1. While I was cooking dinner tonight, I happened to start thinking about the lids to my pots and pans. They are made of glass and have a hole in them for steam to escape from the pans. And in those holes, there are little metal grommets. I wonder how they got those grommets in there?
Thinking about that set me to thinking about other things, like:
2. How on earth does Stephen King think up all those scary things he writes? The list of books he has written is long, but I have only managed to read one: The Mist. And now, ever since I read it, I get scared all over again every time it rains hard at night.
3. How did those guys who invented television know it would work? I mean, when I think about that, it really makes me crazy. I just wonder how someone can envision something that isn’t there and then find a way to make it work.
4. Why is that my telephone never rings until I have my hands in the food I am preparing for dinner? It never fails. I can be home all day long, and nothing. But let me get my hands on a raw chicken, and ring ring ring!
5. How does that one fly get in my house, and find its way to my bedroom, and buzz around my head over and over when I am trying to sleep late on my day off?
So, what do you wonder about?
I have never understood radio waves, or electricity for that matter! I usually get a phone call or a knock at the door when I am contemplating the universe in the bathroom. 😛
You invent things all the time.
I wonder why someone hasn’t fired Murphy.
the metal grommets are probably put in when they drill the holes. The grommet would keep the edges of the hole from fracturing and breaking the lid. Besides, they look cool.
King is inspired by real life and other authors. http://nyunews.com/arts/2011/03/24/24king/ . You should try to read The Stand, (the abridged is better than the unabridged. There is, also, a terrible mini-series based on the book) I’ve read it about five times. None of his other books interested me.
Television was ‘invented’ with a little knowledge or the behavior of radio waves and how to increase the amount of information transmitted. The actual set itself was based on electromagnetics. The men who designed TV had knowledge of radio waves, a little physics and a great deal of inspiration.
One only remembers the times the phone rang when they had their hands in food. Otherwise, one don’t remember phone calls, because there is no inconvenience associated with them.
Here’s a rudimentary, sarcastic explanation, (with a few strong words-http://www.instructables.com/id/Fly-Trap/step1/Fly-Behavior/), of fly behavior. Basically, they are either looking for something to eat by smell – humans smell – or they are drawn by light…
I learned a lot from looking up this stuff…
I agree with Gaelyn! I was in a fabric/quilt shop today I just can’t imagine how to even figure out what pattern you want to use much less what fabrics. It will be awhile before I get started…
I wonder why we had an earthquake this week and a hurricane coming this weekend. What kind of crazy weather is this!!!
And I wonder where you got your pans/lids from – I’ve never seen lids with a hole in them which is probably why I’ve never wondered how they got those grommets in there!!