The Science of The Moist Towelette

BoomZilla writes "Just when you thought that things couldn't get any stranger, may I present for you delectation the enchantment of the Modern Moist Towelette Collection. Pictures, interactive demos (I kid you not) and the ever-popular MMTC theme song are presented in their resplendent glory. I was particularly excited to learn that Edvard Munch's The Scream was not, in fact, a representation of stress, but rather a depiction of a gentleman who has soiled his hands and is using an early form of moist towelette to clean himself. Decide for yourself."

Comments

Not that Strange!

[bamberg29]

This is really not that strange. Back in elementary school, (I'm in college now) the school used to have a sealed plastic bag that contained a napkin, a spork, a knife, and a wet nap. Of course, my friends and I never used the wet naps and instead collected them. Throughout the year, I collected quite a variety of them and just a few years ago, I was cleaning out some stuff and a found a box of wet naps. Of course, they were all dried up.

This just shows what we'll collect. Then again, I wouldn't collect wet naps now. :)

David

Those things.

[inertia187]

I hate the moist towelette. It's terrible on a newborn's skin. The hospital recommended just cotton towlettes. The non-moist kind, and even gave us a supply that barely lasted a week.

See, you wet them from this thing called a faucet. That way, there's nothing added that will adversely effect baby.

When we ran out, I tried to find some at the store, but all they had were moist towelettes. Rows and rows of them. Eventually we tried them, making sure we picked the water only type.

No good. Baby's skin was getting red. So we switched to cotton balls (now that's fun, let me tell you).

Now he's six weeks old, and we've been using the moist towelettes again with no adverse side effects. But why can't I find dry towlettes at the store? Why call them moist when that's the only kind they sell?