Our next question: What is a childhood rule your parents made that you now realise makes no sense? To take part, drop us a line via this form by 12pm on Wednesday, March 18.
Leann Wong Hoi-ching, 15, GCCITKD Lau Pak Lok Secondary School: The strangest question I’ve googled is “Are humans red meat or white meat?” I’ve learned that, technically, because of the high myoglobin content in our muscles, we should be considered red meat. From an ethical and legal perspective, we are never considered food. The scientific answer, however, is quite surprising.
Lucas Ho, 15, Fung Kai No 1 Secondary School: The weirdest thing I have googled was how to confess your feelings to someone you love and how to prove they love you back.
Ma Nuo-wen, 17, Lung Kong WFSL Lau Wong Fat Secondary School: I looked up an exchange rate because I know America and Iran have recently been at war, which has caused inflation. Now, US$1 equals 168,923.62 Iranian rials.
Jillian Nicole Chak, 14, Pui Kiu College: I was a bit silly and googled “What does a cloud taste like?” I thought it would taste like fluffy cotton candy or maybe like trying to eat fog, totally pointless and weird. Turns out the results mostly said clouds taste like nothing at all.
Bella Fung, 10, Holy Angels Canossian School: The most random thing I have ever googled is “Why is the sky blue?” Gases and particles in Earth’s atmosphere scatter sunlight in all directions. Blue light is scattered more than other colours because it travels as shorter, smaller waves. This is why we see a blue sky.
Huang Xiqing, 13, Lung Kong WFSL Lau Wong Fat Secondary School: My sister’s biggest hobby is sleeping. Aside from school hours, she sleeps at least 12 hours a day. So I was curious: what animal sleeps the longest in the world? The answer is the sloth. It’s said that sloths spend over 80 per cent of their lives sleeping; they are sleep champions.
Jamie Fung Kei-moon, 16, Leung Shek Chee College: Do fish get thirsty? This question led me down a rabbit hole. The conclusion? It depends! Saltwater fish do get “thirsty”, needing to drink constantly to combat dehydration. Freshwater fish rarely drink since water enters their bodies automatically. Ultimately, this fun fact was the perfect award for my curiosity.
Zhuang Lirui, 15, TWGHs Li Ka Shing College: While I was watching a video about global delicacies, the question of how much saliva humans swallow in a day came to mind. On average, humans produce 1 to 1.5 litres of saliva every day. Quite unexpected, isn’t it?
Emily Leung Yee-ting, 15, GCCITKD Lau Pak Lok Secondary School: I once looked up why we dream and learned about rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. I found that dreaming helps process emotions, store memories and even rehearse real-life situations. It’s amazing how busy our minds are when we sleep.
Cynthia Zhang, 13, Lung Kong WFSL Lau Wong Fat Secondary School: I googled “Why do we yawn when tired?” It turns out it might cool the brain down, not just signal boredom or sleepiness. Fascinating! I had never learned that before.
