Question

How did the absent minded professor burn his ear answer key?

Answer 1

The absent minded professor was busy ironing his clothes when the telephone rang. In the haste to answer the call, the professor placed lifted the iron box and placed it on his ear. As the iron box was still hot, he ended up burning his ear.

Answer 2

At the time when the telephone rang, the absent-minded professor was occupied with ironing clothes. In the rush to respond to the call, he placed elevated the iron case and put it on his ear. Since the iron case was quiet burning, he finished up hurting his ear. In short, the rush to answer the phone call, the professor ended up burning his ear.