I use the term ‘four year old questions’ to signify questions which are so obvious, yet elusive to answer, that most adults shy away from them. We have all considered these questions…before we had this sort of whimsical curiosity drummed out of us. As a thought experiment, try to see how many of them you can come up with!
1. Why are there 24 hours in a day?
a. Why is a day divided into 24 hours?
http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=594
2. Why are snowflakes hexagonal?
a. Why do snowflakes always form in hexagons?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081029081512AAqXWCs
3. Why does Ice float?
a. Why does ice float in liquid water?
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090824220139AAPWDCs
4. Why is the sky blue?
a. Why is the sky blue?
http://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/atmospheric/sky.htm
Questions Kids Ask!
http://www.faqkids.com
