# Demolition Man question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demolition-man-question/175922>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [May 17, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demolition-man-question/175922 "2003-05-17T17:56:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![AtomicDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demolition-man-question/175922/1 "2003-05-17T17:56:14Z")

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How do you use the three sea shells?

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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demolition-man-question/175922/2 "2003-05-17T18:08:35Z")

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I’ve always suspected it was a McGuffin.

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**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demolition-man-question/175922/3 "2003-05-17T18:33:06Z")

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Carefullly.

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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demolition-man-question/175922/4 "2003-05-17T19:10:49Z")

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[Best answer.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=125557)

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bio-engineered living creatures inside each shell. You position yourself and they come out and lick you clean. One for fecal matter. One for urine. And the third kills bacteria and dries you off.