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Answering those questions that make you go...

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Ice cream cones, lollipops, the middle of an Oreo, peanut butter on a spoon.

What do these items all have in common?

You lick them.

And wawi, why do they ever taste good?

But have you ever tried licking something frozen?

Hopefully not, because if so, you might have gotten your tongue stuck.

Maybe that happened to these two listeners because they were wondering.

Hi, my name is Anchi. Hi, my name is Jess. We're from San Ramon, California. And all question is,

why does our tongue stick to ice? Well, your tongue is a fascinating muscle. On the outside of your

tongue, if you zoom in real close, your tongue actually looks like a toothbrush. Your tongue is a fascinating muscle. On the outside of your tongue, if you zoom in real close, your

tongue actually looks like a toothbrush. Your tongue is covered in tiny little hair is called

papilla. These hairs hold onto your saliva, much like a kitchen sponge does. My name is Dr. Alexis

Noel. I am a mechanical engineer, and for my job, I study animals in nature to learn how we can

make better robots for our future. On the inside of your tongue, your body pumps blood into the muscle to keep it warm.

On a cold day, if you stick your tongue out into the air, your body pumps blood into the tongue to keep the saliva warm,

and not to give you a tongue

popsicle. So what happens when you touch your tongue to a very cold surface like ice? Well,

the ice is so cold that it sucks up the heat from your tongue very quickly. Tongue can't supply

warmth fast enough, so the ice instantly freezes your saliva. And since your toothbrush tongue

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