These are a pair of questions that I like to ask people from time to time. The questions are half serious and half joking but they I’m sure have real answers. I would really like to know the answers, but I don’t want anyone to research it I would just like your response, I’ve gotten a couple of good ones over the years and no one has had a real concrete answer off the top of their head.

Why do they call it a pair of pants? It is only one garment. I know, I know it has two legs well a shirt has two sleeves and you don’t call it a pair of shirts. It even extends to a “pair of underwear” which for the most part don’t even have leggings just leg holes.

Secondly, how does a light gun work? You know what I mean like on the Nintendo when you play duck hunt how does the game know if I shot the ducks or not? Even more so in the newer shooter games like that Cop series from Namco – and I mean on home systems.

I was just wondering if any one knew off the top of your heads, I prefer that no one actually look up an answer just give a theory.