An epiphany

[SternoBoy]

It's been awhile since I last posted but lately I really haven't had much of value to contribute until...

The other day I found myself thinking of nasal mucous (as I often do). Just how much snot does the average person produce in a day? Ladies and gentlemen, we truly live in the golden age of information for in seconds I had my answer from Google: about 240mL per day. That's about 1.75 liters a week, the vast majority of which is swallowed. Hmm, I thought, 1.75 liters is a handle. So it's like once a week God hands you handle of snot and says, "Here ya' go laddie, youse gots to make it last a week. Now drink up, that's a good lad!"

[Palinka (RIP)]

Well, that's not quite accurate. One produces about 250mls of mucous per day (which isn't quite the same as "snot", being that a large percentage of it is saliva and salivary amalyase (an important enzyme) without the saliva, one would soon develop breathing difficulties and withouth the enzyme, one would develop gastric problems).

[Jiggers McCoy]

To say nothing of all the spiders we swallow.

AND DON'T BOTHER SNOPES-ING ME I KNOW THEY ARE IN THE POCKET OF "BIG SPIDER"

[Savage]

Seriously, if I snorked/swallowed a handle of snot a week, I would consult a physician. I mean, seriously. How gullible are you?

[Savage]

Oh, but speaking of medical issues, why is my left hand icy cold, while my right hand is body temperature? And why can I not sleep? And why is there no more bourbon? Oh, I know the answer to that one. He left for work about four hours ago.

[oettinger]

There once was this twisted biology teacher at my school who collected a glass full of his own saliva and asked the pupils to drink it, cause its all the same stuff we produce he said so no reason to be grossed...
That guy often had to change schools beacuse of stunts like these but could never be fired, because in germany once you are a magistrate (is that the right term?) barring molesting or killing two or three pupils that`s almost impossible.

[Savage]

There once was this twisted biology teacher at my school who collected a glass full of his own saliva and asked the pupils to drink it, cause its all the same stuff we produce he said so no reason to be grossed...
That guy often had to change schools beacuse of stunts like these but could never be fired, because in germany once you are a magistrate (is that the right term?) barring molesting or killing two or three pupils that`s almost impossible.

We got that beat, here. Some perverted son of a bitch had blindfolded kids eating his spunk. I say, let's go all middle eastern on him. Bring on the stones.

[SternoBoy]

Well, that's not quite accurate. One produces about 250mls of mucous per day (which isn't quite the same as "snot", being that a large percentage of it is saliva and salivary amalyase (an important enzyme) without the saliva, one would soon develop breathing difficulties and withouth the enzyme, one would develop gastric problems).

Darn, I found yet another interweb reference claiming total daily mucus production at 1 to 1.5 liters a day. I presume this includes respiratory and gut.

I didn't have a problem with a handle of mucus a week but 7 to 10.5 liters a week? That's disgusting.

[Badfellow]

Hey, pal. Are you trying to mucous sick?

That's snot very funny.