Things to ponder …

Have you ever wondered why kamikaze pilots wore helmets?

Kamikaze aircraft were essentially pilot-guided explosive missiles, purpose-built or converted from conventional aircraft. Pilots would attempt to crash their aircraft into enemy ships in what was called a “body attack” in planes laden with some combination of explosives, bombs, and torpedoes.

Knowing this, the fact that the pilots wore helmets doesn’t really makes sense, does it?

To keep you wondering about other things, I discovered a list of things that I found thought-provoking.

1. If the number two pencil is the most popular, why is it still number two?

2. Why do we press harder on the remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?

3. Why are you “in” a movie, but “on” TV?

4. What was the best thing before sliced bread? Or sliced cheese or chocolate pudding?

5. Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?

6. Why do “fat chance” and “slim chance” mean the same thing?

7. Why do British people never sound British when they sing? (I once, many years ago, interviewed one of the singers from Ballyhoo, a once popular British group, and asked the same question. He could not give me an answer. I’ve wondered about this ever since).

8. At a movie theatre, which arm rest is yours?

9. When does it stop being partly cloudy and start being partly sunny?

10. When French people swear, do they say “Pardon my English?”

11. Why do people say “heads up” when they should duck?

Now that I (hopefully) have given you some things to ponder on, let me know if you have any answers.

Until next week, take care of one another.