Let me address several of these issues..
1) Fur doesn't burn all that easily. It singes, but it really is hard
to get it fully involved. I've seen bearskin rugs with dozens of burn-thrus
from coals landing on them, which nevertheless never burst into flames.
2) many furs will in fact oil themselves. It keeps your fur soft, and
in some cases, like the otters, makes you buoyant. Petroleum isn't bad for
otters because it gets on their fur; it's bad because they ingest it while
they groom themselves. Detergents remove oil from fur easily; then you just
oil yourself again. If skunks still have scent glands, then it can be
assumed that some furs will still have oil glands.
3) The folks that clean the oil off of otters and birds when there's
an oil spill tend to use hand-wash dish detergents. There is footage
around of these guys washing otters with the stuff; it's SO effective that
after they used it and tossed the otters back into the sea, they sank and
drowned - otters aren't buoyant without oil in their fur. They figured out
they had to let the otters sit around and groom themselves before they were
returned to the ocean.
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From: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com [mailto:SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of inkwell_01
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 3:23 AM
To: SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com
Subject: [SkunkworksAMA] Re: Adaptations of everyday items?
When designing Furry worlds think about the protocols
for common activities which not only impact object designs,
but the environment around them, and how it all fits
together. Furries need extra awareness, (far more than
humans), for common activities to be safe.
(Protocols = rules of behavior.)
For example:
Furries are walking dry christmas trees waiting to burst
into flame. They have to be extra careful around open
flames; especially with those beautiful big fluffy tails.
Humans have enough trouble falling asleep with a lit
cigarette in their lap; for Furries...bye bye Furry in a
hurry. Being a Furry in a fast food kitchen, or restaurant,
could result in more than just hot food being cooked.
Oil and grease do not mix well with Furries. For a human
weekend mechanic, replacing a cylinder head is just good
ole plain oily fun; To a Furry it's disastrous. Furries
cannot have oil in their fur for long. Even what Jim does
while working on his motorcycles would be diffcult; Clean
up would be hell for them.
Want to become rich in a Furry world? Sell a super-
degreaser lotion. You'll never go out of business.
Furry T.V. ad: "Qik-Remove-It, Now in a new easy spray-on
bottle, with adjustable sprayer!"
(Maybe, corner the paper towel market too.)
Eyeglasses....redesign.
Brass knuckles? Just remove one hole. (Would they even
exist in a Furry world?
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