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	Navel lint - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Navel lint, or more commonly belly button lint or fluff, is an accumulation of fluffy fibres in one's navel.
		The reasons for this have been the subject of idle speculation for many years but in 2001, Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki of the University of Sydney, Australia undertook a systematic survey to determine the ins and outs of belly button fluff.
		Contrary to the research of Dr. Kruszelnicki, his lint is in a particular shade of red, even though he rarely wears red clothes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Belly_button_fluff (333 words)

	Umbilicus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The umbilicus (commonly called a navel, or belly or tummy button), is essentially a scar caused at birth by the removal of the umbilical cord from a newborn baby.
		Fashion sometimes exploits the belly button through clothing that leaves part of the lower abdomen bare, and is much more common for women than for men.
		It is common for belly button fluff to collect in the navel as a result of wearing clothes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Navel (586 words)

	Belly button fluff -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Belly button fluff, or more formally navel lint, is an accumulation of fluffy fibres in one's (Scar where the umbilical cord was attached) navel.
		Belly button fluff (BBF) consists primarily of stray fibres from one's clothing, mixed with some dead skin cells and strands of (Short hair growing over a person's body) body hair.
		BBF's characteristic (The color of the clear sky in the daytime) blue tint is due to the existence of blue fibres in most (A covering designed to be worn on a person's body) clothing.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/be/belly_button_fluff.htm (390 words)

	BBC CHOICE \| 60seconds \| Your Views \| Fluff gazing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Five thousand people from all over the world monitored their belly buttons under Dr Kruszelnicki's supervision, and he made a number of fascinating conclusions.
		Hair around your belly button picks up bits of fluff from your underwear and directs them towards the naval where they gather in a ball.
		Fluff appeared in the navals of some of his shaven volunteers.
	newswm.bbc.co.uk /60seconds/hi/english/your_views/newsid_1703000/1703851.stm (318 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Belly Button Fluff - A795576
		One theory suggested that hairier, overweight people are more likely to produce fluff, so some of the participants were asked to shave their stomachs to see how this affected the results.
		Kruszelnicki deduced that this might be down to certain bodily movement that continues to move the fluff into their belly buttons without the involvement of body hair.
		Pierced navels tend not to collect fluff, probably because they tend to be exposed and therefore less likely to collect all those tiny fibres.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/alabaster/A795576 (722 words)

	Graham Barker's Navel Fluff Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The ritual of removing fluff from my navel and putting it in a jar prior to my daily shower soon became a habit, and now that I've been doing it so long it would be a shame to stop.
		He observes that the colour of navel fluff varies amongst different people, and that those who habitually wear clothes of a similar colour tend to produce fluff related to that colour.
		Also those with larger bellies often experience greater volumes of fluff - possibly due the tendency of large stomachs to possess deeper navels, thus a larger space for the lint to lodge in.
	www.feargod.net /fluff.html (1560 words)

	Navel Fluff Classic Comments
		It is my belief that extensive studies of the quantum properties of navel fluff may yeild to the secret of hyperspacial travel, or the uncovering of another realm containing that which man was not meant to know.
		It is my theory that belly button lint is just about the only evidence that aliens abduct us and force us to hold fashion shows for them in really ugly, shedding clothing.
		Navel fluff is formed from the skeletons of all the socks which disappear from the dryer.
	www.feargod.net /comments.php (2110 words)

	Umbilicus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sometimes there is a dimple or funnel-shaped depression, known as the umbilical region or the the umbilical field, next to or at the basal hollow of the columella, when the walls of successive whorls are not closely wound against each other.
		One fashion is clothing that leaves part of the lower abdomen with the belly button bare.
		A common though fortunately harmless problem among clothes wearers is the collection of belly button fluff in the navel.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/umbilicus (423 words)

	bugs
		belly button fluff is always blue and the reason only men get it is because they have hairy bellies.
		It is the hair that collects and directs the fluff into the belly button.
		a certain nun collected enough blue belly button fluff she could spin it and then knit it into a pair of XL very itchy navy blue knickers.
	www.nobodyhere.com /just/bugs/topic5957.php (409 words)

	Exploding Belly Button -
		Belly Button Window: Springtime in Washington DC A journal of travel across Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, and the Americas...
		she's termed the boots of death), has her belly button pierced and she usually wears a small aquamarine...
		Belly Button Blues, HarperCollins Publishers Pty Ltd, Australia, 2001, ISBN 0-7322-5855-3.
	belly.faasv.com /index.php?k=exploding-belly-button (1077 words)

