Tuesday, 2/2/99

Brain Teaser(+1 each, Answer at end of period):
1) There is only one substance that weighs more in its liquid form than it does in its solid form. What?
2) How is it physically possible for two people to stand on a single sheet from the newspaper and still not be able to touch each other?
3) Can you prove that half of 8 is 3?
4)If I offered you a job that paid a penny the first day, and then doubled the pay every day after that, how much money would you have at the end of a 31 day month?  a) about $3000 b) about $25,000 c) about $1,000,000 d) about $20 million e) about $45 million. 

Writing Warm up:
QuickWrite (5 minutes): Write 1/2 page about anything--you must stick to one topic--without using any of these words:
there,
any form of the word be,
any form of the word go,
any form of the word have,
any form of the word get.

Work on: