We walk through the kitchen. We ask about air bubbles lining a water glass that's been left standing. Maybe he read the book I wrote long after I left that army mess hall. You see, the processes on your kitchen stove are like the ones in a modern power plant. The mind that questions things around it is the same mind that reshapes things around it.
Lessons lurk in questions about microwave ovens, breaking eggs, and cooking meat.
At the beach we ask why waves break and the sky is blue, why rainbows are arcs of a circle. At the ballpark we ask if pitchers really can throw curve balls and why bats have a sweet spot. I recognize so many of Flatow's questions. It's because it has vinegar in it. The high acidity kills germs.