![]() ![]() In one study, published in the journal Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, Scripps Associate Research Scientist Dimitri Deheyn and his colleagues at Georgetown University describe details of Chaetopterus’s light production as never before. But two recent studies have helped reignite the quest to decode the inner workings of the worm’s bioluminescence. The mucus, which the worms are able to secrete out of any part of their body, hasn’t been studied by scientists in more than 50 years. And it all makes for damn good Instagram.A full-body fluorescence image of the parchment tube worm. ![]() Sensory stress relief appeals to all ages. They were just as awed as the kids who surrounded them. As we queued up to enter the Institute, a 20-something couple, seemingly on a date, stood unabashed behind us. The Lingering Questions, Part 2: Can Adults Go? And for what it’s worth, we’re three days post-visit and appear not to have contracted any slime-transmitted diseases. Thankfully, Sloomoo reports they change out the slime regularly. Slime, while glorious, would appear to be an ideal vehicle for transporting viruses and bacteria, especially when it’s touched by thousands of New Yorkers under age 10, day in and day out. As a germaphobe and a hypochondriac, I wondered with some concern how sanitary all this is-while I watched my euphoric kindergartener prance barefoot through a shallow “lake” filled with blue slime. That being said, business is booming, and during our visit, foot traffic was high. There are sanitizing wipes at each slime station, and staff members gently monitor guests to ensure they cleanse before and after they dip their hands and bare feet into the slime vats. The genius creatives behind Sloomoo left no detail unconsidered. ![]() (Based on what I pick up in our yard, our dog definitely has.) With our slime credentials established, I am delighted to report our pilgrimage to the Sloomoo Institute was a colorful, gooey delight. As a result, I’m pretty sure each member of my family has consumed several tablespoons of glitter in the past few months alone. (The most popular slimer on YouTube, Karina Garcia, has 9.12 million subscribers…and is a millionaire.)Īt home, my kids mix up powders, galaxy glue, cornstarch, contact lens solution, shaving cream and conditioner with such regularity (and I have been so lax about separating their slime receptacles from our regular bowls and cutlery) that our overwhelmed dishwasher cannot keep up. I bought in because slime has become a religion in my house-and a bona fide cultural phenomenon. So when she posted that she had taken her daughters (Olive and Frankie, who are close in age to my own kids) to the Sloomoo Institute, a pop-up “Celebration of Slime” currently in the middle of a six-month NYC run, my ears perked up.īut it wasn’t just Drew’s influence that drove me to spend $68 per ticket to watch my children and their friends get Day-Glo pink slime dumped on their heads like they were A-listers at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. I consider Drew Barrymore to be one of my closest pretend celebrity mom friends. ![]()
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