The 5 most ridiculous things ever

We have some crystals hanging in the window in the kitchen. They make pretty rainbows that the kids love to see. As the sun was setting one evening, Justin asked me why the rainbows were going away. This all led to a discussion about how the Sun doesn't actually move it is the Earth that is spinning and that is why it LOOKS like the sun is setting.

Photos courtesy of Justin Maxwell

Since then Justin has moved on to planets with rings. Specifically that Saturn has big rings and Jupiter has small rings. Last night we added Uranus and Neptune to the list of planets with rings. This all started because we pointed out Jupiter and Saturn to him in the evening sky and he knows about the rings because I have a star chart hanging in my room with a picture of Saturn and Jupiter on it.

Now that you have a little background I can tell you that this morning at breakfast Justin asked what gravity is and why it is always on, and how do the planets stay up in the sky. In an attempt to explain this to my 5 yr old, I said that the planets all move around the sun and that combined with gravity they are able to stay up in the sky. It was also mentioned that not only does the Earth spin, but it also moves around the Sun. And the Sun isn't a planet, it is a star. During this conversation Justin bust up laughing. He then proceeded to tell me that:

1. The Earth is NOT a planet.
2. The planets do NOT move around the Sun.
3. The Sun is NOT a star.
4. Planets do NOT spin, only the Earth does.
5. Stars are definitely not as big or bigger than the Sun.

What I had said was clearly the most ridiculous thing he had ever heard.

Give him a couple of days to think about it, he will come around.