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Re: Biting tin foil (Was: Lego VCR)
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Sat, 21 Aug 1999 17:23:44 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> Sproaticus wrote:
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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?
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> Dissimilar electromotive potentials.
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
fillings?
:)
J
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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)
| | | Re: Biting tin foil (Was: Lego VCR)
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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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