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“The distinctive smell that you experience upon opening a box of crayons comes from stearic acid – which is the formal name for processed beef fat.”
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January 16, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Insta-mom
Wow…no wonder Palmer was chewing on Noah’s crayons last night. I guess I’m not raising vegetarians.
January 16, 2009 at 7:15 pm
iMommy
um, ew.
January 16, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Amazing Greis...
Wow, I had no idea! LOL
And, yes, 9.2 pounds is a bunch in one week, but I’m sure it’s all water weight and I’m totally not expecting to lose that much every week. LOL
Have a great weekend.
January 16, 2009 at 9:02 pm
anymommy
That’s…interesting. I’m not sure I wanted to know! I’ve always kind of liked that smell. Makes sense, I love hamburgers.
January 16, 2009 at 9:04 pm
Christy
I did not know that and now I’m wondering why Burger King doesn’t smell more like a crayon box.
January 16, 2009 at 11:11 pm
tracey
Um. Yummy…
Ew.
January 17, 2009 at 12:15 am
lisa
But the crayons taste like chicken….:)
January 17, 2009 at 1:09 am
Rachel
Gross. I should let the kids go ahead and eat them then, eh?
January 17, 2009 at 10:29 am
psychmamma
Your reactions are cracking me up.
Lisa – I’m not even going to ASK how you know that they taste like chicken.
January 17, 2009 at 11:45 am
jen
wow.
well …
i thought i loved that new crayon smell.
hmm. yeah … erasing that new piece of information from my brain. (but i am probably so using it at a party sometime. with the right crowd.)
January 17, 2009 at 6:59 pm
lorrie
oh man, what is it with beef fat?! mcdonalds frys are sprayed with cows blood and beef fat can be found in those chocolate pie things in the grocery store.
hmm, maybe i just need to change my eating habits.
January 18, 2009 at 9:55 pm
Heather of the EO
EW!
January 20, 2009 at 6:01 pm
Stephanie
Ew. That’s gross. And I always thought that smell was kind of nice…
April 15, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Allie
eww that sure puts a whole new spin on my post today LOL