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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

in middle school I raised my hand and asked why the evaporation from the oceans didnt rain down into freshwater lakes and make them salt water also and I think about that about twice or three times a year, I'm in my 40s

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

But that's a very good question for a child?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I was like 13 ;_;

[–] flucksy_bango 1 points 1 year ago

Right? I can think of far more embarrassing things I've asked as a child.

[–] BottleOfAlkahest 2 points 1 year ago

In elementary school I once asked how chicken eggs get fertilized if their shell is hard (we'd just learned about salmon spawning)...the look my teacher gave me still lives rent free in my head.