A man was working in a scrap yard during summer vacation at an engineering university One afternoon he was taking apart a piling hammer that had some very large bolts holding it together One of the nuts had corroded on to the bolt; to free it he started heating the nut with an oxy-acetylene torch As he was doing this one of the dimmest apprentices Banta came along He asked him what he was doing He patiently explained that if he heated the nut it would grow larger and release its grip on the bolt so he could then remove it So things get larger when they get hot do they? Banta asked Suddenly an idea flashed into his mind Yes he said that s why days are longer in summer and shorter in winter There was a long pause then his face cleared You know I always wondered about that he said

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