Are Snot Rockets Gross?

Following on from the discussion here:

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/186788/?offset=21225

I done a poll!

LET'S ANSWER THIS ONCE AND FOR ALL!

https://www.strawpoll.me/15132727

Please note the results of this poll are legally binding.

Why does it all have to be so binary?

They're gross, but that doesn't stop me doing it when nobody else is around.

Do you block one nostril or try to clear two at a time?

Yes I'd like to see some grading here. My head would explode if I didn't snock-rocket on a regular basis when doing anything more active than walking, but I try to do it out of sight/range. Can be difficult when running hard, but I'll veer off to the side to avoid splatting someone behind me.

@Mucker - always block one nostril. Inadequate pressure just results in dribbles hanging off lips/chin... not a good look.

I'm a discreet glove wiper myself.
When you get people in front of you that poorly aim when on the bike and it just about gets you is pretty foul.

It's only gross when you're so used to running and cycling that it becomes second nature, and you do it in a business presentation.

Have they considered cycle training?

Snot rockets + moustache = horrid mess

Sweat band wipe for the win.

Walking down the street and doing one particularly with a lady in tow (welcome to Bolton) is particularly foul.

Just because something is gross doesn't mean it's not useful and should be stopped. For example, childbirth is extremely disgusting but it's the only non-surgical way to get the kid out. Doesn't mean you should do it on CS2 however. So do you mean it violates a public grossness threshold and should not be done in public? Because that's a different poll really to the one above.

I for one am pro snot-rocket as I am good with timing and can generate the requisite escape velocity for my moustachey beard.

my snot rocket fuelled propulsion gave you a PB on Beddlestead

#truestory

Keep a look out for snot stains on the shoulders of Black softshell jackets, I'm sure there are lots about this time of year.

One of the most romantic evenings of my life.

I'm a discreet glove wiper myself.

Absolutely this!

It's what cycle trainers recommend

https://www.facebook.com/groups/shitlondon/permalink/10155717998953791/

In my mind a snot rocket implies a ninja-esque stealthy discharge or something that can be used to kill an assailant in the heat of road rage. This made me go away and reflect on my original gripe and reconsider if there's room for it in the world of the daily commute. But in reality what i see is more a snot fountain followed by a shameless smearing of snot onto Altura Hi-Vis jacket and cork handlebar tape. This morning i watched some guy have to claw the shit out of his beard wipe it onto his shorts then repeat with the other nostril whilst his gloves were still full of snot. So yeah, me and everyone else in the ASL thought it was fucking disgusting but i at least managed to laugh about it thanks to this healthy chat.

do none of you fine gentlepeople carry a linen handkerchief

ffs

+1 for the consensus or whatever

Extra points for size, distance from the body and then for the true connoisseur colour of said rocket.

Yet another reason to hate them...

Only when they land on your own sleeve. On cars it's a victory worth celebrating with a bogwank.

Wish I could get out the habit but I estimate I produce about a litre and a half of snot for every mile cycled so fuck knows what’d happen if I did.

It's only gross when someone you're riding with does it in front of you without warning, and of course it happens not to be a rocket but more of a shower. (Two forumeangers have done this to me.)

I can't be sure, but I feel when I first started cycling 7 or 8 years ago that I seldom felt the need to do it. But nowadays, if I'm riding for more than 30 minutes in a row it's almost essential for me if I want to clear my nose so I'm not constantly mouth breathing. COOL STORY

best way to dislodge a road warrior from your wheel.