you know szern is stressed when...

...she imagines a chicken and some fungi going to war against each other.

who will emerge the winner?

szern predicts fungi will win because the spores she releases will overpower the pok-pok-ness of the chicken. the chicken will get asthma due to the spores. this decreases oxygen availability to the tissues of the pok-pok, causing the chicken to weaken and eventually lose the battle. fungi will suffer some bruises, but will emerge as the overall winner.

so yea! this is szern's analysis of the war between a chicken and some fungi.

you know it when szern is stressed.