You know how researchers sometimes make projections that not only sound implausible, but laughably so. For example, Richard Wiseman cited the work of researchers who measured the pace of life in major cities across 32 countries in his book, Quirkology, which found that: “In the early 1990s, the overall average walking speed in the sixteen… Read More: How research sometimes gets ahead of itself »
But I wonder, how much will it cost?
A group of cub scouts visiting the Cincinnati FBI office stopped to view pictures of the Ten Most Wanted Men in the United States. One cub pointed to a picture and asked if that really was the photograph of the wanted person. The FBI man assured him that it was. “Then why,” asked the boy,… Read More: Good question! »
An American tourist in a Madrid restaurant wanted to order steak and mushrooms. He spoke no Spanish; the waiter knew no English. The diner drew a picture of a mushroom and a cow. The waiter brought him an umbrella and a ticket to the bullfight. Related post:Learn English in five minutes