Vikas Reddy Voggu

“Cyanoacrylate glue is best known as superglue, and it is a very odd liquid. On its own, the liquid is an oil, and behaves like one. But if exposed to water, the H2O molecules react with the cyanoacrylate.”
― Mark Miodownik, Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives

“Amylase is one of the most important; it breaks down starch and turns it into simple sugars, which is why bread tastes sweeter the longer you chew it. The amylase continues to break down the carbohydrates long after you’ve swallowed, and it continues picking apart whatever small fragments remain in your mouth or got stuck between your teeth.”
― Mark Miodownik, Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives

“There are three sorts of tears: basal tears, reflex tears, and psychic tears.”
― Mark Miodownik, Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives

“(oil painting could more accurately be referred to as plastic painting);”
― Mark Miodownik, Liquid Rules: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances That Flow Through Our Lives