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June 12, 2024 25 mins

Feeling Queasy 

Join Jill and Liz as they answer the questions, “Why is there a metric system and an imperial system?” and “Why do people get seasick?” We also share a fact of the day about fast airplanes and recommend a library mystery novel. To submit your own question, go to KDL.org/Stump. We can’t wait to hear from you! 

 

Liz’s Fact of the Day: 1,000 Amazing World Facts 

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C1018270 

 

Jill’s Book Recommendation: The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead 

https://kdl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S174C943273 

 

Concerning the metric system: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtKbq_zAr-A 

https://usma.org/origin-of-the-metric-system

"Metric system." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 19 Nov. 2018. school.eb.com/levels/high/article/metric-system/52355. Accessed 15 May. 2024. 

https://school.eb.com/levels/high/article/measurement-system/108505 

 

Concerning motion sickness: 

https://www.asha.org/public/hearing/dizziness-and-balance/ 

https://www.brainfacts.org/thinking-sensing-and-behaving/movement/2019/the-vestibular-system-the-brain-and-balance-013119 

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fncir.2023.1150233/full 

https://medlineplus.gov/genetics/condition/motion-sickness/#causes 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_S._Cowings 

Do astronauts get motion sickness? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCBXiOvdCF4 

 

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