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Persistalsis
Right, why do we have that redundant swallowing mechanism? ~~Did enough people choke while eating upside down to make a difference? Wait, this is from our ape-y ancestry?~~
My guess it's even older than that. My bullshitspiration is that peristalsis enabled more complex digestion when our quadruped ancestors needed more nutrition options.
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Probably also helps with eating while lying down.
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Gulping in.
This is the kind of question that fuels science.
Good job he's not a bird
Obviously they've never seen the Mr. Wizard's World episode where they ate upside down.
Memory unlocked. https://youtu.be/bC6jJnVe1LI?t=16m28s
I feel like there was another episode covering this where they had them try to drink upside down, or am I mistaken?
Here you go, OP. Have fun. (open-access)
Looks l Iike a dragon ball
this post was submitted on 10 Apr 2026
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