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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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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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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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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Hey Look What I Found

How to fold a fitted sheet

 I can't have a post this short so here are some puns.

An invisible man marries an invisible woman. The kids were nothing to look at either.

Somebody was running a flea circus, but a dog came and stole the show.

Tommy had a photographic memory that was never developed.

There was a fight in the candy store. Two suckers got licked.

Benny was sure that if he had to he could master braille once he got a feel for it.

The cannibal's cookbook titled 'How to Better Serve your Fellow Man' was written by a guy who had a wife and ate kids.

Q: What is red and smells like blue paint?

A: Red paint.

Whats green and has wheels?

Grass, I lied about the wheels.




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Fireflies

Kelle Asked:

Dear Tanner,

Why are there not as many fireflies out as there was last year?
What's the square root of pi?
How do they make milk glass?
And,
Are you missing a green t-shirt? How about some Chick-Fil-A sunglasses? And some pink leggings that I found by the swing-set, that I'm assuming are Ember's? lol.

Until next time
Kelle :D


Kelle

Maybe because you weren't paying attention like last year, maybe they just moved on.

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Milk glass components have changed over the years, but the process of making the glass remains relatively the same. Milk glass is made up of half silica, or sand, which is mixed with other chemicals and minerals to give it the milky color. The mixture is heated to a high temperature and melted to a liquid. This liquid is poured into metal molds and sealed until cool. When the molds are opened the glass pieces are shined and buffed, and some are hand painted.

puns

I usually take steps to avoid elevators.

Women who wear $200.00 perfume obviously are known to have no common scents.

Smaller babies may be delivered by stork but the heavier ones need a crane.




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Renee's gone crazy

Renee Asked:

Dear Tanner,

I just have one question I've been meaning to ask you. (Yes, just one question. I'm alllllmost a super genius too, but not quite.)

If I began eating myself, would I slowly start to double in weight or slowly start to disappear?

Yours truly,
Renee

ps- just to test your memory.... if 6+6+4+4=2, 8+8+8+8=? :D

Renee

You have to consume 3200 calories to gain a pound, so you would start to disappear and the fatter you are the longer it will take.

=8

Emma asked:

Why does your blood turn red, when it is blue?

"Snoopy"

Emma

Your blood turns red the moment it hits the air.

Pun

No one knew she had a dental implant until it came out in a conversation.



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