Possible explanations for how things work.
This would be more of a creative writing and humor QOTW. What are your thoughts concerning how different things work, how theories were discovered, where lost items go, where people got ideas for inventions, or any other thing that needs a good explanation.

For example, my explanation of how the practice of curing hiccups by using digital rectal massage cures hiccups (semi-pearoast from OT):
Perhaps at some point in having hiccups someone thought to themselves, "You know, I could really go for a finger up my bum right about now." Was this someone who was just so in need of sexy time they couldn't even wait for their hiccups to end?

Or perhaps someone so desparate for the end of their hiccups that they were trying everything they could think of. "Let's see, tickle between my toes. No, hiccups still present. How about lick my knees. Nope, still hiccupping. Hmmm...finger up the bum..... Eureka!"



Tell us your curious explanations and let us refute or agree with them.
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Sun 4 Jan 2009, 3:18, 4 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

This is an excellent idea
Plenty of scope for everyone to put forward their theories as to where those lost socks go, how liquorice is made and why cats have those little extra fold/pocket things on their ears.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Mon 5 Jan 2009, 17:27, Reply)

Now I saw a photo online once
were someone was being arrested for stealing all those lost socks. But then it WAS shopped.....

Would have been better if it was a fairy being caught stealing the socks.
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Tue 6 Jan 2009, 7:59, Reply)

clickage
That's right up my alley.

If you'll excuse the expression.
( ousgg is not seeking approval, Tue 6 Jan 2009, 17:06, Reply)

How I work
nobody knows. But I work, so there :-P
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Tue 13 Jan 2009, 20:37, Reply)