You are so funny - Essay on Humor

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The first person to invent a wooden match was a man named John Walker from Scotland, England.

He...did a mixture of antimony sulfide, potassium chloride, and a glue, and then dipped the tip of the wood into it and let it dry. Then, when he struck a match, he rubbed the wood on a piece of coarse sandpaper.

Later, matches made by Dr. Charles Say in France and A.D. Phillips in the United States also added phosphorous and sulfur.

With a lot of sulfur added, the match easily catches fire and burns with just a few touches to a rough surface. Sulfur is the "firewood" of the match.

What I want to talk about here is Phosphorous. In Burmese, it means “fire witch.” It is an important element for fire to burn.

Phosphorus (fireworks) has the ability to ignite just by coming into contact with air. Therefore, the phosphorus must be covered with a kind of glue to prevent direct contact with air.

When you strike a match, the layer of glue covering it on top is removed, exposing the phosphorus underneath, and it ignites with a "pop."

Potassium chloride, which contains oxygen, helps to keep the flame from going out immediately. Fire loves oxygen. It consumes oxygen and burns.

This is the process that occurs when a wooden match is struck.

(2)

I peer into people's hearts with imagination.

There, I was amazed to see that the heart of a person is like a huge warehouse where matches are stored.

There is an "ego" in people's hearts. I call it Phosphorous. The reason is that the human ego can easily catch fire, just like phosphorus.

Another thing is that there is a “rationalism” in people’s minds. I call it the “glue layer.” Because that rationalism covers our “egos” so that they don’t show up, just like a phosphorous lamp must be covered to prevent it from burning.

Our social environment can be a rough surface.

When we accidentally rub against the rough surface of our social interactions, the “glue” of our reasoning peels away. That's when the “phosphorus” inside us screams “I am” and lights up.

'If you're not prepared, that fire can burn down your whole life, your whole family, and everything around you. It's very scary.

So what do we do? Will we remove our ego “phosphorus”? Will we reconcile and smooth the rough social surface?

(3)

No kidding. I was just thinking about a small wooden match.