SCIENTIST REFUTES CLAIMS THAT IT WOULD BE 'BETTER' IF OUR SKIN WAS MADE OF SPONGELIKE MATERIAL

COMMENTARY BY CARBOLIC SMOKE BALL SCIENCE EDITOR, DR. NOAH SWAYNE, SCIENTIST - It is disheartening to hear otherwise learned and sensible people bemoan the fact that our skin is not made of sponge-like material. I've heard this from no fewer to six people in the past month alone.

While wishing our bodies were covered with sponge instead of skin might be the "cool," "trendy" thing, it would pose untold dangers. I say this from a SCIENTIFIC perspective.

In a heavy rain, our bodies would absorb so much water that our weight would NEARLY DOUBLE. We would collapse on the floor in a wet puddle due to the added weight. We would need to get a (dried out!) friend to SQUEEZE the water out of us (a painful process!) just so we could stand up and walk around the room! 

So, the next time someone says that it would be "BETTER" if our bodies were covered with sponge-like material instead of skin, just point out these simple SCIENTIFIC facts!