Saturday, August 9, 2003
Trees cause rain
In primary school, they taught us that trees cause rain. No trees means no rain. Lots of trees mean lots of rain.
And that didn't make sense. How could a tree possibly cause the rain to fall? The only thing that made sense to me was that if the tree was on a hill high enough to reach into the clouds, it could burst a passing cloud and cause rain...
...to fall on the hill. Which still doesn't explain how trees cause rain in the valley. Maybe there is a ripple effect and enough clouds burst to cause rain in the valley too?
Conclusion: I learnt that it is a very good idea to plant lots of trees on hills because they burst passing clouds and cause rain.
And that didn't make sense. How could a tree possibly cause the rain to fall? The only thing that made sense to me was that if the tree was on a hill high enough to reach into the clouds, it could burst a passing cloud and cause rain...
...to fall on the hill. Which still doesn't explain how trees cause rain in the valley. Maybe there is a ripple effect and enough clouds burst to cause rain in the valley too?
Conclusion: I learnt that it is a very good idea to plant lots of trees on hills because they burst passing clouds and cause rain.
frozenaftermath — Aug 8, 2003 9:27:17 PM — # ↩
Amused, I asked him how was that possible.
He said: You tie a cow to a tree, then you milk the cow.
Putting 2+2 to make 2222 or good old lateral thinking?
yellosonja — Aug 8, 2003 11:28:23 PM — # ↩
I used to think that it rained when god peed when he sat on a cloud... maybe that's why amma never used to let me get wet.(though the latter thought isn't something i thought up then.;) )
bluesmoon — Aug 9, 2003 7:09:57 AM — # ↩
Get a hold of Mindstorms: Children, Computers, and Powerful Ideas by Seymour Papert - author of Logo.
While I'm not too happy with my reviewing skills, you may want to read and comment on my review of this book for an earlier issue of the Vidyakash Newsletter. There are other reviews on the web too.
This is one guy who knows a thing or two about how children learn.
rashmiprasad — Aug 11, 2003 10:26:47 AM — # ↩