by Artemis » Thu Nov 24, 2005 10:30 am
A: In ancient times, the level of helium inside the Earth (which is what keeps it floating in space) was dangerously high, to the point where the planet was threatened with floating right up out of the galaxy, and ending up bobbing around the universal ceiling, out of reach. Seeing as men were busy at the time declaring themselves 'hunters', and investigating whether or not it's a good idea to try to headbutt woolly mammoths to death, it fell to women to solve the problem. They did this by wearing special footwear with sharp heels, which made tiny punctures in the Earth's crust as they walked, thus venting excess helium (the cumulative effect of this, over dozens of generations, is also why women's voices tend to be higher than men's). The reason for high heels has long been forgotten, but the practice remains as a kind of racial memory, thereby keeping the Earth from floating away.
Answer from the future: Yes, time travel is possible. And once you've built a time machine, it's easy to make time to use it - not by using the machine to complete your own tasks before you have to do them, but by the far simpler method of selling the patent and hiring a maid.
Q: Is it a good idea to try to headbutt woolly mammoths to death?
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