• Question: would your tongue stick to ice if it is cold enough??

    Asked by hannahisawesome to Davie, Gemma, James P, James V, Nuala on 28 Jun 2012.
    • Photo: Nuala Carson

      Nuala Carson answered on 28 Jun 2012:

      Hey hannahisawesome,

      Yeah it most definitely would. If you put your tongue on anything that is cold enough it will freeze the layer of liquid you have on your tongue. This causes your tongue to freeze to the object. It wont become unfrozen until it warms up or you rip it off! That why sometimes if your eating an ice lolly your lips stick to it

    • Photo: Gemma Purser

      Gemma Purser answered on 28 Jun 2012:

      Yep it does, it will stick to any objects not just ice if the objects are cold enough. There is a funny scene from a movie called dumb and dumber where one of the characters gets their tounge stuck to a ski lift becuase he tries to lick off the frost. Your question just made me think of that! haha!

    • Photo: James Pope

      James Pope answered on 28 Jun 2012:

      Hey hannahisawesome,

      It’s not just your tongue, there are places in the world where you can’t wear contact lenses because they would freeze to your eyes because they would conduct the coldness and freeze water to them (your eyes can’t freeze though!)

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