Sunday, October 02, 2011

1656 - Answers

Kids science test answers. Who says we need more science in schools?!


Q: What is one horsepower?
A: One horsepower is the amount of energy it takes to drag a horse 500 feet in one second.

Q: How can one determine how close to them a lightening strike was?
A: You can listen to thunder after lightening and tell how close you came to getting hit. If you don't hear it you got hit, so never mind.

Q: What makes up molecules?
A: When they broke open molecules, they found they were only stuffed with atoms. But when they broke open atoms, they found them stuffed with explosions.

Q: What is an orbit?
A: When people run around and around in circles we say they are crazy. When planets do it we say they are orbiting.

Q: Is the sun a star?
A: Most books now say our sun is a star. But it still knows how to change back into a sun in the daytime.

Q: What is a vibration?
A: A vibration is a motion that cannot make up its mind which way it wants to go.

Q: What is a fossil?
A: Many dead animals of the past changed to fossils, others preferred to be oil.

Q: Define a vacuum.
A: Vacuums are nothings. We only mention them to let them know we know they're there.

Q: What is evaporation?
A: We say the cause of perfume disappearing is evaporation. Evaporation gets blamed for a lot of things people forget to put the top on.

Q: How are clouds formed?
A: I am not sure how clouds get formed. But the clouds know how to do it, and that is the important thing.

Q: What makes it rain?
A: Rain is saved up in cloud banks.

Q: What is the average temperature in the tropics?
A: It is so hot in some parts of the world that the people there have to live other places.

 

8 comments:

Bilbo said...

I thought the definition of "vacuum" had something to do with the level of knowledge, compassion, statesmanship, and spine in Congress. But I could be wrong.

vw: hobol - what a drifter eats his soup from.

Bandit said...

Some of these actually make sense, kind of like Yogi-isms.

Claudia said...

I thought you were going to introduce these as bits of wisdom from Bachmann. BTW, I smiled when I read your comment on yesterday's post.

Mike said...

B - You're probably right.

B - It's pure kid logic.

C - I don't think Bachmann is that smart.

Lizbeth said...

other's preferred to be oil...that was genius.

Mike said...

L - Nothing beats kid logic.

I'm With Stupid said...

If your hair stands up after a lightning strike, then you know it was very close.

Jay

Mike said...

J - And if your hair is on fire you know it was REALLY close.