These notions about science were culled from essays, exams, and classroom discussions. Most come from fifth and sixth graders. (The Greatest Jokebook Ever by Mel Greene)
Cyanide is so poisonous that one drop of it on a dog’s tongue will kill the strongest man.
A blizzard is when it snows sideways.
A hurricane is a breeze of a big size.
A monsoon is a French gentleman.
Thunder is a rich source of loudness.
Isotherms and isobars are even more important than their names sound.
It is so hot in some places that people there have to live in other places.
The wind is like the air, only pushier.
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JOKES
A father often read Bible stories to hsis young children. One day, he read, “The man named Lot was warned to take his wife and flee out of the city, but his wife looked back and was turned to salt.”
His son asked, “What happened to the flea?”
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TEACHER: Ellen, give me a sentence starting with “I.”
ELLEN: I is—
TEACHER: No, Ellen. Always say, “I am.”
ELLEN: All right…. “I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.”