Why Tongues Stick to Frozen Metal

The reason your tongue can get STUCK to a frozen metal pole is not because

it is sticky. It is because metal steals heat like a villain. Your tongue is

warm and wet basically a heat pack covered in water. Metal is a

great heat conductor, so it pulls heat away FAST. That rapid heat loss chills your

saliva to freezing in a moment. Ice locks into the tiny pores and texture of

your tongue. And now you are glued by frozen water. That is why

it happens more with metal than plastic or wood. Those do not pull heat as

quickly. The smartest move is do not test it. But if it