A chemistry teacher wanted to teach his class a lesson about the dangers
of drinking, so he carried out an experiment that involved a glass of water,
a glass of whiskey and two worms.
"Now, class, closely observe the worms," said the teacher while putting
a worm into the water. The worm in the water writhed about, happy as a
worm in water could be. He then put the second worm into the whiskey.
It curled up and writhed about painfully, then quickly sank to the bottom,
dead as a doornail.
"Now, what lesson can we learn from this experiment?" he asked.
Johnny, who naturally sits in the back, raised his hand and wisely,
responded confidently, "Drink whisky and you won't get worms."
of drinking, so he carried out an experiment that involved a glass of water,
a glass of whiskey and two worms.
"Now, class, closely observe the worms," said the teacher while putting
a worm into the water. The worm in the water writhed about, happy as a
worm in water could be. He then put the second worm into the whiskey.
It curled up and writhed about painfully, then quickly sank to the bottom,
dead as a doornail.
"Now, what lesson can we learn from this experiment?" he asked.
Johnny, who naturally sits in the back, raised his hand and wisely,
responded confidently, "Drink whisky and you won't get worms."