What Causes Brain Freeze? - Instant Egghead #11

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12 жыл бұрын

Ah, summertime. The warm weather, the icy beverages and the splitting headaches you get from drinking them too fast. In this episode, Scientific American editor Ferris Jabr explains how brain freeze occurs and how best to avoid it.
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@DarkLumiya 9 жыл бұрын

This explains why i feel like my eye will explode out of my skull when i get really bad brainfreeze, it gets bad enough to make me feel sick from the pain.

@434Saibot 11 жыл бұрын

Cool info. I always wanted to know this answer.

@maybeidontgiveashit 12 жыл бұрын

And what causes your arms to be stuck to your torso? PLS EXPLAIN

@legomaster1232 10 жыл бұрын

My theory is that as cold substance travels down you esophagus it cools your jugular, which supplies blood to your brain

@roronoazorohun 9 жыл бұрын

I am sensitive like crazy all over my body but never experienced this freeze thing.

@electricvisions 12 жыл бұрын

I grew up in Wisconsin, and in the winter when you go outside in -30º F subzero weather, if your forehead is not covered up, you will get brain freeze. From. the. outside. For real.

@Gangabada_angels 12 жыл бұрын

Thank you! that was very informative

@marycanary 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve never of the tip about pressing your tongue to the roof of your mouth in order to eliminate brain freeze,I’m going to make sure i try that the next time I get brain freeze.

@ian7208 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@Energyone 12 жыл бұрын

I get the pain deep in my ears, never my forehead when eating ice cream.

@DavidSChandler 12 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid and got this eating ice cream my mom told us to just touch the icecream dish to our foreheads. It works.

@prettypepsterful 11 жыл бұрын

I like the last 2 theories better

@SuperXicemanX 11 жыл бұрын

NOW I KNOW!

@BaaconHaawk 10 жыл бұрын

Ive never gotten a brain freeze

@Dragon-Slay3r 8 ай бұрын

The brain freeze is on the right side of the brian brain cover 😂 while white flies go for the left chin and north trainer tounge while anyother fuit fly pulls wool over my eyes 😂

@0Bigassjetzx0 11 жыл бұрын

Cerebral arthery?

@TheLoyalhuman 12 жыл бұрын

i just shake my head to get rid of it most of the time.

@Nukr666 12 жыл бұрын

Don't know what your on about, Ice is amazing.

@StrawberryDonutKing 12 жыл бұрын

And sometimes just plain ice wut

@derangedrian 12 жыл бұрын

When I get brain freeze it feels like the pain stems from deep in the soft tissue behind the roof of my mouth.... just saying...

@TiagoSeiler 12 жыл бұрын

Actual science begins at 0:40. You're welcome.

@xXCrazy1oO 6 жыл бұрын

Tiago Seiler its 40 seconds.....

@sighted 6 жыл бұрын

I have a theory. The esophagus stop the low temperature from your brain.

@Dottra1000 12 жыл бұрын

You look like Watsky

@PinkieRockStar878 11 жыл бұрын

I do not have hooves, nor am i purple or own a dragon. Therefor, i am not Twilight Sparkle.

@rubenvela437 4 ай бұрын

If you stick your thumb on the roof of your mouth it will work a lot better than your tongue because your thumb is warmer

@maybeidontgiveashit 12 жыл бұрын

bingo bango

@blkinvestor 12 жыл бұрын

so basically your saying scientist don't know.. "theory"

@MS-60663 8 ай бұрын

I used to think brain-freeze-pain was God's unfriendly way of telling you to stop being so freaking greedy and indulgent with your food. God: "Just because a thing tastes good, does not mean ye should gobble and eatith it down like a dog! Be HUMAN, as was MY DIVINE PLAN!"

@SuperXicemanX 11 жыл бұрын