I Stayed On Venus
Science brain teasers require understanding of the physical or biological world and the laws that govern it.
Mr. C. was telling a story to his class. '' We sent a robot probe to Venus. Recently, it sent back data that it found an odd solution on the planet. It is an aqueous solution, with a solute of salt. What is your response to this?'' One student responded '' Mr. C., either you're misinformed, or we need to fix that probe.''
Why did the student say this?
Answer
The student knew that there could not have been an aqueous solution on Venus. An aqueous solution has a solvent of water. Liquid water is not found on Venus, only on Earth.
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nightowl19    
Jan 13, 2006
| Not bad, but very easy.  |
sugarnspice4u7
Jan 15, 2006
| easy but okay  |
renae 
Jan 15, 2006
| That student was more polite than I would have been!  |
anne 
Jan 16, 2006
| nice |
kyle19 
Jan 17, 2006
| too easy  |
puttaholic
Jan 18, 2006
| I had no idea with this one 
good thinker though  |
saucie
Jan 27, 2006
| Thats a good one had to think about it, thanks and keep them coming  |
mr_brainiac
Jan 29, 2006
| All I could guess was that, unbeknownst to the scientists, the probe had crashed in the ocean.(the earth's) |
Nicky101
Mar 19, 2006
| I thought the air pressure on Venus would be too great, even for a robot. Shouldn't it have been crushed? Maybe I have the wrong planet...hmmm... Great teaser though - I learned something new today . |
mufffin09
Mar 24, 2006
| Lets just pretend that it's not going to get crushed. |
GeniusGod
Apr 24, 2006
| Because venus is far to hot to have liquid water! |
coolblue
May 21, 2006
| easy :-/ |
coolblue
May 21, 2006
| easy :-) |
vbguy101 
Aug 19, 2006
| I'd better check the dictionary. |
spinnercat
Jul 25, 2007
| I guessed that from the start, but thought that that would be too easy. I thought that some scientist's sweat had contaminated the robot? |
Candi7
Jun 10, 2012
| Easy, even for me! |
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