Science Sillies From 5th & 6th Graders
**The spinal column is a long bunch of bones. The head sits on the top, and you sit on the bottom. **It is so hot in some places that people there have to live in other places. **Momentum is something you give a person when they go away. **Mushrooms always grow in damp places which is why they look like umbrellas. **The four seasons are salt, pepper, mustard, and vinegar. **The alimentary canal is located in the northern part of Indiana. **Thunder is a rich source of loudness. **Some people can tell what time it is by looking at the sun, but I never have been able to make out the numbers. **When planets run around and around in circles, we say they are orbiting. When people do it, we say they are crazy. **One of the main causes of dust is DIRT. **A monsoon is a French gentleman. **To keep milk from turning sour, keep it in the cow. **Genetics explains why you look like your father, and if you don't, why you should. **Water vapor gets together in a big cloud. When it gets big enough to be called a drop, it does. **There is a tremendous weight pushing down on the center of the Earth because so many people are stomping around there these days. **The cause of perfume disappearing is evaporation. Evaporation gets blamed for a lot of things people forget to put the top on. **You can listen to thunder and tell how close you came to getting hit. If you don't hear it, you got hit, so never mind.
Originally published November 14, 2002.
