How Much Can You Eat?
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Vsauce, I’m Jake and I’ve been playing a lot of the game Super Smash Bros recentlyespecially as the character Kirby who is known for his ability to inhale and ingest thingsa lot larger than himself. And that got me thinking about our own bodies, the way theydigest and their limits when it comes to shoveling food into them which brings up the question...HowMuch Can You Eat?Our bodies are full of surprises. Actions and processes that are always happening thatwe aren’t entirely conscious of, for example the incredible functions of saliva. Let’sgo to the bar.On average, you make 2 to 4 pints of saliva a day or about a half gallon. If you’veever eaten something acidic like a pickle, you might have noticed that more saliva entersyour mouth, this is because your mouth ...
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Vsauce, I’m Jake and I’ve been playing a lot of the game Super Smash Bros recentlyespecially as the character Kirby who is known for his ability to inhale and ingest thingsa lot larger than himself. And that got me thinking about our own bodies, the way theydigest and their limits when it comes to shoveling food into them which brings up the question...HowMuch Can You Eat?Our bodies are full of surprises. Actions and processes that are always happening thatwe aren’t entirely conscious of, for example the incredible functions of saliva. Let’sgo to the bar.On average, you make 2 to 4 pints of saliva a day or about a half gallon. If you’veever eaten something acidic like a pickle, you might have noticed that more saliva entersyour mouth, this is because your mouth ...
