_number8_@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoWe constantly have spit in our mouth 100% of the time but if we were made to drink any amount of our spit it'd be disgusting. Why?message-squaremessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down17
arrow-up198arrow-down1message-squareWe constantly have spit in our mouth 100% of the time but if we were made to drink any amount of our spit it'd be disgusting. Why?_number8_@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square38fedilink
minus-squareMelobol@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·7 months agoYou are swallowing that saliva during the day. Usually we make 0.5 and 1.5 liters daily (for us measurements 2 to 4.2 cups). And that needs to go somewhere. And it is very important part of our oral hygiene too.
minus-squareTjalinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoSo in metric the range is 3x and in imperial is 2.1x?
You are swallowing that saliva during the day. Usually we make 0.5 and 1.5 liters daily (for us measurements 2 to 4.2 cups). And that needs to go somewhere. And it is very important part of our oral hygiene too.
So in metric the range is 3x and in imperial is 2.1x?