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Thai tweet asking why the tongue finds trapped food but fingers can't goes viral

A simple dental-sensation question posted on X racks up thousands of engagements with no clear answer offered.

newest coverage 9d agosummary written 9d ago2 pieces2.8k likes & upvotes8 comments MastodonX

What to know

  • A Thai-language post questioning why the tongue can pinpoint trapped food between teeth while a finger cannot gained over 2,700 engagement score on X.
  • The post was reshared via a link on Mastodon, though the available material contains no scientific explanation or substantive discussion of the phenomenon.

@lalisamyl0ver Original poster on X

Thai tweet asking why the tongue finds trapped food but fingers can't goes viral
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How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump posts

Peak 1 piece in 3h at Nov 1, 8 AM; 2 pieces over 10 days (2 posts) Nov 1, 8 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — X 1Nov 1, 11 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Nov 1, 2 PM — quietNov 1, 5 PM — quietNov 1, 8 PM — quietNov 1, 11 PM — quietNov 2, 2 AM — quietNov 2, 5 AM — quietNov 2, 8 AM — quietNov 2, 11 AM — quietNov 2, 2 PM — quietNov 2, 5 PM — quietNov 2, 8 PM — quietNov 2, 11 PM — quietNov 3, 2 AM — quietNov 3, 5 AM — quietNov 3, 8 AM — quietNov 3, 11 AM — quietNov 3, 2 PM — quietNov 3, 5 PM — quietNov 3, 8 PM — quietNov 3, 11 PM — quietNov 4, 2 AM — quietNov 4, 5 AM — quietNov 4, 8 AM — quietNov 4, 11 AM — quietNov 4, 2 PM — quietNov 4, 5 PM — quietNov 4, 8 PM — quietNov 4, 11 PM — quietNov 5, 2 AM — quietNov 5, 5 AM — quietNov 5, 8 AM — quietNov 5, 11 AM — quietNov 5, 2 PM — quietNov 5, 5 PM — quietNov 5, 8 PM — quietNov 5, 11 PM — quietNov 6, 2 AM — quietNov 6, 5 AM — quietNov 6, 8 AM — quietNov 6, 11 AM — quietNov 6, 2 PM — quietNov 6, 5 PM — quietNov 6, 8 PM — quietNov 6, 11 PM — quietNov 7, 2 AM — quietNov 7, 5 AM — quietNov 7, 8 AM — quietNov 7, 11 AM — quietNov 7, 2 PM — quietNov 7, 5 PM — quietNov 7, 8 PM — quietNov 7, 11 PM — quietNov 8, 2 AM — quietNov 8, 5 AM — quietNov 8, 8 AM — quietNov 8, 11 AM — quietNov 8, 2 PM — quietNov 8, 5 PM — quietNov 8, 8 PM — quietNov 8, 11 PM — quietNov 9, 2 AM — quietNov 9, 5 AM — quietNov 9, 8 AM — quietNov 9, 11 AM — quietNov 9, 2 PM — quietNov 9, 5 PM — quietNov 9, 8 PM — quietNov 9, 11 PM — quietYesterday, 2 AM — quietYesterday, 5 AM — quietYesterday, 8 AM — quietYesterday, 11 AM — quietYesterday, 2 PM — quietYesterday, 5 PM — quietYesterday, 8 PM — quietYesterday, 11 PM — quietToday, 2 AM — quiet 1–2
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    Mastodon account reposts link to the viral X post

    A Mastodon user shared the URL of the original post, extending its reach beyond X without adding commentary.

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    @lalisamyl0ver posts viral question about tongue vs. finger sensation

    The user posted a Thai-language question asking why the tongue can tell which tooth has food stuck in it while a finger cannot, which quickly gained significant engagement.

    “เวลาเศษอาหารติดฟันทำไมลิ้นรู้ว่าอยู่ซี่ไหน แต่ทำไมนิ้วถึงไม่รู้…”
    — @lalisamyl0ver