Inquiring readers, Josh Kurz, an independent filmmaker, just finished a piece for the Chemical Heritage Foundation, A Distillations Explainer about tears. This funny yet educational two-minute segment features Elizabeth Bennet. Thanks, Josh, for pointing me to your video.
There is evidence to suggest that crying relieves stress. While Elizabeth Bennet is not some namby pamby miss, she does produce three kinds of tears: Basal tears, reflex tears, and emotional tears with added proteins. This short video will explain all three.
Elizabeth Bennet played by Carla Rosati. Brought to us by “Distillations: We Tell the Story of Chemistry”. Directed by Josh Kurz.
If women cry from emotion, it is to their benefit!
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I loved it. I don’t believe in evolution as the ending suggests, but I do believe we were created with this useful feature. I think the pics and blurbs were very creative and the difference in tears very informational.
LOL! Love this video. It’s humorous and educational at the same time. Thank you!
I love Jane Austen’s works & that was a really cute video.When you see the miracles of creation though how can any body believe in evolution!! It’s an unbelievable stretch of the imagination.
Elizabeth
How can you NOT believe in evolution’ is more to the point methinks Elizabeth ! :-)
I would like to know the answer to that also. The evidence that everything evolves, from the tiniest one-celled organisms all the way up to the entire Universe is so pervasive that it seems irrational to deny it.
Just sayin’ …
That is an interesting vid. I also disagree with the evolution theory. I have to add a quote I learned in high school:
The weaker sex is stronger than the stronger sex, because of the weakness of the stronger sex for the weaker sex.
=)
Well you’re probably right ME
“rolls them at Mr Darcy” lol!
This was quite interesting I think the choice of Miss Elizabeth Bennet (as Lady Catherine was want to say), was an excellent choice for the purpose of the demonstration.
I loved this! It was both funny and informative. I’d love to see more of these kinds of videos. As for the theory of evolution, it remains just that, a theory, since science is based on observed history or recreation of a scientific act. One cannot have observed evolution.
Thanks for the cool post!
To misquote dear Jane: The person, be it gentleman or lady, who does not believe in evolution, must be intolerably stupid.
anyone that believes something or in this case everything, could come from nothing, is intolerably stupid.
Tears – yet another amazing design feature of the human body. We are fearfully and wonderfully made. Nice video! Thanks for sharing.
Lovely video about something we often take for granted – tears.
loved the video, quite interesting and amusing as well! :) x
Loved this, so funny
Tears are great! I have been saying for years that I always feel better after a good cry. Just like 15 minutes of laughter is worth 3 hours of good sleep, the stress that is relieved by crying also makes me feel refreshed. So here is to laughing and crying. ~Jen Red~
I must say I love scientists … specially those who have to refer to Elizabeth Bennet to prove their point. Scientists just cannot do without fiction to make their fictions real, from Freud to the tearswallahs. thanks Josh and thanks Vic for sharing this rather amusing video.
Adorable article. Loved it!
Oh, this was fun! Thanks for sharing.
Nice video, and love the blog which I’ve been following a long time.
Dissappointing though that there seems to be so much evolution denial in the comments.. I hope that isn’t representative for fans of Jane Austen.