2006-07-17 21:10:27 · 12 answers · asked by Mr. Stubbs 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
They give you something to do with your fingers.
You can flick them.
You can rub them on the windows.
You can stick them on your parents brand-new 300C leather seats.
You can hide them under the toilet seat to give your parents something to clean every Sunday...The possibilities are endless. God bless boogers.
2006-07-17 21:14:07 · answer #1 · answered by skigod377 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
congealed snot is actually a useful part of the immune system. The mucous that boogers are made of actually trap dust and bacteria. Once the bacteria, dust etc get trapped in the booger it can be expelled more easily from the body or at least protected from the more sensitive parts of the body. Presumably the digestive system is able to digest the booger more easily rendering any bacteria harmless.
Did you know that the technical term for a booger is a rhinolith?
2006-07-18 04:20:49 · answer #2 · answered by cehelp 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Boogers are actually viruses and dirt that the mucus in your nose collects and prevents them from entering your lungs.
2006-07-18 04:18:25 · answer #3 · answered by i_luv_the_irish23 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They work better than Elmer's Glue!
You can use them when your're outta salt to season food!
You can make a pretty mosaic for your kitchen countertop!
You can flick them on your ceiling and pretend they are stars!
You can fashion fake finger nails outta em!
You can plaster a small hole in the wall!
You can use them instead of bandaids!
You can start a riot in a movie theater by flicking them!
2006-07-18 04:18:25 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Sacamoco 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually, boogers, are white blood cells (you know the ones that fight infections) that have sourounded and destroyed some foreign invader (dust, smoke etc) to your nose and are clumped together around it to protect you.
interesting booger facts
http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/yucky/booger.html
2006-07-18 04:18:12 · answer #5 · answered by cheryl m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they trap foreign particles that are passing through your nose ... dirt, and other things, can get really small so winds can blow it around.. if something like this gets in your nose, your boogers form around them and trap them. then your 5 year old eats them.
2006-07-18 04:15:20 · answer #6 · answered by twinsfan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope..they are just boogers. But they shouldn't hurt.
2006-07-18 04:15:12 · answer #7 · answered by singitoutloudandclear 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is all the nastiness that you don't want in your respiratory system. Viruses, bacteria, dust etc. All in there.
2006-07-18 04:14:19 · answer #8 · answered by alwaysmoose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the mucus helps capture tiny particles of dust, so it doesn't go into your lungs.
2006-07-18 04:14:44 · answer #9 · answered by nickipettis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
art
2006-07-18 04:20:52 · answer #10 · answered by powhound 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