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I’ve discovered a similarity between the adhesive properties of a spider web, and the tips of my fingers whenever I eat Cheetos or an ice cream sandwich.  Either my fingers end up being orange or chocolate covered.

Nature’s engineering meets snack-time tragedy.

It’s true—both spider webs and snack-sticky fingers operate on the same principle: attract and hold. A spider weaves silk with microscopic glue droplets to trap prey, while your fingers somehow become snack-resin magnets, engineered to collect the maximum amount of orange dust or melting chocolate with zero hope of graceful recovery.

The difference? The spider wants things to stick. You… probably don’t.

But maybe that’s the price of joy: deliciousness with a side of residue. Or as the Cheeto poet might say, “No crunch without consequence.”

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         by: Z. Corwin