Wednesday 12 April 2017

Knowing When To Jump Out

Once upon a time, when a frog was put in a pot of water, it felt comfortable and relaxed. And just when the frog was beginning to perform a rare form of synchronized swimming, they started putting fire under the pot, causing the water temperature to rise. Initially, that was no problem for the frog as it could adjust its body temperature accordingly. So as the water temperature kept rising, the frog kept on adjusting with the increase in temperature.

But just when the water was about to reach boiling point, and the frog couldn’t adjust its body temperature anymore, it decided to jump out but couldn’t. It tried and tried, but it was unable to jump out; because it had used up all its energy in adjusting to the water temperature. So the frog soon died inside the boiling water. So, what killed the frog? Did the boiling water kill the frog?  Did the frog commit suicide?

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