Every wonder when you open a can of soda why you hear a ‘popping’ noise?

Now, the average person - given that they analyzed the situation- would say that it is quite easily explainable, going on to tell you of the scientific reasoning behind it. However, I am not the average person. Practicality does not always take me as far as I need to go. It may satisfy the normal mind, but for mine it is not enough. For me, it is like telling the mind that once a probably theory or fact (as the case may be) has been created, there is no need for further analysis; should someone decide to further the research, they are to be deemed chasing the highly unlikely, and even in some cases ‘mere fantasy.’

Logic isn’t always the answer - or perhaps maybe it is - but it shouldn’t be, and that is what the problem is. Sometimes one must look beyond what is considered logical - beyond what is believed to be fact. What some do not realize is that more often than not, logic proves to act as a barrier in the further development of one’s mind.

It is not uncommon that a person may choose to discontinue learning a said thing just become someone told them - or they personally believe - that they have reached a point of logical explanation - a point at which they should stop. They have discovered the answer to what they were looking for, one which makes sense and satisfies them - but only to a certain extent. They do not take it upon themselves to look further - to look beyond, because someone (possibly themselves) has convinced them that what they have already found out is sufficient. Many times - that may very well be the case, but just because what they have is already enough, it doesn’t mean that they should not attempt to continue further in their studies, however irrelevant others might make it out to be.

I am in no way trying to knock the vast amount of information that many intellectual minds have come across. Their research is of just as much value (if not more) as the next guy, and I appreciate the gift they give of sharing their knowledge with those who have the desire to attain it. Many have worked hard to make their discoveries available to us (at their discretion of course) quite easily. Often we are able to access much of the information that others have acquired, at ease, quite often in the privacy of our own home. No longer is it even necessary to subscribe to a newspaper or go to a library. In seconds, we can have access to information on virtually any topic. I won’t speak for others (though I’m sure they think the same), but I personally am quite grateful for the generosity in which many have put forth, allowing me to discover in minutes what it may have taken them years, or even a lifetime. I am quite open to learning the logical or scientific reasoning and explanations that others might have for different things, such as how or why something works, or does whatever it does. But I do not understand why so many people discourage looking beyond logic. I am in no way discouraging that anyone ignore logical explanations, but merely stating that I do not see the harm nor reasoning in calling it quits. Why stop while everything still makes sense? Where is the fun in that?

So I am sitting here on my couch, allowing my mind to trail off in thought, and I happen to be writing some of it down. I was watching TV and got up to get a soda. Returning to the couch, I sat down and popped open the can, noticing the sound it made. It wasn’t an unfamiliar sound, as I had heard it every time I opened a can. But I found myself thinking about the noise, wondering why it is exactly that every time I open a can of soda I should hear it. I knew there was a logical reason for the sound and that I could easily find it out by looking it up quickly on a search engine online - which I did.

However, I did not want to take this thought only as far as the scientific explanation took me. So I found myself returning to the couch, staring at my can of root-beer, unsatisfied by the reasoning in which I had been provided. Pathetic? Maybe - but it’s true.

Thus, I sit - compiling my own thoughts, whether they end up reasonable and logical or not.

Perhaps it is an uncontrollable reaction that the can experiences - somewhat like that of a person when they are being tickled. Whether they want to or not, many find themselves laughing when a person tickles them. Perhaps in that same way, when we open a can, it’s reacion is to make that ‘popping’ noise. Haha, No, I’m not crazy, LEAVE ME ALONE!! -laughs-