Youngsterisms Jokes

Take one class of elementary school students, mix it thoroughly with several pounds of scientific facts, then shake it up with a examination and you have the perfect formula for instant "youngsterisms" about science.
The beguiling ideas about science quoted here were gleaned from essasys, exams and classroom discussion; most were from fifth- and sixth-graders. They illustrate Mark Twain's contention that the "most interesting information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then stop."
Question: What is one horsepower?
Answer: One horsepower is the amount of energy it takes to drag a horse 500 feet in one second.
You can listen to thunder after lightning and tell how close you came to getting hit. If you don't hear it, you got hit, so never mind.
When people run around and around in circles we say they are crazy. When planets do it we say they are orbiting.
While the Earth seems to be knowingly keep its distance from the sun, more...