Me: “Hey, what do you think it’s like when an ant sneezes?”
Troy: “I don’t know.”
Me: “Well, an ant can lift like 50 times its body weight, so I’ve got to imagine that their sneezes have got to be monstrous. They’d be like, ‘ACHOOOO!’ and then go flying through the air. All the other ants would say, ‘Oh, Harry and his allergies. Don’t worry. He’ll be back in about a week. He blew himself to the other side of the forest.’”
Troy [laughing]: “That’s hilarious! You’d just see an ant go flying by you.”
Me: “Or it could start an epidemic, like when someone yawns and then everyone yawns. One ant sneezes, and then they all sneeze! Ants go flying in every direction. Or you’d just see them flying up in the air repeatedly like they’re on a tiny trampoline.”
Troy [laughing]: “Yeah! What else?!”
Me: “I guess they could weaponize their sneezes, turn themselves into a little ant army. Direct their sneezes like a mini sonic blast. ‘Sneezers, form up! Hold…hold…loose! ACHOOOO! Direct hit! Fire again! ACHOOOO! Good job, boys!’ They could use their sonic sneezes to fight grasshoppers that try to steal their food. Blast them with chaotic wind and spit to blow them away and send them spiraling into trees.”
Troy [laughing]: “Dada, my stomach hurts! It hurts!”

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