The Immune System: Eureka

Archimedes: His Discovery was the talk of the town.

Archimedes, the ancient Greek scientist, was no exception. When his friend, King Hieron of Syracuse asked the famous scientist if the crown he was wearing was pure gold or if it was alloyed, Archimedes was stumped.

One day as he stepped into a bath, it came to him. The amount of water which overflowed was equal to the portion of his body placed in the bathwater. The same was true of goldand its alloys. Gold displaced a certain amount of water. Alloys, like silver, displaced different amounts.

Were told by historians, he was so excited about his discovery he ran through the town crying Eureka! (I found it!). He had discovered the principle of the immune systemuh, no, sorry, getting ahead of myselfthe principle of buoyancy.

Of course, what I said earlier applies here. We scientists do go overboard sometimes. He was so excited, he forgot to well get dressed. So, everyone got what they wanted that day. Archimedes got his discovery. King Hieron got a new crown (his alloyed crown displaced too much water)and the town got their buzz.

The immune system finally.

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