Braingle: 'What's A Mother To Do?' Brain Teaser

What's A Mother To Do?

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Puzzle ID:	#33977
Fun:	(2.56)
Difficulty:	(2.19)
Category:	Science
Submitted By:	OldChinaHand
Corrected By:	boodler

What's a mother to do? Every day I get heavier and heavier. I put on tons and yet I eat nothing.

How is this possible?

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Comments

doodinthemood Nov 15, 2006	I was thinking the sea bed, though I dunno how fast the recycling of sediment and stuff happens? great puzzle though
GebbieRose Nov 15, 2006	Wow, and I thought it was just my house that was gathering dust! Very interesting, China.
Pizzazz2u Nov 15, 2006	Very good Science teaser! China I will always wonder about this one, with the wars and destruction, still going on.
Brainy_1 Nov 15, 2006	No wonder I sneeze all the time!! Great teaser. I liked it!
baph Nov 19, 2006	Good teaser and an interesting fact
kman613 Nov 21, 2006	That was a really good one - and extremely interesting!
Princeford93 Nov 24, 2006	I don't get it.
pistons_32_rip Nov 25, 2006	can u say
Lizzie713 Dec 04, 2006	I was thinking cloud Cool answer though
Rob7 Feb 28, 2007	I was thinking ancient woman buried in a place now covered by the ocean, and the 'global warming' increasing the sea level would be adding tons of weight.
NoQuestion Feb 28, 2007	i was thinking tapeworm
LeafFan4life Mar 02, 2007	ahhh i see i was thinking this woman was pregnant with ten babies ofr something so she was getting heavier but yor answer was very very good keep up this excelent form of teaser!
Life_Sucks Mar 06, 2007	noquestion, ur answer is backwards... you eat tons and tons and u gain nothing
cashewnut801 Jul 03, 2007	who would know that? Shouldn't that be in science riddles?
cashewnut801 Jul 03, 2007	Oh, haha it was in Science. I thought I had clicked Riddle.
TableElbows Aug 21, 2009	But the dust comes from somewhere on earth already... So the earth wouldn't really be getting heavier