CONDENSATION'S INSPIRATION

Our old military housing had single pane windows and frequently condensation would form on the inside when the winter months arrived. Our seven year old daughter, Suzy, asked why water was there. I explained, in some detail and in child's terms, how when warm, moisture laden air, came in contact with the cold window, it condensed, leaving water. I explained that we called this condensation and we repeated the word several times. A short while later, her Mom came home and Suzy wanted to show off what she had learned. "Look, Mom," she said, pointing to the window, "conversation." Thinking of all the words I used trying to explain the concept to her, I wondered if her label wasn't, at least, partly correct.