From the fluffy edge of scientific research I can tell you that the belly button above will be fluff repellent. Consider the following research abstract:
"Hard facts on a soft matter! ... The hypothesis presented herein says that abdominal hair is mainly responsible for the accumulation of navel lint, which, therefore, this is a typically male phenomenon.
The abdominal hair collects fibers from cotton shirts and directs them into the navel where they are compacted to a felt-like matter. The most abundant individual mass of a piece of lint was found to be between 1.20 and 1.29 mg (n=503). However, due to several much larger pieces, the average mass was 1.82 mg in this three year study. When the abdominal hair is shaved, no more lint is collected. "
From the materials and methods: "The author first observed the accumulation of navel fluff in his early 20s. Despite thorough body hygiene including a daily morning shower, the navel filled with lint over the day. The author collected 503 pieces of navel fluff since approximately March 2005 with a total weight of almost 1 g... ...In order to investigate the role of the abdominal hair, the author also shaved his belly for this study."
Med Hypotheses. 2009 Jun;72(6):623-5. Epub 2009 Feb 23.
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But why is it always blue?
ReplyDeleteI think I can live with a bit of navel fluff...Surely better than shaving or waxing the belly button?
ReplyDeleteHahahahahha... they waste time doing interesting research like this? Oh well. It's good entertainment value.
ReplyDeleteSounds to me like the kind of research the European Union would pay for...
ReplyDeleteamazing study! did he also send it to the guinness book of record for most fluff collected in a navel?
ReplyDeletethis guy has waaaaay too much time on his hands (and apparently too much navel hair...)
ReplyDeleteNaval fluff is what midshipment sport on their faces.
ReplyDeleteHmmm...no mention is innies or outies collected more fluff. I think a new research grant is needed.
ReplyDeleteSo that's what Buddha was contemplating.
ReplyDeletebut why....?
ReplyDelete(I see you are getting infected with the dreaded Chinese/Japanese blogger. In the end I had to re-instate word verification as it was taking over my comments sections)
I had a conversation on this subject with my nephew, that it is indeed a guy thing. He was at the time i the process of collecting his and saving it in a matchbox. He aimed to collect enough to make a small felt coaster or similar.
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