Re: Comic books as classroom resource

[Herbert H Gottlieb <herbgottlieb@JUNO.COM>]

On Mon, 13 May 2002 11:09:37 -0500 "Dr. Paul O. Johnson"
<pjohnson@SCIENCEPLACE.ORG> writes:
> Do you remember the Peanuts strip several; years ago in which Snoopy
> is  lying prone on his roof looking down into his dish. He says
"Objects
> under  water always look deeper." This confused the hell out of my
students
> when I  tried to correct it.
>
> poj

I have been having trouble with this one.  When I try to retrieve the
soap
at the bottom of my bathtub full of water, the soap ALWAYS appears to
CLOSER to the surface than it really is.  That is... the water appears to
be
LESS DEEP than it really is..

Please clarify.
Thanks

Herb