One day when I was playing lawn tennis in my backyard, my tennis ball fell down a gopher hole. The hole was too deep to reach into and there was a bend in the middle, so you couldn`t use a stick. How did I get the ball out without digging up my lawn? AnswerGet a […]
From the Earth we can see the moon rise and set. When the day comes that we can live on the moon, will we see the Earth rise and set? AnswerNo. The moon’s rotation is synchronized with its orbit around the Earth, which is why we can only see one side of the moon from
Duffus came home one afternoon to find his wife in the kitchen making homemade jam. She had a few jars on the table, and was attempting to tape the vacuum hose on a lid, when Duffus arrived. “What are you doing, dear?” he asked, confused by the piles of twisted tape that clung to everything
Jim and Joe were close brothers until Jim graduated from Yale and became a renowned scientist who made millions. Not wanting to be outdone, Joe invited Jim over to a mansion that he claimed was his. He showed Jim many wonderful things inside the house one of which was a golden statue.“This was a little
I was caught in a storm at night in a rowboat, which capsized and sank. I swam to a small deserted island near by where I found a paraffin lamp and some matches. There was only a little paraffin in the lamp, not enough to reach the wick and enable me to light it. How
It was a long and dirty 20 years for the tunnel workers. Every day they got on the elevator and went numerous metres down into the earth to give their best performance. They were excellent workers too. The foreman of Palsha Mining Company was so proud of his employees that he decided he wanted to
A scientist was approached by a man who offered to sell him a flask of universal solvent, a liquid that he swore would dissolve any substance it touched. The scientist knew he was lying. How did he know? AnswerThe liquid hadn’t dissolved the flask.
Welcome back to Space Adventures! Viewers, this is a Science fiction show like none other. Each week, we will air a new episode. Each week, there will be an event during the show that defies all known Science; and each week, we will award a prize to the first 25 viewers to call in and
You are served a hot cup of coffee and room-temperature cream at a restaurant. You want to wait a few minutes before you drink the coffee, and you want it to be as hot as possible when you drink it. Should you pour the cream in the coffee:a) Immediatelyb) Just before you drink itc) It
A man in Alaska was watching a dog sled race and, since it was so cold outside, he decided to get some coffee. Upon returning to the race, he accidentally bumped into a woman and spilled the coffee towards her face. However, not a drop hit her or the ground. What happened to the coffee?
You are lost in the desert. You are out of water. You can see a spring on the horizon. You run over and touch the cool water. Your mom has told you never to drink water straight out of the ground. All you have is two clean plastic cups, and no way to make a
Skid Mark felt like doing a hard challenge one day. Question Mark was very happy to give him a challenge. He took a banana, a sheet of white paper, a red ball and a few random things. He put them all in a room where only red light could be seen. He found the ball
Hanging over a pulley there is a rope, with a weight at one end. At the other end hangs a monkey of an equal weight. What happens if the monkey starts to ascend the rope? Assume that the mass of the rope and pulley are negligible, and the pulley is frictionless. AnswerThe monkey is pulling
Two frogs fell into a container of liquid. The height of the container was six feet, so the frogs couldn’t possibly get out. After a few minutes, one frog sank to the bottom and died. The other frog swam around in circles until eventually, the liquid became hard and the frog could jump out. What
Suppose you have an open-topped box that is 5cm x 5cm x 5cm (capacity: 125 cubic centimetres) Inside the box is a steel ball bearing that is 25 cubic centimetres in size. Next to the box is a two-litre pail filled with mercury. How many cubic centimetres of mercury would you have to pour into