Dominic's botany lesson 1: Roses
Matt brought me home a red rose today at lunchtime so naturally Dominic had to investigate this strange new plant that came into his surroundings.
Hence today's blog post is a lesson on botany proudly brought to you by Dominic.
Dominic's Botany Investigation: Rose
Aim: To discover what, if any, uses a rose has.
Hypothesis: Roses can be used for food or as a rudimentary toy. Why else would Dad bring anything else home for Mum?
Methodology: I shall perform a series of tests in which I attempt to play the rose in a number of increasingly destructive ways.
Results:
Chew test - Rose lacked sufficent firmness to be a successful chew toy. Also not particularly tasty.
Bash test: Waved rose around and performed some impressive fencing manoeuvres. Rose lacked weight to be used as an effective weapon.
Flute test: Tried blowing on the rose but no sound resulted.
Durability test: Hit rose with small yellow plastic block. Some leaves and petals became detached during process.
Conclusion: Roses are not useful as either food or toys. Obviously worthless.
Luckily I discovered for Mum that the rose was not a useful toy or a delicious snack.
Oh wait, you don't mean you wanted the rose left intact, do you?
posted by debbie at 6:07 PM
3 Comments:
So no romance in Dominic's soul then? As a fellow scientist I heartily approve of his methodology :)
When some kids in my form class asked me who the rose was for, I told them I was going to give it to my wife, and then my son was going to steal it and eat it.
How right I was :-)
Lol. The rose actually held up pretty well until the bashing with yellow block part of the test.
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