Mike Carruthers
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But after that, the effects seem to wear off and the flowers start to deteriorate pretty rapidly.
Interestingly, what does seem to help keep flowers perkier and fresher longer...
is Viagra.
In a test, one milligram of Viagra was crushed and put into the water and it kept the flowers perky for almost two weeks compared to similar flowers without Viagra that started wilting in just a few days.
And that is something you should know.
I think you're going to like this.
There's something that we humans do.
It's actually impossible not to do, I think.
And that is, we get used to things.
Good things and bad things.
You could get your dream car.
It's so exciting when you get your dream car, but after a while...
It's just your car.
You stop noticing how dreamy it is.
Or you get a new boss who's really horrible.
I mean, you're outraged.
But after a while, eh, just a bad boss.
You can't stay outraged forever, so you just stop noticing it.
The word is habituate.
We habituate to things.