Why is belly button fluff usually blue-gray?

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The discussion centers around the phenomenon of belly button lint, particularly its color and the reasons for its accumulation. Participants note that belly button lint often appears blue, which is attributed to the accumulation of fibers under pressure, despite the lint itself being primarily white. The conversation highlights a perceived gender difference, with men experiencing more belly button lint than women, possibly due to differences in body hair. An experiment is proposed to investigate this further, involving subjects wearing different colored shirts and bandaging their belly buttons to see if it affects lint production. Some participants share personal experiences and humorous anecdotes related to the topic, while others suggest that the study lacks credibility without photographic evidence. The discussion also references a systematic survey by an Australian researcher, which provides insights into the composition and behavior of belly button lint, including its migration patterns and the factors influencing its quantity based on body hair characteristics.
  • #31
Moonbear said:
I'm going to have to first request a description of your abs before I vote. If a 1 is a beer gut and a 10 is a tight, toned 6-pack, where do you rate yours. Just to give this scale a little more reference, we'll say a 5 is a reasonably flat stomach, but no definition to the abs at all yet. Anything over 5 is acceptable to share, under 5, and we'll take your word for it. :biggrin: If it's a 5, I'll have to confer with the sisterhood.

Due to Moonbears ambiguous specifications, and, "hidden agenda", i have to
abandon the experiment, even though the specs could be within the 6 to 7
range ,the margin for error could be -50% to +50%.
 
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  • #32
Belly Button dimensions...


http://www.kia-glitz.com/images/custom/monkey.jpg
 
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  • #33
*Kia* said:
Belly Button dimensions...


http://www.kia-glitz.com/images/custom/monkey.jpg
:smile: :smile: :smile:

wolram said:
Due to Moonbears ambiguous specifications, and, "hidden agenda",

Hidden agenda? What hidden agenda? I wasn't hiding anything; I thought it was blatantly obvious what my agenda was. :biggrin: Thankfully, Kia came through for us. :approve:
 
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  • #34
Moonbear said:
:smile: :smile: :smile:



Hidden agenda? What hidden agenda? I wasn't hiding anything; I thought it was blatantly obvious what my agenda was. :biggrin: Thankfully, Kia came through for us. :approve:

So you like my belly button?
 
  • #35
wolram said:
So you like my belly button?
Better keep it shaved though...that could get scary with some belly fur added to it.
 
  • #36
Is *Kia* wolram's missus or something?
 
  • #37
hahahaha daughter!
 
  • #38
*Kia* said:
hahahaha daughter!
Yet you still seem normal. :confused: :biggrin:
 
  • #39
Really gosh darn - must work harder :smile: :-p :biggrin:
 
  • #40
*Kia* said:
hahahaha daughter!


Close. At least you didn't choose to have him around, so it's not really your fault or anything!
 
  • #41
brewnog said:
Close. At least you didn't choose to have him around, so it's not really your fault or anything!
You are just, SO crule i am wounded beyond redemstion, i hope you all have
a good 5th of november.
 
  • #42
*Kia* said:
hahahaha daughter!
Welcome to PF daughter of wolram!

You know your dad is quite well known and respected here!

I look forward to more of your posts.

(oh, and you get a free fish...you might want to pass that up though, it's about 6 months old)
 
  • #43
Moonbear said:
Better keep it shaved though...that could get scary with some belly fur added to it.

Alright now stop that! You made me spit out my coffee.
 
  • #44
*Kia* said:
hahahaha daughter!

hihihihi hahahaha daughter of Wolram. :smile:
 
  • #45
My dog is growling like crazy @ the monkey!
And hi Kia, daughter of Wolram!
 
  • #46
Ivan Seeking said:
hihihihi hahahaha daughter of Wolram. :smile:


Don't rub it in, the poor lass probably gets mocked enough as it is!
 
  • #47
Ivan Seeking said:
Alright now stop that! You made me spit out my coffee.
You and Evo should start a support group for that. :-p
 
  • #48
Oh my, I use "LOL" in forums more often than, I am sure, is acceptable, but blow me down with a feather, I actually did a genuine LOL or two reading that. (I'm sure there are too many comma's in that sentence :bugeye: )

My "intelligence" does lay in a different direction to that of my dear daddy (but then he has had a little longer to acquire his knowledge) and the razor sharp wit is definitely far from as honed.
 
  • #49
Yes, watch the fur. It not only helps hold in the fluff, but once a friend placed a butter mint in a chap's navel, and it became quite a sticky situation.
 
  • #50
Wouldn't you know, wiki made a page on this, navel lint.
A fellow from Australia (Karl Kruszelnicki) made a systematic survey regarding belly fluff and these were some of his findings:

* Navel lint consists primarily of stray fibres from one's clothing, mixed with some dead skin cells and strands of body hair. The rotting cells can create unpleasant odors.
* Contrary to expectations, navel lint appears to migrate upwards from underwear rather than downwards from shirts or tops. The migration process is the result of the frictional drag of body hair on underwear, which drags stray fibres up into the navel.
* Women experience less navel lint because of their finer and shorter body hairs. Conversely, older men experience it more because of their coarser and more numerous hairs.
* Navel lint's characteristic blue-gray tint is likely the averaging of the colors of fibres present in clothing; the same color as clothes dryer lint.
 

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