I've heard about, you mentioned it's not your area of expertise, but slime is having a little bit of renaissance. There's even a slumu institute that hosts different slime exhibitions around the world. What do you think it is about these slimes that are more delightful than discussing? Is it just that they're kind of brightly coloured? Yeah, I think that's one reason. And then also if you know how it's been made, a slime that you know, we all can handle raw eggs, but if you found it somewhere in your kitchen, you didn't know what it is, it would be like the most disgusting thing ever. It's very sensual in both
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