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Podcast: Fascinating Nouns
Episode: Ep. 221: Sexy Slime, Gorgeous Goo, and Outrageous Ooze
Description: Biological slime, the goo that is produced purposefully by a creature, is both the most disgusting AND the most versatile substance known to man. For example, a snail produces a slime that is slippery so that it can gracefully glide across the sidewalk, but that same substance also acts as a glue that keeps the snail attached to the surface. A hagfish produces a slime so thick and fibrous that it looks like spun cotton, and it is so dense it can choke a shark. The craziest thing is: Slime is mostly water! 98% water in fact. You know this stuff...