I’m more than a fair weather friend,
On me, you can depend,
To hang around at least ’til summer’s end.
I serve your house, the store, the school,
I’m liked everywhere ’cause I’m so cool.
Make CARP (fish) evolve into GOAT (mammal) by changing one letter at a time. Each change must produce a valid word in the English language. But there is a catch. The evolution must go through NEWT (amphibian) and CROW (bird). No word can be used more than once.
The exhaust plume of the space shuttle effectively grounds the space shuttle for a considerable part of its initial flight. Therefore, the shuttle could be struck by lightning. A plane is not grounded, so it does not conduct lightning.