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(...) Why does biting on tin (or aluminum in my case) foil give the biter the sensation of chewing on minifig-scale caltrops? Cheers, - jsproat (25 years ago, 21-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Dissimilar electromotive potentials. (25 years ago, 21-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) do fillings enhance this sensation at all (1)(2), or is it natural even in perfect teeth?? (1) my first footnote, all in honor of you, larry pientlkstaha';tlkhedt ;) (2) if the answer to the above is "yes", then is it only with metal-based (...) (25 years ago, 21-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I've often wondered. I've never been too keen on having my fillings removed so I can experiment, though. :-, It sounds like some kind of electrical phenomenon, perhaps like powering a light bulb with a pair of lemons (1)(2)(3). I've noticed (...) (25 years ago, 22-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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onyx wrote in message ... (...) I don't have fillings(but not perfect teeth). I think what you're talking about happens to me. (...) (25 years ago, 22-Aug-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) I used to have perfect teeth up to one or two years ago, and I never had any problems with chewing tin foil (Hey, I chew a lot of things.. Urmm.. forget I said that.). Then I got two fillings, and when pretty much anything made of metal (be it (...) (25 years ago, 2-Nov-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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