14 DAY TRIAL // Let's face it, house flies are some of the most disgusting and downright annoying insects ever to roam our planet. They're right up there with mosquitoes when it comes to how big a pest a creature can be.
Given their bad (and well-deserved) reputation, odds are most of you will find the video below to your liking. Heck, this short clip might even make your day, if not your week.
The video, now making the rounds online, shows what can only be the world's most unlucky fly desperately trying to escape the evilest frozen steak that ever sat on a kitchen table to thaw.
As you've probably figured out yourselves, the house fly got its tongue stuck to the frozen steak while trying to give it a lick or two, just enough to ruin everyone's appetite.
Apparently, the unfortunate insect hadn't the faintest idea that warm tongues and cold objects are best kept apart. Unless the cold objects are mountains of vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup on top.
According to Mirror, this hilarious battle between the housefly and the frozen steak was caught on film by a man from Auckland, New Zealand. Whoever you are, we thank you!
And now, time for some science talk
Pretty much everybody knows that licking frozen metal poles is never a good idea. Well, it just so happens that the same principles behind this piece of advice explain why the fly got stuck to the steak.
Not to beat about the bush, here's what happened: when the insect's tongue came into contact with the cold meat, the saliva coating it instantly froze and turned to ice.
The ice created a strong bond between the fly's tongue and the surface of the steak, essentially trapping the insect in place. The bond was so strong that, try as it might, the fly could not free itself.
This is precisely what happens when some people decide to lick frozen metal poles and end up needing an entire rescue crew to free themselves without losing their tongue in the process.
When the man who saved the fly poured warm water over the frozen piece of meat, the ice keeping the insects tongue attached to the steak melted and so the fly managed to escape.
Truth be told, most of us would've probably squashed the insect then and there. Luckily, the guy who witnessed its struggle proved more sympathetic and instead decided to lend it a helping hand.
