All tangled up
Family's New Shrink Ray
chapter 18
by
copier
· original author:
famguy01
"Aaargh," Steve groaned, rolling over onto his side. His back had just collided with a somewhat soft surface and, now putting his hands on it, he felt it was moist as well. He grimaced slightly, but was thankful that the inside of his daughter's nostril had saved him from being inhaled completely into the oblivion of her lungs.
Putting some of his weight on his good knee and leg, Steve tried to prop himself up slightly and take inventory of the current situation. The maneuver, however, proved to be a bit more tricky than anticipated -- upon his attempt to rise, Steve was immediately met with resistance. The professor looked over his shoulder in the dim cavern and found that moving his arms was no simple task either. "Oh, great," he breathed, as the realization that he was tangled up in Lisa's nose hairs set in.
Lisa, meanwhile, was still at a loss for what to do. She tried not to panic, but her father could be anywhere right now!
The professor tried to keep a level head and think logically. "Well, she clearly can't hear me, so that's out of the question. It seems the only thing I can do is try to untangle myself -- carefully, of course. One wrong move could trigger a sneeze, and that's the last thing I want," he shuddered.
Then again -- was it? How would the laws of physics treat him at this bizarre size? An ant can survive a fall from any height because its tiny mass corresponds to a terminal velocity that cannot kill it on impact -- perhaps I would make out more like an ant at my size? He didn't have the resources or time or clear-headedness needed to do any proper calculations, but he was beginning to consider more options...
Putting some of his weight on his good knee and leg, Steve tried to prop himself up slightly and take inventory of the current situation. The maneuver, however, proved to be a bit more tricky than anticipated -- upon his attempt to rise, Steve was immediately met with resistance. The professor looked over his shoulder in the dim cavern and found that moving his arms was no simple task either. "Oh, great," he breathed, as the realization that he was tangled up in Lisa's nose hairs set in.
Lisa, meanwhile, was still at a loss for what to do. She tried not to panic, but her father could be anywhere right now!
The professor tried to keep a level head and think logically. "Well, she clearly can't hear me, so that's out of the question. It seems the only thing I can do is try to untangle myself -- carefully, of course. One wrong move could trigger a sneeze, and that's the last thing I want," he shuddered.
Then again -- was it? How would the laws of physics treat him at this bizarre size? An ant can survive a fall from any height because its tiny mass corresponds to a terminal velocity that cannot kill it on impact -- perhaps I would make out more like an ant at my size? He didn't have the resources or time or clear-headedness needed to do any proper calculations, but he was beginning to consider more options...
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