"When you look at me with those eyes, my heart stops"

Not because the eyes are blue or anything. That's boring. I'm really interested because I see the fifth state of matter in these eyes! Chicken eyes to be exact, as Sarah writes on her blog http://avogadrosalad.wordpress.com/. based on the original article from http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140224124212.htm.

Now how's that for a citation! More like a disgrace to MLA.

People often talk about three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Then there's plasma. And then chicken eyes. The type of matter found in chicken eyes is called "disordered hyperuniformity." 

This state of matter was identified by researchers at Princeton and Washington University in the cones of eyes located in the retina. Sorry, I can't talk about parts of the eye without thinking of this: 

"My cleats are stuck in your corneas!" 

Anyway, these cones detect the colors violet, blue, green and red. This type of matter has properties of a crystal while it can also behave like a liquid. Considering how much attention this is drawing to chickens' eyes, this is pretty impressive. 

Finding this unique discovery from chicken eyes reminds me of a topic first brought to my attention by my English teacher regarding the vanilla scent found in beaver anal glands. Yes, the vanilla flavor you may be eating or the vanilla scent you may be smelling may really be from a beaver's behind! This compound responsible for vanilla flavor and smell is found in a gland between the pelvis and tail. Due to this proximity, this compound is often secreted in natural waste. So the next time you like a girl's vanilla perfume, be sure to tell her "I really love your smell of beaver poo." Then wink and walk away. Then check out the original article at: http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2013/10/01/beaver-butts-emit-goo-used-for-vanilla-flavoring/ 

If you're wondering about the relevance of my tangent, it's to show how bizarre discoveries can be found in bizarre places. Who would've thought to look in a chicken's eyes for the fifth state of matter? Or a beaver's behind for vanilla? Well that's chemistry for you.