Ever wondered why we get Brain Freeze..?

Virdi · 12 Apr 2007 at 14:11

http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2003/brown/brain.htm

|Ric| · 12 Apr 2007 at 14:12

Yay for random trivia

platypus · 12 Apr 2007 at 14:15

Well I wasn't wondering that, but I am now wondering why I don't get it, my taste sensors must be knackered or something

Mr Nice · 12 Apr 2007 at 14:17

I never get that from ice cream, only slush puppies...

p4radox · 12 Apr 2007 at 14:17

I don't get it either, I don't know what a "brain freeze" is. Some people say they get it when they drink an iced drink quickly...

Kreeeee · 12 Apr 2007 at 14:18

I've known the reasoning behind it for many years.

Welshy · 12 Apr 2007 at 14:20

I get it sometimes if I down a cold drink

yhack · 12 Apr 2007 at 14:21

p4radox said:
I don't get it either, I don't know what a "brain freeze" is. Some people say they get it when they drink an iced drink quickly...

Fill your mouth with ice cream and you'll find out.

dirtydog · 12 Apr 2007 at 14:22

I'd never heard the term brain freeze before, although I have experienced what the article describes and I guess it's semi-interesting to know why

rumba · 12 Apr 2007 at 14:24

I think Chris Turk sums it up best!

Clicky

G-MAN2004 · 12 Apr 2007 at 14:28

I only get it when I shove a huge scoop of freezing cold, rock solid ice cream into my mouth

Virdi · 12 Apr 2007 at 14:29

...it's also known as: Spheno Palatine Gangleoneuralgia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_freeze

feriso · 12 Apr 2007 at 14:30

I get it when I eat ice cream far too quickly.....

FrannoBaz · 12 Apr 2007 at 14:31

all your brain freeze are belong to us

Virdi · 12 Apr 2007 at 14:33

I get it with Slush Puppy, Ice Cream and Milk Shakes....

MNuTz · 12 Apr 2007 at 14:34

if you do get brain freeze you are supposed to push your tongue against the roof of your mouth and hold it there. This will warm the nerves up faster and help get over the brain freeze quicker!

G-MAN2004 · 12 Apr 2007 at 14:35

Virdi said:
...it's also known as: Spheno Palatine Gangleoneuralgia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_freeze

"freezie Frozen Brain Syndrome" LOL

Virdi · 12 Apr 2007 at 15:22

MNuTz said:
if you do get brain freeze you are supposed to push your tongue against the roof of your mouth and hold it there. This will warm the nerves up faster and help get over the brain freeze quicker!

Top Tip! Thanks

CF93 · 12 Apr 2007 at 16:06

At last! Someone else that calls it "brain freeze" - everyone round here thinks I'm nuts when I call it that!!

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 12 Apr 2007 at 16:09