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Student quotes II | July 2, 2008 | In Kids | No Comments

Q: Predict what the ecosystem in your area will look like in 50 years.
A: Gas prices will be $25/gallon, it will be harder for people to find jobs, and the Republicans will still be in power.

Q: How does the periodic table compare to a game of solitaire?
A: In the periodic table, elements are arranged in rows and columns according to their properties. In solitaire, cards are arranged by their suit and number.
Q: Why was it not possible for scientists prior to Mendeleev to construct a periodic table as he did?
(Correct answer): Not enough elements had been discovered yet.
(Student’s answer): In the 1750s, the game of solitaire had not been invented yet.

Q: When a block of ice is melting, why is the puddle that forms just as cold as the ice?
A: Because they are the same temperature.

NEWS ANCHOR: It’s a good thing the (planned demolition) smokestack fell the way it did and not the opposite direction.
COANCHOR: Well they chiseled out part of the bottom, like a tree, so it would fall that way. There was a lot of science involved.

Student quotes | June 18, 2008 | In Kids | Comments Off

Q: What did the Mayflower Compact accomplish?
A: It pretty much made New England a better place.

Q: One qualification for a good scientist is the ability to write well. Why do you think this is?
A: Maybe if the handwriting is neat and readable then more people will be able to understand it.

Q: How was Mendeleev able to guess the properties of undiscovered elements?
A: He discovered that gallium and aluminum are the same element.

Q: What would happen if the control rods of a nuclear reactor were removed?
STUDENT: It would stop generating electricity.
TEACHER: I hope you aren’t running my neighborhood power plant.

Q: How does one convert from degrees Celsius to kelvins?
A: Just convert it.

Q: What are four ways the atmosphere can be changed? List two ways that are caused by humans and two ways that are not.
A: The humans have caused the greenhouse effect and pollution. Humans have not caused volcano eruptions and cow poop.

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A political editorial | June 14, 2008 | In Rants | Comments Off

Technically it is, but this sounds just as stupid as any other quote on this site. Courtesy of Barack Obama:

“Both John McCain and I favor tax cuts. No matter what he says, both of us favor tax cuts. The difference is that Senator McCain wants to continue the Bush tax code that rewards wealth and I want to reform our tax code so it rewards work.”

The only way to create WEALTH is by WORKING. Those who are the best at creating wealth are typically represented in occupations such as doctors, engineers, pilots, entrepreneurs and managers, occupations which require the most education and the most skilled workers. Consumers place high value on their services and demand a high degree of quality from their work; therefore workers in these occupations are compensated highly for their demanded labor. (You wouldn’t want to fly in a plane captained by a pilot of mediocre or worse skill and education, would you?)

Another way that people can become wealthy is by investing. But investing is merely loaning one’s own earned wealth to successful businesses that require the capital to produce things that the rest of us demand, which benefits both workers and consumers. In exchange for the substantial risk incurred, investors are able to share in a firm’s profits.

One might point out that some people do obtain their wealth by means of deception, fraud, or taking advantage of government regulations and subsidies. But to say that all rich people are exploiting others would be like concluding that trees don’t require regular rainfall based on observing a cactus, or punishing an entire class for the transgressions of a few.

Can we end once and for all the myth that blue collar Americans are the hardest workers? I’m sure many do work hard, but not in terms of hours worked relative to their more highly skilled counterparts. More than half of those whose incomes are over $100,000 work over 40 hours per week, and 17% work more than 50, compared to 8 and 2%, respectively, for those making less than $25,000. And this study by Mark Aguiar and Erik Hurst indicates that despite having almost identical amounts of leisure time in 1965, less educated people have since gained relative to their more educated counterparts (both groups have gained leisure time, but the differences are now about 6 hours per week for men and 4 for women; this includes non-market work such as household work). The differences in leisure time have mirrored the divergence in incomes between these two classes over the same period. So let’s stop thinking of the rich as a bunch of fat cats when it comes to crafting progressive tax policies.