Street Smart 11

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Street Smart 11





1. What makes your stomach growl?

Digestive enzymes
Air
A little hungry person in your stomach
Gastric juices

2. How long can humans go without sleep?

48 hours
10 days
3 months
100 days

3. What are cooties?

A type of body lice
Germs
Tiny insects that burrow under your skin
Cooties are imaginary creatures

4. How long does it take to count to a billion?

11 hours
8 days
384 months
32 years

5. What is that sound we hear when we put a sea shell to our ear?

an echo of the sea
air bouncing around inside the shell
an animal who lives in the shell
blood circulating through your body

6. If you were lost without food, what article of clothing could you eat to survive?

Your denim jeans
Your leather shoes
Your cotton t-shirt
You can't eat clothes

Your score is out of 6.


ANSWERS:

Stomach Growls?

Air in your stomach moves around and bumps against the contents of your stomach. The sound resonates through your tissues and comes out sounding like a growl. When you're hungry, the resulting muscle contractions in your stomach increase the growling. It's not like a dog's growl, but a hot dog or two would probably quiet it down.

Sleep?

Humans can go longer without food than without sleep. After several days without z's, insanity will set in. More than 10 days without sleep can be fatal. So get a good night's sleep!

Cooties?

Cooties are real organisms. They are a small, parasitic type of body louse similar to bird lice. They may even carry diseases like typhus. Thinking about cooties may give you the willies... but don't worry, willies aren't real.

Counting to a Billion?

If you could count at the rate of one number each second, without stopping to eat or sleep, it would take nearly 32 years (or 384 months) to count to a billion. So you'd better get started!

Sea Shell Sounds?

It is the sound of the sea„your own internal sea. It's actually the sound of your own blood coursing through your body that you hear.

Edible Clothing?

Your leather shoes. Shoe leather can actually provide enough nutrients to keep you alive for a short time. Talk about putting your foot in your mouth!


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