rocky845

^ Exactly. I think Farkle either didn't know where to focus his research ( a lot could have happened in Belgium 1831 ), or he just wanted to give Cory the opportunity to teach him about that big event without Farkle doing pre-research on it.

starryeyesxx

& maybe it was something he wanted to discover at the same time as his friends too

rocky845

^ I can see that. That must have factored into his decision not to find out the answer himself.

starryeyesxx

I think that was definitely part of it



https://huckleberryshortstack.tumblr...lucaya-a-break

rocky845

^ Farkle is not a good athlete -- copy that. I get why Farkle couldn't avoid hitting Maya since paper balls are pretty light, but the fact that Farkle hit Lucas with a basketball proves that he really needs to work on his tossing/throwing ability. :

starryeyesxx

Yeah, the ball had so many other places to go! How'd he end up hitting Lucas?

rocky845

^ That's the million dollar question. Clearly Lucas didn't factor in just how badly Farkle's throwing ability was. =p

starryeyesxx

Yeah, I think he didn't know where to start with making Farkle a better athlete

rocky845

^ Yup. I think Lucas' first step should have been to stay out of the likely path that Farkle's throw would send the ball. Hopefully, Lucas' tuition helped Farkle have better aim.

starryeyesxx

Yeah, it would be interesting to see if Farkle ever actually got any better

rocky845

^ I would love the answer to that as well. It might bug Farkle if he couldn't master that skill. That's why I think he would keep practicing until he manages to at the very least be able to hit the rim and not another person with his throw/toss.

starryeyesxx

Yeah, even though he doesn't seem to think it's possible, I can't see him giving it up that easily

rocky845

^ Exactly. Farkle isn't the kind of person who would give up when he sets his mind on accomplishing something or mastering a skill. He might not try to be a star athlete, but he will be able to hold his own in a game.

starryeyesxx

Yeah, he definitely wouldn't stop until there was some improvement

rocky845

^ Exactly. I'm always going to think that Farkle will be much better at playing some sports if he puts in the time and makes the effort to learn the sports.