It was the distant video call from the grand parents. The Little Boy of 6+ in no time took the call..
"Hello, Dear.. What are doing?"
Asked the grandma..
"I'm busy.. Making Google Maps!"
Replied the boy without lifting his head..
"Oh! Making google maps? Good.. Ready to take quiz?"
"Ask!"
"4786!"
"Where did you take it out? It is still there!"
"Oh! Funny.. From where you got this?"
"Mommy read it on internet and told me!"
"Okay..Okay.. Can you quickly sum up 1 to 10?"
"55!"
"You know this trick?"
"It's nothing.. I can sum up to 100.. 1+99=100, 2+98=100, 3+97=100,... 49*100+50+100=5050!"
"A stitch in time saves nine.. What it means?"
"Why only 9? Why not 10,11, 12,13.......?"
"Which is the hottest planet in the Solar System?"
"Venus, the 2nd nearest to Sun! Do you know.. What is beyond Visible Spectrum? They are called.. Ultra Violet and Infra Red rays!"
"Oh.. You know all that.. Okay.. What's 7+8 minus 3+9?"
"3!"
"No it's 21.. See 7+8-3+9=21!"
"You asked 7+8 minus 3+9. That's different..
"Venus, the 2nd nearest to Sun! Do you know.. What is beyond Visible Spectrum? They are called.. Ultra Violet and Infra Red rays!"
"Oh.. You know all that.. Okay.. What's 7+8 minus 3+9?"
"3!"
"No it's 21.. See 7+8-3+9=21!"
"You asked 7+8 minus 3+9. That's different..
Okay..What's 14/15?"
"It's .9333 up to infinity!"
"God.. You know so much? Now.. Name 3 places in Africa!"
"1...., 2...., 3....!"
"No, They are 1...., 2...., 3....! Check your book!"
"Why should I tell only those in the book? These are the other cities in Africa.. Ok.. Now I'll ask.. Take out 4786 from 9572!"
"It's .9333 up to infinity!"
"God.. You know so much? Now.. Name 3 places in Africa!"
"1...., 2...., 3....!"
"No, They are 1...., 2...., 3....! Check your book!"
"Why should I tell only those in the book? These are the other cities in Africa.. Ok.. Now I'll ask.. Take out 4786 from 9572!"
"4786!"
"Where did you take it out? It is still there!"
"Oh! Funny.. From where you got this?"
"Mommy read it on internet and told me!"
"Okay..Okay.. Can you quickly sum up 1 to 10?"
"55!"
"You know this trick?"
"It's nothing.. I can sum up to 100.. 1+99=100, 2+98=100, 3+97=100,... 49*100+50+100=5050!"
"Ok.. Dear! The Proverb says..
"Birds of the same feather flock together.. What does it mean?"
"If birds of different feather fly, they hit each other as wings are not of the same size and the weak ones fall off!"
"Birds of the same feather flock together.. What does it mean?"
"If birds of different feather fly, they hit each other as wings are not of the same size and the weak ones fall off!"
"A stitch in time saves nine.. What it means?"
"Why only 9? Why not 10,11, 12,13.......?"
"You, funny boy.. Ok..
Why were you boys chasing the garden squirrel?"
"We never chased it. It was going and we were following it!"
Why were you boys chasing the garden squirrel?"
"We never chased it. It was going and we were following it!"
"Where did you learn to say so?"
"Mommy read on internet!"
"Ok.. What does it mean.. 'Rome was not built in a day!'?"
"To build it in a day, so many people are required to work and for them to assemble itself, there was no space at a time!"
"Your learning is fantastic.. Can't think of anything less.. Now it's grandpa's turn!"
Instantly the grandpa took over..
"To build it in a day, so many people are required to work and for them to assemble itself, there was no space at a time!"
"Your learning is fantastic.. Can't think of anything less.. Now it's grandpa's turn!"
Instantly the grandpa took over..
"Dear! All civil aircrafts fly with 2 Pilots on board..
The Main Pilot and the Co-Pilot!"
"One aircraft had 3 Pilots!"
"Oh! you mean the Flight Engineer! Yes.. On flights...."
"I know that.. But here, it was one more Pilot apart from the Flight Engineer!"
"How is it possible?"
"What if, if one of the passengers is a Pilot?"
The Main Pilot and the Co-Pilot!"
"One aircraft had 3 Pilots!"
"Oh! you mean the Flight Engineer! Yes.. On flights...."
"I know that.. But here, it was one more Pilot apart from the Flight Engineer!"
"How is it possible?"
"What if, if one of the passengers is a Pilot?"
The grandpa mused..
"Yes.. Dear! With a genuine
SCIENTIFIC TEMPER
When one holds
THE MAGIC WAND
Comprising of..
WHAT, WHY, WHERE, WHEN, WHICH, WHO and HOW
And starts questioning everywhere, one can sure explore the entire Universe.. God Bless you!"
‘This post is a part of Blogchatter Half Marathon’
Keywords: SCIENTIFIC, TEMPER
Curiosity is a great motivator and teacher indeed. Hilarious and thought-provoking at the same time!
ReplyDeleteRightly said, Shweta.. That constant questioning alone is the true learning.. Thanks and wishes!
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