why is belly button fluff always blue?

cool dude · « **on:** 15/05/2005 17:46:52 »

We did different experiments with different colour clothes, different fabric, clothes worn for different length of time, etc but the belly button fluff is always blue. Does anyone know the answer?

neilep · « **Reply #1 on:** 15/05/2005 18:26:31 »

....now I must tell you !!....but this is just between me and you ok ?...for the last ten years I have been collecting belly button fluff (My own that is)...and I can honestly say that I hold the world record, cos I've seen the official world record and it pales into significance when comparted to mine. I may post a piccy of it too...but, to answer your question, although my ball of tummy fluff joy is primarily blue it is in fact a compilation of a whole rainbow or colours...but....I must admit, until you posed this very important question, I never really took in on board that in fact YES, it is mostly blue...nicely done....and welcome to the forum too cool dude......sooooooooo glad I got that off my chest and at least I have now been able to share my secret with you.............DOH !!

Men are the same as women.... just inside out !!

DoctorBeaver · « **Reply #2 on:** 15/05/2005 21:41:25 »

Maybe it's sad that it's no longer part of the fabric whence it came?

cool dude · « **Reply #3 on:** 16/05/2005 17:31:26 »

this is so cool - that there are people who actually read my question and not die from laughing! However, I still need to know why it is blue, regardless of the colour of clothes worn. In fact, I might even be right that it is mostly on men and not women. I think it's to do with the chest hair, but I might be wrong.

neilep · « **Reply #4 on:** 16/05/2005 18:43:08 »

FROM THE TOP !!

FROM THE SIDE !

Disclaimer:No Fur balls or Belly Buttons were harmed in the production of this belly button fluff ball !

I know, you all think it's GROSS !!!!!

Men are the same as women.... just inside out !!

cool dude · « **Reply #5 on:** 16/05/2005 19:03:24 »

That looks like a fruit and nut ball gone very bad. But it's interesting colours in it and one can see that it is primarily blue. Ah of course, we haven't done experiment looking at colour of fluff vs colour of food we eat.

neilep · « **Reply #6 on:** 16/05/2005 19:18:05 »

Well I can't remember eating any blue food recently...though I did manage a blue whale kebab the other night !!

Men are the same as women.... just inside out !!

daveshorts · « **Reply #7 on:** 16/05/2005 19:35:11 »

I would have thought that it was more to do with the colour of the clothes we wear

Ultima · « **Reply #8 on:** 16/05/2005 19:36:56 »

[xx(] nice... Is it the same for bum fluff too?

Please don't tell me you collect that as well LOL [:p][

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wOw the world spins?

neilep · « **Reply #9 on:** 16/05/2005 19:44:23 »

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Originally posted by Ultima

[xx(] nice... Is it the same for bum fluff too? Please don't tell me you collect that as well LOL [:p][]

wOw the world spins?

ABSOLUTELY NOT !!! THANKS FOR THE SMILE MATT [

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Men are the same as women.... just inside out !!

cool dude · « **Reply #10 on:** 16/05/2005 22:02:16 »

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Originally posted by daveshorts

I would have thought that it was more to do with the colour of the clothes we wear

That would be the obvious answer but science being as it is, my various experiments with different colour clothes made no difference. Still waiting for an answer.

DoctorBeaver · « **Reply #11 on:** 16/05/2005 22:33:44 »

Ahh, I know - it's because fluff is trans-dimensional and the movement through those other dimesnsions causes it to blue-shift. QED! heh

It wasn't me - a big boy did it & ran away

DrN · « **Reply #12 on:** 18/05/2005 11:00:08 »

is it anything to do with the base colour of fabric before it is dyed? maybe the dye comes off somehow when the fibres are exposed to the warm damp conditions of the belly button?

DoctorBeaver · « **Reply #13 on:** 18/05/2005 13:04:12 »

I can't think of any fabrics that have a blue base-colour

It wasn't me - a big boy did it & ran away

neilep · « **Reply #14 on:** 18/05/2005 16:52:49 »

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Originally posted by DoctorBeaver

I can't think of any fabrics that have a blue base-colour

It wasn't me - a big boy did it & ran away

How about Blue fabric ?[

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Men are the same as women.... just inside out !!

DrN · « **Reply #15 on:** 26/05/2005 15:33:57 »

a lot of dyes have blue in there, definately black is made up with a lot of blue, maybe this is the dye that sticks most to the fluff, and the other colour constituents of the dye wash away. A lot of people wear a lot of black, and denim is already blue, and most people wear a lot of that too.

Obviously natural materials won't be blue, e.g. cotton and wool, but I can't remember if man made fibres are coloured or not, so I'm not going to say much more.

IAmAI · « **Reply #16 on:** 01/06/2005 18:51:48 »

Mine is usually blank. I usually wear black clothes too.

paul.fr · « **Reply #17 on:** 07/02/2007 22:48:03 »

try reading this for your answer http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/lint/

Dr Karl Kruszelnicki, won an ignobel prize in 2002 for asking the self same question!

Hadrian · « **Reply #18 on:** 08/02/2007 16:05:01 »

Neil you have always been my bit of fluff on the side….. [^]

neilep · « **Reply #19 on:** 08/02/2007 17:19:46 »

Quote from: Hadrian on 08/02/2007 16:05:01

Neil you have always been my bit of fluff on the side….. [^]

LOL....ewe flirting with me ? *winks at Hadrian whose site at http://activity4life.com/forum is rather quite very good*

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