Tooth results finally in…

Alas, here are the results of the tooth experiment: what happens when a tooth is left in a jar of coke? Three kids predicted the tooth would disappear, except for Sela, who said it would remain the same. Predictions were posted next to the jar, which was placed on the kitchen windowsill. Technically, neither were correct. Sebastian was bereft that his prediction was less than prophetic. We never posted original pictures of the tooth, but it was an old, white… okay beige, tooth at the start of the experiment.

In total, the tooth remained in the jar for about 6 – 8 weeks. (We were busy and life happened.) Eventually the day came to remove the tooth. While the tooth never dissolved, it still looked thoroughly disgusting. Parts of the tooth where there was sold oft tissue had been cleaned out quite effectively. My theory: the moistened tissue was dissolved by the sugar. The rest of the tooth was cola brown all the way through. Yes, the cola stained the entire tooth through to the centre. Using a hard knife we attempted  to scrape off the tooth's surface only to find the tooth stained underneath. The attached pictures pretty much tell the whole story. (Sorry that the 2nd one is a bit fuzzy.) At first this turned the boys off colas, but now they've forgotten unless we remind them. The girls never liked soft drinks – they prefer water and/or juice.

Rugby @ Football Club

We had a very successful rugby tournament today at the Hong Kong
Football Club. (Above: the kids watch a U6 game at the start of the day.) I was coaching Sebastian's team, the U9 Sandy Bay Lions (white shirts.)
We won our first game against the Sai Kung Stingrays (2-0); tied our
second game against Valley Fort (0-0); and won our third game against
DEA Tigers (3-0). Not until after the tournament did I realise that the
Lions didn't allow one try against them for the whole tournament. In
the picture below, Sebastian is in the clump of four in the middle (he
is the Hooker) and that's me in the blue shirt on the left.

The U6's also had a good set of games with Jasper scoring three tries
in three games. On the pitch Carys and her best friend, Ella, held
hands… of course!

Wooden knives

Here's something I saw for the first time in Hong Kong, and elsewhere for that matter. Right up there with the enviro-friendly theme, Pizza Express in Hong Kong stopped using plastic utensils for delivery/take-out food. Instead they use wooden utensils. I learned this while attending an ICM Retreat a few weeks ago where Pizza Express delivered the lunch. Sebastian was thrilled but of course, wanted me to bring home a handful so he could build something!

Old tooth in glass of Coke

What happens when an old tooth is placed in a glass of coke for a week? The kids started this experiment today in a doubly desperate (a term they often use to describe how badly they need to go to the bathroom) attempt to justify that they can still drink copious amounts of Coke. Yes, the tooth is mine – a wisdom tooth yanked out by my dentist several years ago. It might be a rock now and nothing will dissolve it but we'll see. Check back in a week for the results. Rumour has it this is a myth, however, my friend swears he dissolved his daughter's tooth but the tooth fairy still paid up.

Eight weeks later, you can find the results of the experiment here.