• Question: y do u like science

    Asked by 283urak29 to Duncan on 4 Nov 2017.
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      Duncan McNicholl answered on 4 Nov 2017:

      I like science because I think it’s fun to know how things work. Everything you use every day was designed by someone to do a job, like the pens you use at school are for writing. But to make a pen, you need to know what makes ink runny or thick, and how to make inks that are black or blue or red or green, and how to put together a pen that you can fill with ink and it won’t leak, and that is light enough for you to be able to carry it around and hold it comfortably, and how to let out the ink just a little bit at a time, and how to stop the pen from breaking after you’ve been using it for a little while. All of those things that someone had to think about to make your ballpoint pen that you use to write your answers with are problems that were solved by science.

Comments

  • Photo: Jayne

    Jayne commented on :

    To me asking why I like science is like asking why I like jam. I do, I just do. We don’t have to justify these things 😉

    For real though, science is the only way to find out why the natural world is why it is. Duncan’s given some great examples of how science affects us in our everyday lives in an undeniable way. I especially like the weather too, because it can be terrifying and awesome. The weather is all about how rain and wind work, really. And water is a chemical. It’s an endless network of questions and answers. I love it.

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    ruby reade commented on :

    🙂

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    mithu2017 commented on :

    I can’t believe that I am learning all these new amazing facts!