Science Adhoc #2 Flashcards
Card 1 Six Degrees
In 1797 the iron plow was invented by Charles Newbold. Wooden plows broke when they hit a rock underground. Charlie’s idea was a brilliant idea but people were superstitious because people thought using iron to plow the ground was bad because it would poison the ground.
Related: JP Morgan’s father thought electricity was from the devil.
Related: Ben Franklin’s lightning rod could save your house from burning down. But again people thought lightning was from God so the fire Brigade would arrive at the burning house and simply watch it burn down.
Related: The Black Death (Bubonic Plague). Catholic priest said this was from God to punish sinful people. Plus the people thought this was the end of the World! (armageddon) People also thought insane people had demons inside them.
Card 2
People with a wart or a skin bump were killed by the Catholic church who called them witches.
The Catholic church claimed that angels were what was moving plannets in outer space.
The church also said that the Devil buried all these Dinosaurs to make people think they roamed the Earth millions of years ago!
The church also said the universe began 6,000 years ago at 6:00!
Card 3
No volcanos means:
1. No oceans
2. No breathable atmosphere
3. No land
4. No Life
Volcanos are vital for every living thing on Earth. More than 80% of land came up from volcanos!
The oceans have so much salt in the water that if you extracted all the salt and piled it up, it woul cover the entire landmass of the Earth. Plus the stacks of salt would be as tall as a 40 story building!
