Russell wrote:yanpa wrote:I was talking about washing machine lint. Come to think of it though, I don't recall generating much navel lint in recent years... I must look into that to see if there are any useful scientific observations I can make for the betterment of humanity.
Has been done already...Torygraph wrote:"We hope we have been able to provide information for doctors when they are next confronted with the simple question of 'why some belly buttons collect so much lint and others do not'."
Fascinating. I will certainly be asking my doctor that question to see if he's been keeping up with the latest research.Torygraph wrote:An earlier, Australian study of samples from 5,000 people concluded the typical carrier of navel fluff to be 'a slightly overweight middle-aged male with a hairy abdomen'.
Hmm, I almost fall into that category, but like I said, not much navel lint recently. Mind you I'm not Australian.