Feather light

The feather, not the overweight marine mammal lazily floating within sneezing distance.

On a side note, have you ever noticed how big seals' nostrils are?
And how tight they manage to shut them?
Their nostril muscles are so impressive I wouldn't be surprised if they could crack hazelnuts if you were to insert one up their nose and somehow get them to sneeze.
I wonder if there is a commercial application to this rare ability.

On a side side note, I always encourage the use of the French language with my kids (or to be totally honest, Lady D.I. once in a while nags me to speak more French to them), except when it comes to this marine mammal.

I have seen the look of utter horror on the disbelieving faces of the locals in Howth when the French kids call excitedly 'Papa! Papa! J'ai vu un gros phoque'