Quinn and license plates
Yesterday Quinn asked me why we have license plates.
"Two reasons. First, the people that drive have to give the government money to pay for the roads, and to keep them fixed. The more cars there are, the more the roads need help. Make sense?"
"OK. What's the other reason?"
"The second is so the police can tell who has a given car. What if you saw a black pickup truck hit another car and drive away, and all you could tell the police was that it was--"
"There could be a BILLION black pickup trucks!"
"That's right, but with a license plate then you know exactly which truck it is."
"But what if you have the same license plate as someone else?"
"You can't, because the government makes sure people don't get the same plates as someone else."
This satisfied her.
I love love LOVE Quinn's inquisitive mind, and how she made the leap to a billion black pickup trucks. Being a dad is awesome.
"Two reasons. First, the people that drive have to give the government money to pay for the roads, and to keep them fixed. The more cars there are, the more the roads need help. Make sense?"
"OK. What's the other reason?"
"The second is so the police can tell who has a given car. What if you saw a black pickup truck hit another car and drive away, and all you could tell the police was that it was--"
"There could be a BILLION black pickup trucks!"
"That's right, but with a license plate then you know exactly which truck it is."
"But what if you have the same license plate as someone else?"
"You can't, because the government makes sure people don't get the same plates as someone else."
This satisfied her.
I love love LOVE Quinn's inquisitive mind, and how she made the leap to a billion black pickup trucks. Being a dad is awesome.