Comment on Taste the flavor

• DonPiano@feddit.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It’s a pain perceiver where capsaicin activates it.

  Our senses run on chemicals, and that means sometimes chemicals activate these senses. Capsaicin is similar to a different chemical that our bodies use as signal, and binds to the receptor instead.

  You could imagine it like a vending machine that’s supposed to dispense soda if you put Euro coins in, but it’ll equally dispense soda if you put other flat pieces of metal in it.

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  • Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    You could imagine it like a vending machine that’s supposed to dispense soda if you put Euro coins in, but it’ll equally dispense soda if you put other flat pieces of metal in it.

    Superb explanation!

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  • Railcar8095@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Wait, so if I put a flat piece of metal in my butt, then I get euros? I love science!

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    • makkurokurosuke@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Yes but thru your mouth

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• MagicShel@lemmy.zip ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  … bruh…

  to keep us from doing stupid things with our butts.

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