty of it. Also known as standby power, vampire power is when an appliance is turned off but still plugged in and using up energy. So Whyville teamed up with the National Science Foundation to create a new game in Whyville called, what else, Vampire Power.

Vampire Power can give you instant clams and also can help you earn up to 17 clams of salary.

The goal of the game is to reduce the amount of vampire power being used in Whyville by turning off and unplugging appliances. Count Ampula, the vampire, is the evilest energy waster of them all. He'll even show up and plug in appliances after you've unplugged them!

You can find appliances in the bedroom, kitchen, and living room of Vampire Manor, where Count Ampula lives as well as in many chatrooms in Whyville. Click on the appliance to measure how much energy it is using. You can measure watts, kilowatt-hours, cost, and level of carbon dioxide. The most important way to measure energy is in watts because that's what counts toward your salary.

There are three brands of appliances in Whyville: Nebula, Spark, and Apex (talk about a monopoly!). You will need to measure an appliance in it's three states: turned on (and in use), turned on but not in use (standby), and turned off but still plugged in. You will need to measure each brand of appliance in each of the three states. Once you have completed this for two appliances, you will earn one clam of salary.

For each appliance you correctly turn off, you will instantly earn five clams. If you correctly unplug the appliance, you will earn another five clams. I will go into what "correctly" exactly means later.

Think about if you were watching TV. Would you want someone to just turn it off and unplug it, when you're right in the middle of your show? No, probably not. You'd probably be mad. You wouldn't do that in Whyville either!

Do's and Don't of Vampire Power:

DO Turn off/disconnect an appliance when you see one of these phrases:

• No one is in the room
• No one is using it
• No one plans to drink it (coffee)
• No one is playing/listening
• Making the room uncomfortably warm
• Fully charged
• Appliance is in sleep mode
• For the alarm clock, if no alarm has been programmed
• It is not being used, and it is wasting energy.

DO NOT turn off/disconnect an appliance if you see any of these phrases:

• Someone is in the room
• Someone is using it
• Coffee is brewing
• Making the room comfortably warm
• Appliance is charging
• For the alarm clock, never unplug it; it won't be able to keep track of time if you do.
• For the cordless phone, never turn it off or disconnect it. Then none of the calls would get through!
• It is not wasting energy.

DO unplug an appliance if:

• It has been turned off, but it is still wasting energy.

DO NOT unplug an appliance if:

• It is not wasting any energy.

Hint: Make sure to measure all forms of energy before turning off or unplugging an appliance. For example, if it is still plugged in it may not cost anything, but it still may be using watts.

Unhelpful Actions:

If you do any of the "do nots" listed, it will count as an "unhelpful action". You can only do three unhelpful actions in one day. You can still earn instant clams playing vampire power, but it will not count towards your salary or the weekly contest. To do this, you will have to be in "explore mode". To turn on explore mode, go to your Vampire Power Journal and check the box that says "explore mode".

Did you know?

Count Ampula will sometimes show up in chat rooms and turn on and plug in appliances and counteract your energy-saving good deeds. To stop him, you can throw garlic projectiles at him. Everybody knows vampires hate garlic! You can buy your own or get 10 free garlic projectiles from

Igor.

Don't know how to throw projectiles? Check out my article here:

http://whyvilleinsider.blogspot.com/2014/10/how-to-throw-projectiles.html

AALAS Solitaire Game Revamped and Game Guide

Originally posted on: Sunday January 8th, 2012

The AALAS Solitaire game has been updated, and I find it easier to use, faster to play, and more fun. Win up to 40 clams a game in a short amount of time.Confused on how to play? I'm here to help!

The object of the game is to learn more about diseases that affect us. A random card will be drawn at the start of the game. It will tell you the name of the disease and give you a little information about it. You must choose one orange "impact" card, one green "experiment" card, and one purple "vehicle" card. The cards must correspond with each other and the disease card.

Click on the cards you think go along with the disease card. When you click on a card, it will turn yellow. If you click on two cards in the same category (impact, experiment, vehicle) the first card in that category you clicked on will turn to normal colour.

If you matched all three cards to the disease, they will get a purple check mark on them and move to the bottom.

If a card does not match at all, a purple "x" will appear over it and you will lose three clams for each incorrect card. For example, chickenpox does not cause cervical cancer in women.

If two-three cards do not match with each other, the cards will have a purple dash (-) appear over them. You will lose two clams for each pair of incorrect cards. For example, your vehicle can't be animals if your experiment is to make a model. The cards must correspond with each other. Computer: model, animal:animal, etc.

This game is fairly simple and my best tip I can give you is to use your context clues! (I know you aren't too thrilled to talk about English on your snow days!) If the experiment mentions animals, the vehicle must be animals. If the disease affects the muscles, than the impact should probably say something about muscles. Good luck. :D

Dreidel: Game Guide

Originally posted on: Friday, September 16th, 2011

Are all those Yiddish words confusing you? Is Chaim talking to fast for your pace? Or maybe you're just a beginner? Well, I have a great guide on how to play the dreidel game in Whyville. Fear no more!

This game is simple. It's all about luck and chance.

Begin by having at least two players in the room. At least two people need to play. To play say "ante" when a new game begins. If others in the room don't want to play, come back another time.

When you say "ante" you are in the game and five clams are automatically deducted from your account. These clams are then put in the "pot". The amount of clams in the pot at this time will depend on how many people play. For example, if three people play, 15 clams are in the pot.

When it's your turn, Chaim will advise you to "spin" the dreidel. To spin it, simply say "spin". The dreidel will spin and randomly land on a symbol. These are Hey, Nun, Shin, and Gimmel. Confused yet? I was at first also. Don't worry, Chaim will tell you what it lands on.

If the dreidel lands on:

Nun: Nothing happens.
Shin: The player is deducted five clams, and then those clams are placed in the pot.
Hey: The player gets half of the clams in the pot. If the number of clams is odd, half of that is rounded up. Example: 15 clams, half=8 clams
Gimmel: You win! You rake in all the dough in the pot, and the game is over. You can play over and over as long as you have the clams to do it.

When a player lands on Gimmel, the game is over. Hey, you win some you lose some. (No pun intended.) It's all random, there's nothing you can do to increase your chances of winning.

I hope this helped you learned how to play the dreidel game, enjoy it before it's gone!