Chia Seeds in Water

While visiting Denver, Brack visited one of the Movement climbing gyms. One muro (wall) featured some interesting sections. Like the regular climbing routes, this wall had hand- and foot-holds, but these were attached to three rectangular “sub-walls”, that were hinged at their base so that they could be tilted (see picture). In this way, you would not be climbing up a vertical wall (hard!), but rather up an “overhanging cliff” (really hard!)

Chia seeds are covered by a poly??saccharide that is released into the water where they become….