John asks Nerdfighters where a liquefied brain would come out (2007)
ask · status: reported back · last event: result reported (2007-11-29) · owner: John
On 28 November 2007 John asked Nerdfighters whether a liquefied brain would come out of the eyes, nose or ears. The next day Hank reported their answer: most likely through the eyes.
Part of: John's 'liquid brain' after finishing a revision (2007)
Told alongside: John: give a handsome reward to whoever finds Tiffany (2007)
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-28 | asked | John asks Nerdfighters whether a liquefied brain would come out of the eyes, nose, ears or a combination. (playful) | November 28th: Amy Winehouse and Brain Liquefication 00:01:14 |
| 2007-11-29 | result reported | Hank reports the Nerdfighters' answer: a liquefied brain would most likely exit through the eyes, draining via tear ducts to nose, mouth and stomach; the ears are less likely. (hedged) → refers to November 28th: Amy Winehouse and Brain Liquefication | November 29th: sXePhil, Leaky Brains and a Secret Project 00:02:11 |
What is said about it
5 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2007-11-28 · November 28th: Amy Winehouse and Brain Liquefication — ask: John challenges Nerdfighters to work out whether a liquefied brain would come out of his eyes, nose, ears or a combination, saying he has learned not to underestimate them. (playful) — 00:01:14
- 2007-11-29 · November 29th: sXePhil, Leaky Brains and a Secret Project — Hank reports that, from a variety of sources, a liquefied brain would most likely come out through the eyes. (hedged) — 00:02:11
- 2007-11-29 · November 29th: sXePhil, Leaky Brains and a Secret Project — Hank: Because the eyes connect to the nose through the tear ducts, and the nose to the mouth and stomach, Hank says the brain would probably exit via nose and mouth, some dripping into the stomach. (hedged) — 00:02:11
- 2007-11-29 · November 29th: sXePhil, Leaky Brains and a Secret Project — Hank says exit through the ears is less likely because the eardrum would have to break. — 00:02:11
- 2007-11-29 · November 29th: sXePhil, Leaky Brains and a Secret Project — Hank: Some suggested the nose because ancient Egyptians removed pharaohs' brains that way; Hank says a bone must be broken there, while liquid could slip around the bone at the base of the eye sockets. — 00:02:40