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To: Jim McMannis who wrote (193441)	3/26/2009 11:16:58 AM
From: ChanceIs	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

>>>Never did that. What's the result?<<< Obviously you didn't grow up in a green leafy suburb. It is a cruel thing to do. At best it can be justified by demonstrating the scientific principle of osmosis. The "skin" of a slug is basically a slimy membrane. Pouring salt on a slug establishing a huge concentration gradient across the membrane. The water in the slug wants to establish an equilibrium, so it tends to run outward to increase the salt concentration inside the slug and decrease it outside the slug. The slug dries up in a few moments - writhing in pain the whole time. I suppose that it can be justified if you have a tomato garden. Some people I know used to keep empty tuna cans filled with salt and just flick the slugs into them when they were doing their tomato police work.