A PROFOUND ANSWER, TO A MORE PROFOUND QUESTION!

A PROFOUND ANSWER, TO A MORE PROFOUND QUESTION!

Life has a way of challenging us with a number of very profound questions! What is the meaning of life? Is there a God? What have we accomplished with our lives? Do you love me? When will our world end? Does your chewing gum lose its flavour on the bedpost overnight? I was overwhelmed this morning when I discovered that one of the many mysteries of the universe has been explained!

A team of scientists claims to have unraveled one of the animal kingdom's more peculiar mysteries: why wombat poop is cube-shaped.  

The wombat, native to Australia, produces about 80 to 100 cubes of poop each night. It is known to use the dung to mark its territory, depositing piles of the stuff outside burrows and on top of rocks and logs, according to Australian Geographic. But how the wombat produces the cubed shapes is a phenomenon that has puzzled many observers of the furry marsupial for years.

Researchers, led by the Georgia Institute of Technology, said they have uncovered the digestive processes behind the mystery and presented their findings at the 71st Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics in Atlanta recently.

I do not want to bore either of my two readers with the messy details. I think that it is just overwhelming enough to know that the mystery has been solved. Not only is that good news, but the study's authors said the findings could have implications beyond the natural world, by helping to provide insight into new manufacturing techniques.

This fascinating discovery has unrolled a dozen new questions to my inquisitive mind. Did you know that there was an American Physical Society’s Division of Fluid Dynamics? It made my heart flutter! And what kind of new manufacturing techniques would soon be influenced by examining the toilet habits of the little shits? Could these techniques be used in chocolate production or the making of chicken bullion cubes? There is no end to my excitement!

As a final gem of information, you can rest peacefully knowing that from my own research, your chewing gum does lose its flavour on the bedpost overnight. Two mysteries solved in one blog! A good day’s work I would say!