Misogynistic physics

23 Aug

I carry a tampon in my purse.

(Hi! I am RL girl!)

Calm down, it’s wrapped.

Anyway, my purse is about 13″ square and 3″ thick (507 cubic inches). A wrapped tampon is 6″ long and 1 1/2″ wide and 3/8″ thick (3.37 cubic inches). If my elementary school math skills hold up, it’d be about .66% of the total volume of my purse, which is filled with a multitude of other items like: phone, wallet, , pack of tissues, flash drive, chapstick, eyeglass case, gum, notebook, pen, 5-10 receipts, an earring or two and a roll of dog poop bags.

So how is it possible that the one tampon makes its way to the top of my purse and tumbles out at every possible opportunity — even if it’s in the zippy pouch?

Grrrr!!!

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2 Responses to “Misogynistic physics”

  1. Brian August 23, 2010 at 9:44 am #

    I have to admit I was a little uncomfortable reading this until I got to the end which just made me laugh! :)

  2. dr. d August 23, 2010 at 12:39 pm #

    It’s fairly clear that everything else in your purse is MORE DENSE, (except for maybe the tissues) and therefore sinks to the bottom. It’s the same reason the Earth has an iron core. :)

    [There is probably a little bit of something called "confirmation bias" going on as well!]