	Belly Button Lint
		Scientists agree on most things about belly button lint, but one of their biggest disputes is why the spelling of each type of lint always starts with the letter V. They have debated the reason for a long time, but have only come up with a few obscure theories, the most popular being mass hypnotism.
		The VAULTED lints are found on an outy belly button, and the VALLEY lints are found on an inny belly button.
		You have to keep a close eye on the VANDAL strain of VERMIN belly button lint because it is very experienced in the use of spray paint and quite good at body graffiti; however, it is uncommon.
	www.bluegalaxy.org /lint.htm (740 words)

	Smelly Belly Button -
		He told her one day: ''You belly button smells.'' He put his finger in her navel.
		It is important to cleanse the belly button with rubbing alcohol with each diaper change.
		My friends belly button got a yeast infection it swelled up like a ballon she changed it for a...
	belly.faasv.com /index.php?k=smelly-belly-button (1036 words)

	Belly Button Plastic Surgery on the Internet
		Belly Button Bonanza - Hundreds of photos of female celebrities belly buttons
		Study of belly-button fluff wins Ig Nobel Prize - An academic study on the cause of belly-button fluff has won a prize for dubious contributions to scientific research.
		Belly Button Surgery - Photographs during Umbilicoplasty - Belly Button Dressings
	www.plasticsurgery4u.com /web_links_folder/belly_button_navel.html (632 words)

	Belly Button Brush
		If the thought of sticking your finger into your belly button to fish out jumper fluff leaves you feeling a little queasy, help is at hand in the shape of the stunning belly button brush.
		The Belly Button Brush is 9cm long and comes in a cool box which says "FOR THE PERSON WHO HAS EVERYTHING" on it.
		The Belly Button Brush box is approximately 9cm wide, 9cm long and 5cm tall.
	find-me-a-gift.co.uk /gifts-for-men/.../belly-button-brush.html (184 words)

	response to belly button (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is a remnant of the ancestral function of the belly button, to provide nutrition and oxygen to the fetus via the umbilical cord.
		We propose that the evolution of the belly button and the enlargement of the brain coincided to some degree.
		Although it was a clear evolutionary advantage to have a fluff gathering navel at earlier times, the evolution of a large brain removed some of the selective pressure for this trait.
	www.spuriousmonkey.com /lectures/lectures/015.html (472 words)

	twomaccas.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The blue colour of Belly Button Lint is specifically mentioned in The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman, by Louis de Bernières.
		In the "outie", there is a protuberant mass of subcutaneous scar tissue between the bottom of the belly button and the muscle wall of the abdomen.
		L said that scratching her belly button gave her a sensation in her right forearm (but only after she had broken her right elbow).
	twomaccas.com /html/readarticle.php?article_id=34 (4091 words)

	Encyclopedia: Belly button fluff
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		This can also occur as the result of the pulsation of the body directly below the belly button which causes bodily oils to collect here thus causing the fibres to stick.
		Lint is: Lint, Antwerp - a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Belly-button-fluff (819 words)

	The Great Bellybutton Lint Survey: The Results - ABC Science Online
		It seems that if you have too much belly hair, or too little belly hair, this somehow inhibits the movement of BBL into the belly button.
		Your normal belly button is concave, with an attractive upper hood.
		The base of the belly button usually joins onto the muscle wall of the abdomen.
	www.abc.net.au /science/k2/lint/results.htm (1179 words)

	The Hippy Prerogative - Fluff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		One recorded incedent had Mr E.P. Gumby, who always left his fluff out for the pixies but never received anything in return, one fateful day had his parachute fail on a jump for charity, was cushioned from the ground by a large mound of belly button fluff (renowned for its springy texture.)
		Pocket fluff is seen similar to jewels are to us- rich pixies wear clothes of pocket fluff, showing their status.
		Burying the fluff will apparently make cotton plants produce better cotton (assuming one is in the area).
	www.actionjesus.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /drivel/fluff.htm (703 words)

