March 31, 2008

Big Questions and Theories

Yesterday Elliot asked one of the Big Questions: Why is the sky blue? Gary gave him a simple explanation of how sunlight is scattered by the atmosphere, along with a description of what the atmosphere is. Today when he asked again, I turned it around and asked him back. And he answered, "the oxygen and the nitrogen make it blue."

He has also been creating strange (to us adults, anyway) theories of how stuff works. His favorite tv show is "How It's Made", so he is getting into the concept of cause and effect, assembly lines, and so on. His theory on the gas pipes going into our house goes something like: "the gas is in the pipe, then it goes out here, then into this meter, then into this tube, then into the hot water heater, then into the vents, then it heats the house! Yes. (*satisfied hmm*) Just like that. That's how it works." (all said while pointing to various pipes and outlets and such, some of which are for gas, others not.) I can't help but be impressed and tickled at the same time.

Posted by Jen at March 31, 2008 12:12 AM
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He's a sharp one.

Posted by: Jessica at March 31, 2008 05:04 PM
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