Apparently, humans spend their entire 4th year asking questions nonstop. Two 3 year olds ask more questions then could possibly be answered by one person. Usually I can field the majority of them, by either actually knowing the answer, or by making something up and turning off the reflex to add an upwards inflection to the end of an answer that you're unsure of.
Yesterday, we were stopped at a light across from a gas station. "Why's that part of the sign green?" asked Aaron, pointing to the price for diesel fuel*. That one's easy, "It means that the gas station sells diesel fuel."
Then I get hit with the follow-up bomb from Isaac: "Why do trucks need diesel fuel?"
I knew that "because they have diesel engines" would be an unacceptable answer, so I had to resort to a new tactic: "Uh...let's ask pop next time we see him." I guess "go ask your grandfather" is the new "go ask your father"
* I assumed he was pointing, I couldn't actually see him, so I had to look around for something green and assume we were talking about the same thing
If you aren't able to ask your dad soon:
Diesel engines make much more torque at lower rpm than gasoline engines. As such they are much better suited to carry heavy loads at low speeds. That isn't very twin-friendly, but I trust you can make something of it.
Throw in a comparison between an ox and a cheetah or something. If you want to get around quickly you would be a cheetah (gas), if you wanted to carry a bunch of stuff you would be an ox (diesel)...
Posted by: Justin on December 28, 2006 05:02 AM | Reply to thisI like the animals analogy, thanks!
Posted by: joe on December 28, 2006 07:29 AM | Reply to this