Showing posts with label how far off can you possibly go. Show all posts
Showing posts with label how far off can you possibly go. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Perhaps worms are multidimensional beings...?

IT's the only explanation I can think of to account for worms occupying the eggs they hold inside them...!

Why are female round worms larger than males?


-I think it’s because the females contain A’s, so they can be able to produce a lot (female gametes have XX)
-Females need capacity to occupy the eggs they produce.
-Female roundworms carry the babies.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

When tests go wrong

20% of my students misinterpreted the essay question on "Taxonomy as destiny" and wrote pages of crap about "Taxonomy as DENSITY".


*Slaps forehead in dispair*


There is only so much you can help them (the essay counted 60% of the test mark allocation too...)

Sunday, August 15, 2010

... and you're going to WHAT?

This question was posed to a first aid instructor by a medic student...

So, I've heard that water contains lots of dissolved oxygen. Can I give it to a person who a) isn't breathing and b) has no pulse?

Answer: NOOOOO! The person is technically dead!!!!!!!

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

If excel says so, it MUST be true...

The answer:
With density dependent growth models, an experimental population grows till it reaches a carrying capacity of 40 individuals at which time birth and death rates are the same.

What student found:
With density dependent growth models, an experimental population grows till the population size reaches 100000 individuals at which time 70000 die for no particular reason.