Do you look up at clouds as see fluffy, airy things that seem impossibly fragile? Can this be the case? - that a cloud weights around a million tonnes. It typically has a volume of around 1km3 and a density of around 1.003kg per m3 – that's a density that’s around 0.4 per cent lower than the air surrounding it.
In the same vein of light and fluffy and seemingly "nothing", there are no zero calorie foods. Even celery, lettuce and watercress. They are a bit crunchy though - other fluffy foods are divine - like buttermilk pancakes and angel food cake.
And what about fluffy fat? This is the soft, jiggly fat on stomachs, hips, thighs, and backs of arms. That's quite a few places, isn't it? Also called subcutaneous fat, it accumulates between the skin and muscle, making it easy to see. Of coure it turns out to be harder and longer to lose - just so much of it.
Anothe fluffy thing is fluffy poop. Today's topic is supposed to be fun and not icky and yucky, so go look that up for yourself.
And of course, there are undeniable soft/fluffy things like kittens. While Sophie has a vast amount of fur that looks amazingly fluffy, she isn't quite as soft and fluffy as when she was a kitten. Her fur is still like silk and hangs in the air like little clouds. There could be a biggest cat fur cloud in the Guinness Book of Records.
There are many soft and fluffy things. All these soft and fluffy things trigger a comfort response in us: they lower cortisol, the stress hormone, they create a sense of predictability and ritual, they help regulate emotions through tactile stimulation, and they can create and recall memories, nostalgia and identity.
One article's conclusion says it all: In a fast-paced world where we’re often told to “toughen up” or push through discomfort, comfort objects offer us something gentler: presence, safety, and emotional warmth. So a direct link to that little plush toy Labubu - no wonder it is causing a frenzy.
Look at these clouds - this is the season for them - they look like huge swaths of whipped cream across the sky. Two soft and fluffy things in one.
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