Convo Starters: Baseball’s Magic Mud: Superstition or Science?

If you could invent your own ‘magic mud’ for a game (not baseball) — what game would you play, and what would your magic mud do to help you out?

Would you rather have super-sticky hands (to grip things better) or super-slimy hands (to slip through small places)? Why?

Do you think regular mud (from a puddle or a garden) could be “magic”? Why or why not?