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Hi All

These are from test papers and essays submitted to science and health
teachers by junior high, high school, and college students around the
world.  It is truly astonishing what weird science our young scholars
can create under the pressures of time and grades.

Read and enjoy :-)

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"When you breath, you inspire.  When you do not breath, you expire."

"H2O is hot water, and CO2 is cold water"

"When you smell an oderless gas, it is probably carbon monoxide"

"Nitrogen is not found in Ireland because it is not found in a free state "

"Water is composed of two gins, Oxygin and Hydrogin.  Oxygin is pure
gin.  Hydrogin is gin and water."

"Dew is formed on leaves when the sun shines down on them and
makes them perspire."

"A super-saturated solution is one that holds more than it can hold."

"Mushrooms always grow in damp places and so they look like
umbrellas."

"The skeleton is what is left after the insides have been taken out and
the outsides have ben taken off.  The purpose of the skeleton is
something to hitch meat to."

"The tides are a fight between the Earth and moon.  All water tends
towards the moon, because there is no water in the moon, and nature
abhors a vacuum.  I forget where the sun joins in this fight."

"Many women belive that an alcoholic binge will have no ill effects on
the unborn fetus, but that is a large misconception."

"Germinate: To become a naturalized German."

"Momentum: What you give a person when they are going away."

"Planet: A body of Earth surrounded by sky."

"Before giving a blood transfusion, find out if the blood is affirmative
or negative."

"To prevent contraception: wear a condominium."

"To keep milk from turning sour: Keep it in the cow."


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Chithra K.           Mississippi State         Chithra@ra.msstate.edu
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