Our First Inquirer!

Isaac asked:

Hello Genius'

I have three questions for you:

What came first, the invention of the word "bug" after an insect (which are irritating), or calling irritating insects "bugs" after the word "bug"?

Is it possible for a human falling through the sky to break the sound barrier, or is the human's terminal velocity enough to quell speeds that fast?

If you are riding in a car with your fingers out the window and the driver rolls the window up, will your fingers be cut off?

Thanks ahead of time!!

Dear Isaac,

1) Insect describes the many animals in the phylum Arthropoda that have six legs, two pairs of wings, and a body consisting of a head, thorax, and abdomen. Bug describes the insects that infest plants or a persons house, thus the name bug. So in answer to you question, Insect came first, then bug came second, being used to describe the annoying problems people had with them.

Sage Genius

2) Yes, it is possible because Felix Baumgartner broke the sound barrier on Sunday morning October the 14th 2012, he reached an estimated speed of 833.9 MPH.

Pundit Genius

3) When cars were first equipped with automatic window rollers, they were strong enough to chop a persons fingers off. It is not clarified that anyone actually had their fingers cut off.

Sage Genius