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Why the hell is the roof of our mouths so thin? (lemmy.ml)
submitted 4 months ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I ate a too hot omelette and burnt the roof of my mouth again.

Now it feels sensitive and fragile, again.

Why did we as a species, whom are omnivores, develop such thin mouth roofs?

Hippos can crush entire watermelons with their mouths, why didn't we get a tough inner roof.

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[โ€“] 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

@doomsdayrs probably, to regulate brain temperature. There is a theory on yawning that its purpose may be brain cooling. So, the roof is basically a thermal interface.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    If that hypothesis is true, I'll be dammed. ๐Ÿ˜ญ

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

    @doomsdayrs Feel the roof of your mouth with your tongue after you yawn - it will be a little bit cool to the touch, because of its thermal conductivity. Also, if you have a yawn attack, but are not sleepy - eat something cold, like ice cream.This is according to the University of Albany research.youtube.com/watch?v=jGIbUK4nw00

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