Sand
Science brain teasers require understanding of the physical or biological world and the laws that govern it.
Why would insurance companies be interested in sand at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico?
HintThink about weather patterns.
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Answer
The layers of sand tell when a hurricane will hit. There is a pattern to the layers. Every 300 years or so, there is a category 5 hurricane. Insurance companies can use that theory to increase their warning for homes that are around that area.
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Comments
stargirl 
Oct 05, 2002
| no ofense but this teaser was awful |
datra16 
Oct 08, 2002
| um, i work for a major insurance company and we quite frankly, would not bother to do things so miniscule... |
something  
Oct 10, 2002
| god, this teaser is so stupid, it's not even funny! your probably heard this in your science class! then you said, well, i just heard mrs. sullivan say that, so i think that i'll make it into a teaser! |
something
Oct 10, 2002
| by the way, i'm maxmars's brother. |
something
Oct 21, 2002
| you should know one when you see one |
tissue
Oct 23, 2002
| I think this actually shows some promise, but it should have been started differently. If insurence companies cared about that, they'd be racing all over the world. |
speedyg1000
Dec 28, 2002
| theroy? |
aceterp
Nov 30, 2005
|  Not so good. Needs more work, and a better catch. |
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