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I went to my daughter's 6th grade science fair tonight. The experimentswas
ranged from the battery that lasted the longest, to the paper towel that
absorbed the most. It was an introduction to the scientific method and I
pleasantly surprised at the turn out.
One experiment dealt with the effect that music has on plant growth. The
student had three plants with labels below them giving the names of the
musical groups.
One group was Hansen(?), another was Spice Girls and thea
third was Blank. Upon asking, I found that the group, Blank, was actually
blank tape. The conclusion was that the plant experiencing the blank taperesults.
grew the fastest. Apparently, plants don't like Spice Girls or Hansen(?).
Perhaps Harry Chapin or Gordon Lightfoot would have produced better
The conclusion I enjoyed the most dealt with the brand of popcorn thatpopped
the most. It was, "The one that popped the most tasted the worst."Perhaps
Murphy's Law is fundamental.