_number8_@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoWe constantly have spit in our mouth 100% of the time but if we were made to drink any amount of our spit it'd be disgusting. Why?message-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up176
arrow-up176message-squareWe constantly have spit in our mouth 100% of the time but if we were made to drink any amount of our spit it'd be disgusting. Why?_number8_@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareabbadon420@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up69·edit-24 months agoIt’s the quantity. And also, by the time you’ve filled a cup of spit, it has cooled and dried a bit, maybe even breaking itself down, resulting in an increased viscousity, giving it a very unpleasant mouthfeel.
It’s the quantity. And also, by the time you’ve filled a cup of spit, it has cooled and dried a bit, maybe even breaking itself down, resulting in an increased viscousity, giving it a very unpleasant mouthfeel.