Schmaltz? ['the heck is a schmaltz', his face plainly says] That's a real word?

[Norman plz. at the mention of May, Norman kicks himself internally as well, but shakes his head]

There's still science in it. But it's more about relative properties and reactions in broader terms. If you just, uh, 'went for it', maybe we can reverse-engineer this with a kitchen scale and a little common sense.