/oss/taxonomy/term/2644/all en /oss/article/critical-thinking/ballistic-bomb-fizzes-out <p>The advertising is pretty bold. “Feel Good in the Southern Hemisphere! Try a Ballistic Bomb.” They’re not talking about hitching a ride aboard a missile to Australia. They’re talking about the Southern Hemisphere of the body. The part that is immersed in the water in a bath. The Ballistic Bomb is a hardened cake of chemicals that is designed to be dropped into the bath water. It produces vigorous fizzing, supposedly the cause of pleasure in the “Southern Hemisphere,” while releasing a plethora of scents which claim to relax the bather and put a smile on his or her face. </p> Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:47:11 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 10160 at /oss