	Fluff in Brooklyn Comics and the Fluff Radio Review Podcast!
		Fluff Radio Review #8 featuring the scariest musical guest of all-time and today's comic features some bootylishous lyrics (or at least until the swelling goes down)...colleen
		I had a big response of "huh?'s" from yesterday's comic, so with the help of some folk over at the Fluff LJ Community I edited it to be 125% more unconfusing.
		The Tadpolite tale continues today and tonight make sure to check Fluff Radio for a explorer themed show, which, I can promise you, never mentions the name Columbus.
	www.fluffinbrooklyn.com (967 words)

	Auto Fluff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Belly button Floff 3: formally '''navel lint''', is an accumulation of Flufv y fibres in one's navel.
		His primary findings were as follows: 7: * Belly button Fliff (BBF) consists primarily of stray fibres from one 15: Contrary to the research of Dr. Kruszelnicki, his Fljff is in a particular shade of red, even though 24: s world record holder for collecting Belly Button Floff)
		Local Flfuf 1: The '''Local Fludf ''' is a relatively dense cloud of interstellar ga 3: The gas in the Local Flurf has a density of approximately 0.1 atoms per cu 5: a few other local stars, is embedded in the Local Fljff.
	www.bodawg.com /point/49319-auto-fluff.html (343 words)

	In My Belly Button (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		When you are laying new in my belly button you need to make sure to let it dry.
		Gig Wise - Anastacia was left agog by Sir Elton John bending down and kissing her belly button, when they duetted onstage, in front of 30,000 fans.
		Itâs just that my belly button was born as an innie and has no business becoming an outie, at least not without my express...
	www.amazingicons.com /in-my-belly-button.html (625 words)

	Your belly button (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		I assume it's like dead skin, clothing fluff that kind of stuff.
		Or if he does bath, then he makes sure he removes all the fluff before hand and puts it in his jars.
		But I dont think that Lint (apparently what the belly-button fluff is made from- I googled it) smells, as you get it collecting in your washing machine filter, and that only smells a bit musty.
	dementiaravyn.8.forumer.com /a/your-belly-button_post936-15.html (187 words)

	Halfbakery: belly button fat removal
		What I propose is that the medical community take two schools of knowledge, that of prenatal care and lyposuction, and combine them so that the fat content in a persons body is constatly being balanced to where it should be.
		Upon delivery of the child, the doctor should cut the umbilical cord, but rather than tie it and let it go, there should be some sort of plug inserted so that as the child grows, the belly button area is now an accessible thing.
		this machine would be maintained in an individuals home and would be used by simply lying down, removing the plug from ones belly button, inserting the tube, turning on the machine, and the rest is automatic.
	www.halfbakery.com /idea/belly_20button_20fat_20removal (713 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| dummy \| Why is my belly button fluff always coloured blue ? Even when I haven''t had blue clothing ...
		Andrew, Swansea UK Also, you may notice that tumble dryer fluff is mainly blue too.
		Liz, Reading, UK If you intend to visit a site dedicated to naval fluff, I think the colour of your fluff is the least of your problems.
		well, as im not a philosopher of any sort, all i can say is that its a weird fact of life that 9 times out of 10 belly button fluff will be blue.
	www.guardian.co.uk /notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-18671,00.html (236 words)

	Blue fluff in the belly button. - Below Top Secret General Discussion
		Below Top Secret 2.0 » General Chit Chat » Blue fluff in the belly button.
		Please relate your experince with the blue fluff - oop I just looked and there it is, right there in my belly button, blue fluff.
		Above Top Secret 4 » General Chit Chat » Blue fluff in the belly button.
	www.belowtopsecret.com /thread101940/pg (306 words)

	The Great Bellybutton Lint Survey
		Many people believe that the colour of Belly Button Lint is directly related to the colour of clothing - in particular, the colour of undergarments. (Check the colour of the lint in your clothes dryer - usually a shade of blue?)
		And what causes Belly Button Lint? Some brave souls have Done The Experiment of shaving a doughnut-shaped area around their bellybutton.
		But not all...One woman reported that her production of Belly Button Lint dropped enormously after she had a navel ring put into her belly button (ouch!).
	pandora.nla.gov.au /pan/10082/20010703/www.abc.net.au/science/k2/lint/index.html (329 words)

	Your belly button (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		My cousin is really upset, her belly button went in over-night and she doesnt like it how it is now.
		I think my sister's popped out when she was pregnant with her kids, but i'm not sure.
		My mam said this was because her mum didn't push the stump in when the umbilical cord dropped off.
	dementiaravyn.8.forumer.com /a/your-belly-button_post936-0.html (353 words)

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