Because they were a nuisance (new cents).
A man named Bob running down a train track (only Asians will understand)
I really am a FunGi."
You first dig a hole, second, you fill the hole with ashes, also throw some peas in there. When the elephant stops to take a pea, you kick it in the ash hole.
Throw it in water If it sinks = girl ant If it floats = buoyant