How many bubbles is a drink?
Watching Crumpet taking a drink from the water tube... It is a test-tube, basically, with a cork in it. There is a curved glass pipe that extends through a hole in the cork to connect the water supply to the gerbil's eager mouth. The gerbil licks at the opening of the pipe and laps out the water. Every so often, a bubble of air rises through the pipe, as air is exchanged for water. It occurred to me that Crumpet 'pays' for his drink with that bubble. Silly thought maybe... it's that kind of a... Sign in to see full entry.