If you plan to be in the New York City area in the next few weeks head over to the Toys “R” Us store in Times Square. That’s where you’ll catch a glimpse of a 7-foot-tall roller coaster valued at $10,000. Ten thousand dollars is not the asking price. In fact, the toy coaster is not for sale at all. Ten grand is how much a 10-year-old aspiring engineer from Olympia, Washington won for designing the complicated maze of parts that runs through the body of a dragon. Ian Culhane took home the grand prize-—a $10,000 savings bond—a few days … Continue reading →