• Question: how many layers in an onion

    Asked by Abby to Aisling, Colin, Laurence, Ned, Niamh on 9 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Laurence O'Rourke

      Laurence O'Rourke answered on 9 Mar 2016:


      Depends on the size of the onion 🙂

      Did you know though that the comet Rosetta is orbiting has layers of ice that are just like the layers of an onion?

    • Photo: Ned Dwyer

      Ned Dwyer answered on 9 Mar 2016:


      Quite a few but they bring tears to your eyes anyway .

    • Photo: Colin Shirran

      Colin Shirran answered on 10 Mar 2016:


      Depends how big the onion is! Maybe there is an equation that relates the amount of layers in the onion with it’s size? 😀

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