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Show Page 10-THE HERALD,Provo. Utah, Tuesday, January 29, 1960 FUNNY BUSINESS by Roger Bolien Tell Me Why How Old Is The Sun? By A. LEOKUM The sun is about five billion years old. This is based on a theory, called the dust-cloud theory, about the origin of the sun and our solar system. universe. The dust-cloud theory states that above five billion years ago the pressure of starlight and the force of een caused one of these dust louds to begin to contract. “76 it contracted, gravity pulled the dust particles toward the center of the cloud. The cloud formed into a ball and began to spin. As time passed,this ball flattened into a huge disk, r in the middle and thinner toward its edges. © rm oy MEA oc Tat Rag US POF SHORT RIBS The center of the disk was spinning By Fronk Hil I DEMAND 70 SEE QITHE S.PCA. WHY? ATIVE THE S.PC.A. more slowlythan the outer parts. The center condensed further. The pressure of the particles squeezing against each other caused the central mass to become extremely hot and to glow. This hot central mass becamethe sun. The outer parts of the dust cloud were spinningtoo fast to condense into one piece. They broke up into swirling masses of gas and dust. The swirls condensed into planets. This is only a theory aboutthe origin and age of the sun. (Win four “Tell Me Why’ books, 1,500 questions answered. Illustrated. Send your questions, name,age and address to “TELL ME WHY”in care of this newspaper. Include zip code. In case of duplicate questions the author will decide the winner. Today’s winner is: Kerwin Hosang,12, Spanish Town, Jamaica) Ormeteat ap ug Pon FRANK AND ERNEST 1, Whatstate is high in the middle and round at both ends? 2. What is the HELLO, SLUGGO--- WHAT DO YOU =a SUGGEST I SHOULD ORDER world’s best butter? 3. Whatis the difference between a young lady and a soldier in battle? Answers: 1. Ohio (0-HI-0). 2. A goat. 3. The lady powders the face and the soldier faces the powder. THE TARE BOX 9321 29 ANYTHING BUT THE MEATBALLS Po PRICILLA’S POP THIS HOT | FRANKLY, I THOUGHT ‘rOU (2100 en! Thisis to see how quickly your friend can think. Tell him to write down this sum in figures: twelve thousand, twelve hundred, and twelve dollars. The sum is written as shown here. * rae (Win a ‘Tell Me Why’’ book. Hundreds of questions answered. Illustrated. Send your riddles, jokes to “RIDDLES, JOKES, TELL ME WHY,” in care of this newspaper. Include zip code. Today’s winner: Jervis Robinson, St. Elizabeth, > I DIDN'T SLEEP A WINK Bocl wl100 CK " 1. In 1977 in South America, the leading country in the production of crude petroleum was (a) Argentina (b) Venezuela (c) Trinidad. 2 Caspian Sea is bor- SARA CALLED ME AWEAKLING' FOR ACCEPTING THE SYSTEM(:-LL KNOW NOW THAT SHE. WAS: dered by whattwo countries? 3. In 1976, which state employed the greatest number of people in general man- RIGHT £ ufacturing jobs? (a) California (b) New York(c) Illinois ANSWERS eg eissnyY pue Uesy Z q “1 CHANGING FARM PICTURE In years gone by, Ameri¢’s farmland was largely owned by people who worked it. Today, however, according to an Agricultural Department survey, at least 20 percent of U.S. agricultural land is owned by absentees, but less than one-half of 1 percent of them are foreigners. Tenants farm 35 to 40 percent of the current acreage. MADAME SAID YOU WOULD PROBABLY LIKE COFFEE | DON'T BOTHER WITH SUGAR-- =F YOU STIR IT WITH YOUR FINGERIT WILL BE SWEET ENOUGH: WELL, JOKER !«.) 1 SEEYOU 4 HAVENT CHANGED THE OLD CORNBALL ACT! BREAK FOR TEENAGERS The restaurantindustry is a boon to America’s young people eagerfor jobs, hiring more teens than any other business. Thirty-five percent of all restaurant employees are underage 20. TRAVEL HABITS COMPARED Women makeabout 10 round trips a year by air, compared to 18 made by men, says the Air Transport Association. Women plantheir trips 30 days in advance, while men make up their minds only two weeks ahead of time. (CH HEAVIEST DRINKERS if citizens consumean average of 8.3 quarts of alcohol per person, 15th among a groupofnations surveyed by the hew department The heaviestdrinkers are in France, where consumption averages 17.4 quarts per person per year. Porrugalis next with 14.9 quarts, aad Spain follows closely with 14.8 quarts. THE BORN LOSER By Art Sassen hee: |
