Thursday, July 10, 2008

Snot Rocket, Part 3

Consistency and Origins
PART 1 | PART 2 | EPILOGUE

Over the years, I’ve learned a lot about desirable snot rocket consistency and origins. Velocity may be one key to the successful snot rocket, however increasing mucus thickness makes for higher degrees of difficulty. And there are certain mucus characteristics that velocity can’t overcome, that one just doesn’t mess with.

Every cyclist's MUCUS NEMESIS? the head cold type...the stringy, tapioca pudding-like rumbling that births itself in the deepest caverns of the sinuses and insists upon coming out in one long connected mass.

One just doesn't have the luxury of using valuable oxygen to wrestle out a glob of goo that insists on remaining attached to itself...not to mention living through the odd stares of and possible hazards to those nearby if things go awry.

We may ride when we're sick, but everyone knows to leave the deep ones alone.

- TOB ...but sometimes they sneak up on ya....

5 comments:

bikingbrady said...

The absolute worst is when you proudly rocket one out of the nostril only to find out 20 miles later that it is dangling proudly from your sleeve.

WheelDancer said...

Boy do I know about the dangers of the cold-induced lugie. A while back I kept sniffling one back, afraid that I couldn't finish the job. It finally seemed like it was coming out on it's own so I gave it a lift only to have it come only three quarters out before recoiling back across my cheek. The only saving grace was that I was alone on the trail at the time.

Of course now I've posted it on the internet...

Eclectchick said...

I've never been able to bring myself to do the snot rocket thing. I know I'll sound like a fragile flower, but I'm stickin' with my habitual kleenex in my righthand jersey pocket.

Groover said...

@ Bikingbrady - or your top tube! *B*L*U*S*H*

TOB - Love your snot rocket trilogy.

rigtenzin said...

I like the parachute-shaped snot blobs, except when they land on the side of my face or cover my glasses.