Why does your tongue stick to ice?

Moment of Um

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.4 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever been tempted to lick something frozen? Hopefully not, because your tongue could get stuck! But don’t worry, we talked to engineer Alexis Noel all about why our tongue sticks to ice, and what to do about it if that happens to you!

Do you have a Moment of Um question that’s so good it’s giving you the chills? Send it to us at BrainsOn.org/contact, and we’ll help unfreeze your brain.

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0:58.0	Ice Cream Cones, Lollypops, the middle of an Oreo, peanut butter on a spoon.
1:07.0	What do these items all have in common?
1:10.0	You lick them.
1:12.0	And wowie, wah why do they ever taste good?
1:15.0	But have you ever tried licking something frozen?
1:18.0	Hopefully not, because if so, you might have gotten your tongue stuck.
1:22.0	Maybe that happened to these two
1:24.2	listeners because they were wondering.
1:27.0	Hi my name is Anci.
1:28.5	Hi my name is Jeff. We're from San Ramon, California.
1:32.3	And all question is, why does our tongue stick to eyes?
1:36.0	Well, your tongue is a fascinating muscle.
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