Reason 22: What's a ....

Doing a virtual lab in class, when a question arises:

Student: Mrs.Smith? What's a pair-uh-micky-uhm?

Me: A what?!?

Student: Repeats the same odd word.

Me: Ok, spell the word for me.

Student: P-a-r-a-m-e-c-i-u-m

Me: Oh my....

Reason 21: Iron Pots

Actual question on a virtual lab: What makes up an iron pot?

Student: Iron particles and pot particles.

Me: *Raising eyebrow*

Reason 20: Half Life, Half Right

We were going over half life, and one specific question resulted in a certain number of half lives.

Me: Ok, so after that amount of time, how much of the original mass should you have left?

Student: One thirty-tooth! *meaning 1/32*

Me: *Face/Palm* Your mother is weeping somewhere and she doesn't know why.