This is a re-post of an oldie but a goodie. Snot was a main theme in our house this week. In fact Wade is currently producing it at an alarming rate. I could be so rich.
I remember reading somewhere that amniotic fluid is the best impact adsorbing material known to man.
Kinda makes you realize how amazing the human body is, huh?
NASA has for years tried to synthetically reproduce this liquid that keeps baby safe from bumps and jolts in Mommy’s tummy. But they just can’t figure out the right formula.
Guess God isn’t giving up the secret recipe.
Well, I’ve got something else for NASA to try.
Kid Snot. Mucus. Boogers. Whatever you call it in your house.
That stuff could totally be a space-age polymer. Have you ever tried getting snot off your kid’s nose when it’s all dried-on and crusty? It’s practically impermeable.
So there you go NASA. Kid snot is the answer to those pesky O-rings that keep failing on you. That heat-shield that keeps coming off in chunks? Get one of your employee’s kids to blow their nose on it, then slap it on the shuttle. It will never come off.
You wouldn’t even need to make a synthetic. There are millions of sick kids every year to collect it from.
NASA, call me. I may not have a degree in aero-space engineering, but I have lots of experience with boogers.
Too funny! And very true!
Excellent suggestion. Cold & flu season would become ‘harvest season’ – I think you are on to something here…
And if you have a little boy who is a pick-a-noser…try scrubbing off dried booger deposits from the door jam or the back of the van seat or beside his bed. They are stuck on for good, or will only come off with removal of a portion of the wall.
Good solution for NASA indeed! My house has been a testing center for years.
I am convinced the older you get, the more your sense of humor gets like your father’s. Also, David has probably inherited the same sense of humor.
LOL – Using words like amniotic fluid in my house sends all the males running in the opposite direction! Maybe that’s why they can’t reallly figure it out – because they are so scared of “women things.” I love your life view! Perfect!
I would totally give you a job at NASA. You know, if I worked there.
try scraping dried boogers off a wall, that’s a treat; it requires sandpaper
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And for some reason my kids don’t like it when I try to pick he boogers off their face with my fingernail. huh – can’t figure that one out.