As a "cure" from my ulcers, my mom told me to wash my mouth with saltwater every few hours. Now, saltwater tastes REALLY gross andddd it KILLS with pain. So while doing it, I decided to distract myself from the pain by putting my science into practice.
Me: So this is saltwater. That means it's NaCl + H2O. That gets...
Dad: what is NaCl?
Me: salt!
Dad: I thought salt is sodium chloride.
Me: *opens eyes wide* NaCl iisss sodium chloride.
I think salt and water theories just don't go with my family. Cause the father doesn't know what compound stands for salt, and the daughter doesn't know how to separate salt from saltwater. =P