If half a century ago any child of 3 years andolder would be asked that grows upward the root, the answer would be given immediately. This is an icicle! But the current youth doubt the correctness of this answer.
The correct answer is actually wrong!
A person with a broad outlook is difficult to unequivocallyanswer the question that the upside is growing. This puzzle has many answers. And the generally accepted is just the most vulnerable to criticism. It's easier to say that the "right" answer is actually wrong. And there is evidence to that.
First, the icicle has no roots.And the process of growth is also very much in doubt. It is assumed that what can grow is that which is constantly increasing. The icicle on the same day can decrease, in another and melt completely.
For its "growth" it is necessary that firstthe temperature rose slightly above zero. When melting snow from the snow on the roof, meltwater will escape to the icicles, a cooling should occur. The droplets of water that run down the icicle at this time will freeze at the very tip of it. Thus, the icicle will increase in size.
The process of increasing the size of stalactites is identical to the growth of icicles. Therefore, by analogy to this riddle, there must also be such an answer.
Teeth in the upper jaw
Most of those who are not familiar with the generally acceptedIn Soviet times, the answer to the question of what is growing up is that they are the upper teeth. The process of their growth is completely physiological. And on the upper jaw teeth are just up roots. Therefore, it was more logical to assume that the correct answer is not an icicle at all. The upper tooth, which grows upward by the root, is more suitable as a riddle.
Hair and beard
And on the question of what is growing up root,you can give another answer. The hairs in the beard, after all, also have roots. And they grow down. Therefore, the roots are up. And in the nose, the hairs also grow down. And in the armpits the same picture is observed.
Actually, if we talk about hair on the head, thenhalf of them grows down. And for girls who prefer to braid braids, this puzzle fits as well as possible. After all, in the braids, even the hairs from the crown, it turns out, are rooted upwards.
By the way, about hair there are other children's puzzlesfor 5-year-old children. For example, this: "Do not plant, do not water - they grow themselves." Although cynics here and find something to find fault with. Because they themselves grow in man and nails.
Plants with air roots
An interesting fact from botany:in nature there are amazing plants! They release air roots. For example, epiphytic orchids have roots-hooks on all their branches in addition to the traditional, growing in humus.
Similar roots have epiphytic ferns and some palm trees. In this sense, Raphia ruffia (raffia) is of interest. Its roots bend upwards and act as respiratory organs.
The New Zealand Metrosideros tree (or Christmas tree) sometimes throws out a lot of roots hanging from the branches with magnificent brushes. Another name for this unique plant is pahutukawa.
Tomatoes up roots
And today many gardeners practice such an original planting of tomatoes. In the pots with the ground make holes at the bottom, where the seeds are planted. Tomato bushes grow roots up.
So truck farmers save space.They also say that tomatoes that grow down do not require garters and installation of trellises. Fruits, without touching the ground, practically do not rot. The bushes are also protected from many earthen pests. Do not pass the infection on plants from the soil in the event that the predecessors were hurting something.
True, tomatoes do not want to understand the benefits of growth up roots. And they are trying hard to pull the branches up. Therefore, the bushes themselves take a strange curved, arcuate shape.
That's how much interesting you can learn, if you are interested, what other riddles come up for a simple children's puzzle.
