2006-10-31 01:35:18 · 12 answers · asked by Paul 1 in News & Events ➔ Media & Journalism
because you did not shower this morning
2006-10-31 01:36:44 · answer #1 · answered by The brainteaser 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Navel lint, or more commonly belly button lint or fluff, is an accumulation of fluffy fibres in one's navel.
Many people find that, at the beginning and end of the day, a small lump of fluff has appeared in the navel cavity. The reasons for this have been the subject of idle speculation for many years but in 2001, Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki of the University of Sydney, Australia undertook a systematic survey to determine the ins and outs of navel lint. His primary findings were as follows:
Navel lint consists primarily of stray fibres from one's clothing, mixed with some dead skin cells and strands of body hair. The rotting cells can create unpleasant odors.
Contrary to expectations, navel lint appears to migrate upwards from underwear rather than downwards from shirts or tops. The migration process is the result of the frictional drag of body hair on underwear, which drags stray fibres up into the navel.
Women experience less navel lint because of their finer and shorter body hairs. Conversely, older men experience it more because of their coarser and more numerous hairs.
Navel lint's characteristic blue-gray tint is likely the averaging of the colors of fibres present in clothing; the same color as clothes dryer lint.
The existence of navel lint is entirely harmless, and requires no corrective action.
2006-10-31 09:38:44 · answer #2 · answered by yummygummybear2006 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know. But I have it too. So much I could knit a jumper! It's not to do with showering though, coz I shower at least twice a day. Fluff rules!
2006-10-31 09:37:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Any fluff that comes off your clothes is propelled towards your bellybutton by your body hair and therefore settles in your bellybutton. So I have eard!
2006-10-31 09:37:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is a build up of dust in your navel, get a shower hun, this should sort out your problem, oh it could also be something to do with the clothes that your wearing.
2006-10-31 09:37:42 · answer #5 · answered by cinderella 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know but I'm sure there must be a cure for it somewhere............i know the Russian government as been doing research on this for the last 50 years.....a little tip use spell checker
2006-10-31 09:38:38 · answer #6 · answered by michael b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you sniff it too? What grade of cheese is it? Mines kinda strong Camembert / Stilton
2006-10-31 09:37:05 · answer #7 · answered by Charlie Brigante 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Keep your clothing above and below your navel. the lint is from your clothing.
2006-10-31 09:38:46 · answer #8 · answered by peckerwud2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of us don't, the others don't bathe good enough.
2006-10-31 10:43:38 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because you don't wash properly,use a cotton bud if you are having trouble.
2006-10-31 10:02:26 · answer #10 · answered by sarah t 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