Originally published at: Sea turtles affected in Israeli oil spill given surprise cure: mayo | Boing Boing
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So what constituent part(s) of mayonnaise are able to break down / flush out oil tar residue?
We need to see some science at this point.
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Key question: what brand? I mean, when I make deviled eggs I have to use Hellmann’s. But for sandwiches it’s Duke’s. What’s the preferred turtle-flushing mayo?
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All in good time. Right now we should focus on the important thing, which is that someone has finally found a use for mayonnaise.
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Presenting the MAYO CLEANSE DIET!
Scientifically proven to remove toxins from the body by Israeli scientists!
Simply eat a quart of mayonnaise at mealtime for one week!
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Mayo-haters gonna hate, and Miracle Whip haters gonna hate, and I’m gonna shake it off right onto a sandwich.
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If you want to be technical, even Miracle Whip states that its oil content is too low to be mayonnaise. It was first promoted as a salad dressing.
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My god turtle tar-mayo poop must be a horrific thing to behold.
But potentially a novel new energy source.
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Mayo is an emulsion stabilized by egg. There’s a bunch of the emulsifier lecithin in there from the egg yolks, and packaged mayos tend to contain added emulsifiers for shelf stability.
Emulsifiers allow oils and fats to be dissolved/suspended in water. Similar to soap. But edible.
Presumably the mayo is useful because the turtle can and will eat it. So you don’t have to squirt liquid lecithin up in their gob.
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Kewpie. Definitely Kewpie. The MSG and literally infinite shelf life is the best for all around use.
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Plus a higher proportion of egg yolk. For added turtle cleaning power.
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When I was pruning my pine trees a few years ago, my hands got coated in pitch. The best thing to dissolve that was olive oil. So I imagine its a similar thing.
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