Tuesday, June 05, 2007

Trivia Pur$uit

The distinctive smell that you get when opening a box or packet of crayons comes from stearic acid - which is the formal name for processed beef fat.
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5 comments:

  1. Anonymous6:49 AM

    hmmm... yummy!
    I'll be thinking of beef fat every time I color with the kids.

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  2. david mcmahon7:51 AM

    Hi Darlene,

    I was actually thinking of you when I posted that!

    Keep smiling

    David

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  3. B.T.Bear (esq.)11:25 PM

    Bleagh......... Mummy says she used to chew these....

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  4. david mcmahon5:27 PM

    Hi BTBear,

    Bully beef!!!

    Cheers

    David

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  5. Deborah Gamble11:35 AM

    Oh, yuck! And I like that smell. Or should I say, liked, now that I know what it is.

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