Problem: Article: Real gold is very heavy. If you have a piece of quartz with pieces of what you think is gold inside it, try weighing it and compare the weight with a similarly sized piece of quartz. If the quartz with gold pieces in it weighs several grams more than a similarly sized piece of quartz, it's possible that your quartz contains real gold.  Real gold weighs about 1.5 times more than fool's gold, or iron pyrite. Fool's gold and other minerals that look like gold will not produce a weight difference between the pieces of quartz. In fact, the piece with gold-colored particles inside may even be lighter than your other piece of quartz if the gold is not real. Iron pyrite, most commonly referred to as “fool's gold,” is magnetic, whereas real gold is not. Hold a strong magnet up to the gold-colored material in your piece of quartz. If your rock sticks to the magnet, it is iron pyrite and not real gold. Refrigerator magnets may not be strong enough for the gold test. Purchase a stronger magnet, or earth magnet, at a home improvement store. Real gold will not scratch a piece of glass, but other minerals that look like gold often do. If your piece of quartz has a corner or edge that looks like gold on it, try scratching this against a piece of glass. If it leaves a scratch, it is not real gold. You can use any piece of broken glass or mirror for this test. Just be sure to use something that you don't mind scratching. Real gold will leave a gold-colored streak when scratched against unglazed ceramic, such as the back of a bathroom tile. Iron pyrite leaves a greenish-black colored streak when scratched on ceramic. Try the back of a loose bathroom or kitchen tile for this test. Most ceramic dishes are glazed, so they won't work for testing the gold. If you don't mind destroying the quartz, you can find out if you have gold in your quartz by doing an acid test. Place your quartz in a glass jar and cover it completely with white vinegar. The acid in the vinegar will dissolve the quartz crystals in several hours, leaving only bits of quartz attached to the gold.  Real gold will not be affected by the acid, but other gold-look alike materials will dissolve or become damaged. You can use more potent acids which may work faster, but these would require extra caution and safety measures. Vinegar is a safe acid to use at home.
Summary: Compare weights between pieces of quartz. Do a magnet test. Try scratching a piece of glass with the gold. Scratch a piece of unglazed ceramic with the gold. Conduct an acid test with vinegar.

Problem: Article: This may take a while, so you must be patient.  Save and go back into the neighborhood, then open up the cheat box (using ctrl-shift-c) and type in boolprop testingcheatsenabled true and then return to your house. Then, select the sim you want abducted and shift-click on the telescope, then select 'be abducted'.
Summary: Purchase the most expensive telescope. Have your male sim stargaze using it (at night, obviously). Eventually your sim will get abducted by aliens. Your Sim is now impregnated with a cute little alien baby! Alternately, you may want to use a cheat if you are not patient enough for this.

Problem: Article: Like with many computer problems, restarting your computer may help fix the networking issues you are having. Make sure to save any open files before restarting. There's a good chance that a quick reset of your hardware will fix the problem. This is especially true if it was working and now it's not.  Find your modem and router (if you have one) and remove the power cables from the back of each. Wait at least thirty seconds and then plug the power cable for the modem back in. Wait until the modem has finished powering on and connecting. This could take a minute or more. Plug the power cable back in for the router once the modem has connected. You should be able to connect to the network again after the router powers on. There may be a problem with your DNS cache if certain sites aren't loading. The DNS cache stores the hostnames of the websites you visit. If it gets corrupted or out-of-date, you may not be able to connect to certain sites.  Click here for a guide on flushing your DNS cache on any computer. It will only take a minute or two. If you live in an apartment complex or dorm, there may be dozens of wireless networks in range. This can cause a lot of interference and dropped connections. Changing the channel for your wireless network may help fix interference.  Click here for a guide on determining the best channel to set your network to. There may be a service outage or a problem with your modem hardware. Contact your service provider's technical support if you've tried resetting everything yourself.
Summary: Restart your computer. Reset your network hardware. Flush your DNS cache if some pages aren't loading. Change your wireless network channel if you are in a crowded area. Contact your internet service provider.

Problem: Article: Containers for caterpillars can be found in hobby and pet shops, on the Internet, or you can fashion one from items around the home. Preferably this should be one made from wire mesh, to give the caterpillar something to cling to. An aquarium or a one-gallon jar can work, too, provided it's lined with a screen or cheesecloth tightened with a rubber band at the top.  Don't use jar lids with holes in them, however, as these don't provide adequate ventilation and can also cut the delicate caterpillars with sharp edges around the holes. Put a two inch layer of dirt and grass on the bottom of every container if you think your caterpillar may pupate below ground. If not, a layer of paper towels or newspaper will do fine. Instead of spraying or squishing the caterpillar, identify it (see Warnings) and capture it to grow into a butterfly. Butterfly season is from late spring to summer, depending on your region. If you don't know of a spot that caterpillars like to frequent, consult a local field guide to determine which plants are preferred "host" plants for butterflies, like the Peterson First Guide to Caterpillars, Caterpillars of Eastern Forests, or on the Internet. Make sure you're not capturing an endangered species, which could be illegal. Different types of butterflies prefer different hosts. Some common host plants include:  Milkweed - Monarch Butterfly Spice bush - Spice bush Swallowtail Paw-Paw - Tiger Swallowtail Thistle - Painted Lady Parsley, dill and fennel - Black Swallowtail Cherry - Cecropia Moth, Viceroy, Red-Spotted Purple If it's not caterpillar season, or you simply don't have time to go caterpillar searching, consider buying them from a caterpillar supplier. We'll discuss that in the last section.
Summary:
Prepare a well-ventilated container. Look out for caterpillars on your plants.