Why are addresses not fixed?

Addresses are not fixed because they can change when things move around.

Imagine your toy box is like a house, it has an address, like "Toy Box Street, Room 1." But if you move your toy box to another part of the room, its address changes too! Now it’s on "Playground Lane, Spot 5."

Like a Moving Car

If you have a car that moves from one place to another, say, from the garage to the driveway, its address isn’t fixed either. It was once at "Garage Avenue," but now it's at "Driveway Road."

Why Does This Happen?

Things move all the time, and when they do, their addresses need to change too. Just like you might have a new bedroom or a new friend who moves next door, everything can shift, and that’s just part of life!

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Examples

  1. A house moves because of an earthquake, and now its address is different.
  2. A new road is built next to a school, so the school gets a new address.
  3. A street is renamed, and everyone has to update their addresses.

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