Saturday, April 27, 2013

Part 2

Mi Asked:

Who is your favorite physicist?
what has been your favorite question since you started this blog?
Do you have any questions yourself?
Why do people act like dogs on a little more complex scale, but dogs none-the-less??
Why aren't our WORLD LEADERS very bright.. really they aren't that smart... why?

Mi,

Isaac Newton.

The gas station one.

Can you use a household vacuum in a space vacuum?

This should answer your question, virtualsalt.

Since the evolutionary process is complete on humans the next step in the evolution is.......
Reverse. (Whoa big surprise.) Our world leaders in a 100 years will be gorillas.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha cough cough (wipe away tear) No seriously now! It's because there not God fearing.

Puns

Being struck by lightning is a shocking experience!

I went to buy some camouflage trousers yesterday but couldn't find any.

Let’s talk about rights and lefts. You’re right, so I left.



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Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Genuine Genius

Mi Asked:

Dear Tanner and not by, Are you really a genius or are you just kidding?
How many friends do you have that don't play games with you, who you genuinely like?
What is your favorite thing to do?

Mi,

I am really a genius. But I am not a genius like Eugene Meltsner, Shawn Spencer or Albert Einstein, but I am smarter then Vizzini from 'princess bride' or Doc Brown from 'back to the future'.

None, I don't have any friends.

Frisbee.

I had to cut it short because there were to many questions for one post, so I will prolong it in more post.

Puzzle

























The world's easiest maze

Travel through this maze totaling exactly 100 points. No passage or intersection may be used more than once. Enter and exit the maze at the designated arrows.

Can you do it?
Leave a comment with your answer.







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Saturday, April 20, 2013

Thirteen Original Colonies



Diana Asked:

1. Name the thirteen original colonies.
2. On what day in 1777 was the Stars and Stripes flag adopted by the Continental Congress?
3. What name on the Declaration of Independence has become a symbol of all signatures?

Diana,

1. Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Virginia, and Hollywood.

2. June 14, just a coincidence but that is also the same date as flag day.

3.
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John Hancock





And the hollywood part is just a joke.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Periodic Table

Diana Asked:

Dear Tanner,

I am so sorry I didn't tell you the questions last week. I kind of forgot!! But now I remembered!!!
So, here they are.

1. Why is the periodic table constant?

2. Why isn't there another word for synonym.

3. Why would someone ever put a "s" in the middle of the word lisp.

4. How many piece are there in a risk game?

5. What are the many things you can say by winking?

~Diana=]

p.s. you can't use Google unless you are undoubtedly stuck!!!

Diana

That is because I reminded you.

1. Because there are no more elements to be added, and elements just can't disappear.

2. Because there can't be a synonym for synonym.

3. Because the origin is old english and their origin is probably french.

4. 360 pieces not "piece"

5. My mom said I can't answer this one so you are going to have to google it yourself. ;-)



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Sunday, December 23, 2012

Happy Birthday

GEM Asked:

Dear Genius,
I was just wondering about birthdays. How/why was the tradition of blowing the candles out started? Before the "Happy Birthday" song was written, did people sing anything to the birthday person? Who instituted the idea of giving cards in recognition of the special day, and how did they come up with the idea? How long have people been celebrating birthdays? What were some of the earlier birthday traditions that we don't have anymore today?


GEM

The Greeks put candles on round cakes to make them glow like the moon, hoping to gain Artemis' (the god of the moon) favor. The candles were intended to carry the birthday wishes up to God (or the gods), along with the smoke.

Who said they had to sing anything?!

The Egyptians and the Chinese.

almost since the beginning of time.

There are not really any more or less traditions now then there was

And can someone please tell me who left this comment?

As far as pencils go, I know you have to use a #2 pencil on school for scantron tests because it makes it easiest for the machine to recognize your marks/answers.

Question: Hi Paul,

I hope things are going well for you. I haven't talked with you in forever so I assume you are knee-deep in work like the rest of us. The Xmas break will be good for all of us.
Mari

I have a philosophical math question that I hope you can shed some light on.

Is it important for:
students to memorize and use algorithms and logarithms to get an accurate solution
vs
constructing a unique process that reveals an accurate response using problem solving skills?

Pun


I crossed a cell phone with a skunk, and now the service stinks.



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Monday, November 19, 2012

Fire hydrants

Kelle asked:

Dear Tanner,
Why are fire hydrants different colors? In our town I have seen red, yellow, and green ones. What is the difference? {I feel somewhat cheated because you scammed Adam into telling you my question. :P }
Also,
Why do people favor number 2 pencils over number 1 or number 3.
Why do batteries skip from A to C?
Why do we call them Grandfather clocks?
Why does Hawaii have Interstate highways?
and
How Many Licks Does It Take to Get to the Center of a Tootsie Pop?


Kelle ;)

I hate to brake it to you Adam, but Court was right.
Fire hydrants are different colors so the firemen know what the water pressure is.

BLUE 1500 GPM or more Very good flows
GREEN 1000-1499 GPM Good for residential areas
ORANGE 500-999 GPM Marginally adequate
RED Below 500 GPM Inadequate

Question for you Kelle, do you favor number 2 pencils over 1 or 3?
The numbers on the pencils is the hardness of the graphite, so a number 1 is the softest therefore lt leaves the darkest and needs to be sharpened more often. And number 3 pencils have harder graphite and leave lighter marks, so number 2 pencils are in between and perfect.
So that is why people favor number 2 over 1 and 3.

Batteries do not skip from A to C, you just never hear about or see B batteries because they are not as common, however you can find B batteries from across the pond.

William Clement gave them the name long-case clocks, Henry Work wrote the song “My Grandfather’s Clock” and the name stuck.

Any highway built under the auspices of the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956 and funded by the federal governent is called an interstate highway, even if it doesn't cross state lines. As a matter of fact, there are many local routes that lie entirely within a single state funded by the Act.

It takes 2611 licks to get to the stick of a tootsie pop.

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Monday, September 17, 2012

Go ahead and ask their name

Someone Asked again:


When should you ask someone their name?


Well Someone,

It depends on how the conversation starts and is going. If you have a group of three or four you would introduce yourselves. If you enter into a conversation with a friend of your's and a friend of their's or someone they are just talking to, your friend should introduce you. If someone said something about someone at a party or something, you might walk up to them and ask them a question then you might get into a conversation, then you would ask them their name at the end or in the middle.
If you walk up to someone to just start a conversation you should tell them your name and they should tell you theirs. And to end if someone walks up to you, you should let them introduce themselves.




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