Manchester Day 2: MOSI and everything in between :)

Note: Please brace yourself for photo diarrhoea :p

So that day, after a not-so-satisfying meal of dimsum

we decided to head down to the

Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI)

on Liverpool St :)

Although it was quite far from where we stayed

we just walked la, and took in the sights and sounds :)

We passed by St Peters Square,

and took random photos on the street :)

On the way, we passed by a really

physically-challenged building.

And by physically-challenged,

I mean it challenges the laws of Physics.

That, is the Hilton Hotel, Manchester.

Our opinion is that the architect's quite noob.

Whoever heard of the top being larger than the bottom?

How to be stable like that?!

The boys were in awe...

Well, not all of them.

A certain someone was preoccupied

with his orgasmic yau char kway.

I pulak was busy camwhoring with the postbox :p

Anyway, we finally reached the place :D

 

 

Evidently, someone is still preoccupied with his yau char kway =.=

We first entered the Power Hall...

The Power Hall's basically about... energy.

It's detailing the methods of generation of energy

all the way back in history til now

much focus on engines and trains and stuff.

 

  

  

  

and oh oh OH we got Abel to smile for the camera! :) :) :) *finally*

But it didn't last very long :(

Oh wells, was fun while it lasted :)

Then we moved on to Underground Manchester...

It's basically about the sanitation 

and water supplies of Manchester.

Not exactly the most appetite-whetting topic,

but it was *quite* interesting nonetheless.

 

  

Lotsa reading >.<

 

Everyone got a little play with the water pumps :p

 

  

 

Somehow the both of them were 

very curious what was coming out...

 

I'd rather not know, actually. Haha :p

Moving on...

 

  

  

  

Anyway, fast forward to the Xperiment area

now THIS was fun :)

we got to play with the exhibits and stuff,

much like Petrosains in KLCC. Wheeee!

 

 

Hehe that was so fun :)

 

Then we made our way to the Main Building,

where they had a textile exhibit...

Yay, got to play summore!

This was to test which materials had more friction...

and this was to demonstrate how weaving machines work

 

  

 

 

Lastly, was the Air and Space Hall...

actually there were more la, but they were closing :(

 

Wheee! :)

copycat =.=

Guess what I found in one of the planes :D

sho cute :) :)

That mannequin nearly gave me a heart attack

I thought it was a real person standing there =.=

Yeap, after that we kena halau already :(

So that was our trip to MOSI :)

Plenty of fun and laughs,

and of course we learnt quite a lot too!

Toxicology Lesson 2: Monosodium Glutamate (MSG)

Ah, the famed MSG,

or Ajinomoto, as many people would know it

(although that is the brand, and so is technically incorrect).

It is widely used as a flavour-enhancer,

believed to act on glutamate receptors in the tongue

a taste known as umami, as the Ajinomoto ads will tell you.

So the question, is MSG bad for you?

The "Chinese Restaurant Syndrome"

manifested as thirst, flushing, tightness of chest,

difficulty breathing, headaches, etc.

Facts:

- Humans (including babies) can handle large doses of MSG

blood only shows small amounts after consumption of MSG

unless very large doses are  

directly inserted by a tube into the stomach.

The largest dose that humans can take is 60mg/kg

any more than that, you'll experience nausea.

i.e. if you're 70kgs (weight of average person)

that's about 420mg of MSG!

In addition to the fact that it's highly unlikely

you would consume half a gram of MSG in any one sitting,

higher doses than this would also cause nausea

and force you to vomit everything out.

Thus, all the MSG will be out of your system

before it even gets a chance to hit your blood

and cause toxic effects!

If that was not enough proof,

studies have been done on people who claim they are

"sensitive" to Chinese meals due to the MSG being used

It was found that there was NO RELATIONSHIP

between Chinese Restaurant Syndrome and intake of MSG

Conclusion: In the way that we are currently using MSG,

there poses no risk of any toxicity. 

If you feel any effects after a heavy Chinese meal,

it's either psychological, or the thirst is from the salt content!

Yes, high salt content WOULD make you thirsty.

So go ahead, listen to your grandmother,

and have a few extra taps on that Ajinomoto bottle! :)