I absolutely want to try these.
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I couldnāt read the article, but how do they know it tastes like battery?
I think theyāre working with various acids and other chemicals to mimic that metallic tinged buzzy feeling.
I wonder if they used prickly pear / sichuan peppercorn?
Also, incognito / private browsing mode should eliminate the paywall.
But how do they know it tastes like batteriesā¦?
Iām just being a smart-a$$ with who in their right mind is licking battery acid. And then of course, who would be stupid enough to mimic the taste for those whoāve actually licked battery acid. Iām quite certain those people donāt rush to try it again.
If they want fizzy, just buy some Poprocks.
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Have you never licked a 9 volt before? I mean, you probably SHOULDNāT, but I donāt know anyone who hasnāt tried it at least once as a kid. Hell, if I find one in a corner of some drawer, a quick touch to my tongue is a way to determine if itās totally dead or not.
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Canāt say I saw this within my family or circle of friends.
YES to Poprocks!!!
I had āelectric shockā snails in China once. Something in the snail, or in the prep, makes your tongue experience what feels like an electric shock when you eat the snail. My Chinese host sent me to the cafe for that dish in particular. It was ok, just odd. Not something I would order again.
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Just donāt eat āem w soda or youāll explode.
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RIP, Mikey.
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Never tried it or wanted to try it.
Itās fortunate that those things donāt deliver much current.
A professor I had for power engineering told us that one of his friends used to do that with (I think) 48V batteries.
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My science teacher in junior high had an electrical device that could be adjusted to give steadily higher shocks.
And we lined up to see who could stand the worst shock.
It is amazing any boy survives his teens.
I think you and I had the same physics teacher.
Mine had the āone handā rule. You could do it only by bridging the electrodes with one hand, thumb and index finger.
Hurt like a sunovabich.
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I was always fascinated with electricity. At the start, my mother used to tell me to be careful, then progressing to asking me if I could fix stuff that was not working. I never told her that I had a number of shocks, and this in a country that had more than the puny 120V in N.America; we had 240V!
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My older brother, in one of his asshole moments, actually convinced me that the terminals on a 9-volt battery tasted sweet. I think I was probably about 7 or 8, so he would have been 8 or 9. Itās a wonder that I actually ever believed him again about anything after that. I will NOT be buying 9v chips.
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Thatās what older brothers are FORā¦
I say this as the elder sibling in the family.
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I think I may have shared this before, too, but this is the same brother that convinced me that water striders were poisonous. Iām 63 years old, and I still hate water striders - although Iām no longer terrified of them, so thatās something.
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Thatās my battery tester, too. āIs this a used one or a new one? Letās have a lick.ā
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I told him not to mix 'em. This is what happens to kids that hate everything but Life.
