Sunday 4 April 2010

No Woolman No Cry

Dear Professor Thorogood,

Why do my tears taste of salt and not another condiment?

p.s. Would it be wrong to cry in my chips?


regards,

Mr. Sneaks
Manchester



Why does cotton wool squeak when i bite it, is it alive?

regards,

Mrs. Sneaks
Manchester




Hello Mr. and Mrs. Sneaks!

A two part question this week. What a treat!

I'll tackle Mr. Sneaks and his salty tears first shall I? Very well.

For several years now, a zillion approximately, salt has been the predominant force on our planet. It powers our cities, clothes our children, and seasons our chips. The salt that you have in your tears comes from the 'Condimentius Collecticus' duct which is located inside the eye. As you can see in the diagram below, the CC Duct contains not just salt but sugar, BBQ sauce, and mustard. When a person cries, they will usually bow their heads to allow tears to leave the head via the Eye Holes in their eyes. The further the person bows their head, the more variations of condiment are released through the eye holes. For the majority of the time salt will be the only one to make it out, but should you bow your head to an ridiculous level whilst grieving for a dead relative, you will cry mustard tears. Try it!!!!!!!!




And yes Mr. Sneaks, it is wrong to use Eye Salt to flavour your chips as it can actually remove the taste from your food!!!!

And now Mrs. Sneaks, your cotton wool conundrum.

Yes. Cotton wool is alive. It thrives on ear wax and other bodily fluids but responds very badly to dental contact, hence the shrill squeal that it emits when bitten. If you want some science fun, take a 'Flump' of cotton wool and place it in a jar. Then play a Kanye West CD through a speaker directly facing the jar. Amazing eh?

Amazing eh indeed.

WHO LET THE SCIENCE OUT??!!!

Prof. Thorogood,
LMAO Institute.

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