I had a student teacher give a lesson in my class when i was in grade 4
she told us all that the reason we were all stuck to the ground is because earth is spinning and if it stopped spinning we would all fly away.
So in that one lesson she managed to grossly misinform the class about the concept of gravity, AND the whole concept of centrifugal force.
(augsav forgot about B3ta, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 6:40, 10 replies)

that's remarkable
That's even more crackers than the concept of it being the air pushing you down
( sandettie light vessel automatic New Twitter - @bollocksreally, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 8:36, closed)

Nothing is pushing us down.
We stay here because the country sucks.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 9:12, closed)

^^ Superb

( snee held his breath since, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 9:13, closed)

I
was going to say that....
( Legless Mister Stabby - shanks for the memory, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 9:13, closed)

Could it be then,
that the more the country sucks, the higher the gravitational pull, which would explain why people are getting heavier in my country (Australia).
(M61A1 CUPID- STUNTS, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 9:26, closed)

No.
It's because of crappy lager, and pies.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Thu 10 Mar 2011, 9:36, closed)

I thought it was becuase we're heavy and heavy things stay on the ground.

( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Thu 10 Mar 2011, 10:41, closed)

I love lying to children for entertainment.
I've instructed each nephew and neice on their fifth birthday that legally they can do whatever they like on their birthday and no one can be cross with them or arrest them.

I'm expecting to reap the rewards of this in about two years time when they start exploring the real world.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 11:42, closed)

Alternatively you might get a
rather nasty smack in the bollocks with a rounders bat.

'uh-uh-uh uncle Vagabond, it's my birthday'.
( Not Pineapple anymore, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 11:44, closed)

Yeah one of 'em tried that the other day - he's learning karate and wanted to show me some kicks.
I floored the fucker with clean left hook and my sister gave ME the third degree!

I dunno - you teach them important life lessons and that happens - talk about can't win for losing.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Thu 10 Mar 2011, 11:53, closed)