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Rise Run Stand
What rises in Hawaii,
runs in San Francisco;
and stands still in Antarctica?
runs in San Francisco;
and stands still in Antarctica?
Hint
It stands still in your freezer too.Answer
WaterEvaporates in the hot temperatures in Hawaii.
Stays in liquid form and runs in the moderate temperatures of San Francisco.
Stands still as ice in the freezing Antarctica.
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I liked it, until the hint i thought it was the sun!
I thought it was either water or ice. Good job.
It took me a while. At first I thought it was the sun, but then I figured it out.
i thought it was ice!!!!!
that was a good teaser! it was brilliant . GR8 JOB!
that was a good teaser! it was brilliant . GR8 JOB!
Great teaser!!!!
So, what you're saying is: water does not evaporate in San Francisco, and rivers do not flow in Hawaii?
Hummm, I'll have to think about that.
Hummm, I'll have to think about that.
Yes, I thought it was ice too. very interesting
Yes, I thought it was ice too. very interesting
But ice does not stand still in Antartica, with Global Warming and everything it is melting.
I guess it's just a teaser, and it doesn't matter.
I guess it's just a teaser, and it doesn't matter.
I think it really does matter bcuzz these are here to teach people things and they're teaching us wrong information...cUrSe ThEm!!!!!!!!!!
I was close. I thought the answer was ice.
I thought it was the sun until I read the hint!! Then I finally figured it out!! This one WAS AWESOME!!!!!
I liked it and got it!
I thought it was the sun at first too...then I realized evaporation and ice...so therefore WATER!!!! I's be smart!!!!
I like it!!!!!
hehe
I like it!!!!!
hehe
Very good. I like how well thought out your answer was.
Instead of Hawaii, Yellowstone National Park would have been a more logical location for the "rise" option
Pretty good
Am I the only one who thought it was paltes? They rise in hawaii in the form of mountains, they run along the edge of san fransico, and they stay still in antarctica. They also don't move in your freezer.
Got it!! yea!
as soon as i read antarctica i knew it was water! nice one!
i said water or ice!! clever!!!
Easy, but cool teaser!
I thought so!
I thought so!
nice one thanks
People are hitting themselves because they thought it was ice. They're the same thing!
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