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Re: Biting tin foil (Was: Lego VCR)
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Sun, 22 Aug 1999 00:03:01 GMT
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jsproat@[Spamcake]io.com
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onyx wrote:
> In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > Sproaticus wrote:
> > > Why does biting on tin (or aluminum in my case) foil give
> > > the biter the sensation of chewing on minifig-scale caltrops?
> > Dissimilar electromotive potentials.
> do fillings enhance this sensation at all , or is it natural even in
> perfect teeth??
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 that the "flavor"
of TFTS (tin foil tooth shock) is somewhat like the "flavor" of NVBTS
(nine-volt battery tongue shock), and I wonder if this is actually the
flavor of the metal or if the nerve endings in my taste buds are getting
juiced. I'm inclined to think it's the overloaded nerves; the aluminum in a
soda can has a much different flavor.
Cheers,
- jsproat
1. And no, I'm not talking about Ray-O-Vacs! :-P Has anyone ever had a
Ray-O-Vac battery last longer than a day?
2. Hmmm... I wonder if the electrical current in a case of TFTS could
possibly power a transistor radio? The speaker's power requirements
shouldn't be too high -- probably just sufficient to conduct the sound into
the jawbone...
3. Got more footnotes than you! And I'm not a Libertarian! Nyah! ;-)
--
Jeremy H. Sproat <jsproat@io.com>
http://www.io.com/~jsproat
Darth Maul Lives
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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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