The Questioneers Book 2: Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants
WHIFF OF COFFEE Steam No steam Coffee Hot Smell Coffee No smell Cold No smells
Chapter 2 Ada Ada pulled the tape measure out of her pocket She always kept one handy She measured the distance from her nose to the top of her mother’s coffee mug She bent closer and closer to the mug sniffing measuring and taking notes She could smell the coffee from her mom’s mug from twelve centimeters away She repeated the steps with her dad’s coffee mug But she could not smell anything from his mug until her nose was
only four centimeters away Even then the scent was faint Your coffee is broken Dad said Ada It doesn’t smell Keep investigating said Mrs Twist You’ll figure it out Ada knew that using all her senses was a great way to gather data Ada looked carefully at the mugs Steam rose over her mom’s mug like wispy smoke Ada placed her right hand over the steam and her palm became damp She placed her left hand over her dad’s mug Her left hand stayed dry Finally Ada touched her mom’s mug It was hot Her dad’s mug was icy cold and a little damp Zowie said Ada Her dad laughed and picked up his mug and took a drink It’s iced coffee he said But the ice melted so it looks like the hot stuff 8
And speaking of hot said Mrs Twist can we eat while our eggs are still hot stuff While Ada ate more questions swirled around in her mind What makes hot coffee hot What makes steam Why does it go up Why was Dad’s mug damp on the outside Why does hot coffee smell more than cold coffee Do other things smell stronger when they are hot than when they are cold Steam No steam MOM'S COFFEE DAD'S COFFEE Every question gave her two more questions And each of those questions led her to four 9
