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You know the kind – the sneeze where your hand/monitor/date’s face is left splattered as if shot at close range with a mucus blunderbuss.
But no more, with the Anti-Mucus Nostril Sacs!
The sacs are packaged as small discs, flexible and mouldable to the dimensions of disparate nostrils. The
user inserts them in their nostrils and tiny, thermally-activated micro-hooks secure the sacs in the nostril.
The user breathes as normal – the sacs’ micromesh material allows air to pass freely.
When they sneeze however, the sacs act as a barrier to the ejected material.
The force of the sneeze causes the sacs to spring out of their disc state and into their extended state – they are structured in a manner akin to a tiny concertina/wind sock – where they dangle from the user’s nostrils, holding the mucus.
Besides preventing the spraying of mucus all over your surroundings, this would also look hilarious –
“Oh Chad! Look everyone – Chad’s mucus sacs have gone again!”
They would come in a variety of colours and styles (eg. national flags, leopard print etc) and could even act as a filter for undesirable matter in the atmosphere (eg. dust, anthrax spores etc).
(ahem...)
http://www.halfbake...a/Sneeze_20Balloons
Great minds think alike. [lostdog, Oct 17 2004]
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I don't believe that breathable micro-mesh malarkey for a minute. Breath is moist and would clog up the mesh pretty quick. My nose doesn't need any new rigging. Besides, what's worse; sneezing on your date or sneezing little sac(k)s of mucus on your date? |
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Also useful for sudden nosebleeds....ihhhlll |
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I don't fancy having footer about attempting to detach the rubbery scrotum of slime dangling from my nostrils each time I sneeze. |
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You may have a point [k_sra] but if it was entirely practical it'd probably be baked. I reckon there has to be some kind of material out there in this wild, wonderful world that would be up to the task - or perhaps we could make the sacs organic and construct them of the same stuff as alveoli which are by necessity gas permeable. What you reckon? |
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As for footering about [calum] there would be almost none - the micro hook attachments could incorporate pressure sensors so all you would need to do to detatch the sacs would be to firmly squeeze your nose for a couple of seconds. |
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The idea is time-consuming and fairly unattractive. Try turning your face away next time. |
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Welcome to the bakery, btw. |
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