Do seagulls explode when you throw alkaseltzer tablets at them
2007-02-06 16:39:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
My friends tried this in middle school. They put an alka-seltzer tablet in a piece of a sandwich and gave it to the seagulls. One ate it, but absolutely nothing happened.
2007-02-06 16:43:09 · answer #1 · answered by suchagoodkitty 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"It is an old urban myth that seagulls will explode if they eat an Alka Seltzer. We burp because gaseous byproducts are produced in digestion and forced up through the esophagus (See KidsHealth for a good explanation). Birds have a different digestive system than humans, though they do have an esophagus and are capable of burping. Birds have no teeth and many swallow their food whole or hold it in their crop to regurgitate."
2016-05-24 02:03:44 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some years ago their were reports on the TV news that this was happening. Many were outraged.
2007-02-06 16:45:55 · answer #3 · answered by Wrath Warbone 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Urban myth. I have heard it gives them diarrhea for a while, then they get really pissed off and fly away.
2007-02-06 18:33:42 · answer #4 · answered by ZenPenguin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
Article that briefly mentions this urban myth: http://www.snopes.com/critters/crusader/birdrice.asp
2007-02-06 16:41:45 · answer #5 · answered by Yep! 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Never heard of that.
2007-02-06 16:44:39 · answer #6 · answered by sellatieeat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hahaha, no, but that's an awesome idea anyway ^____^
2007-02-06 16:42:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I doubt it. . .unless they eat it, and that is animal cruelty. DON'T TRY IT!!!
2007-02-06 16:42:28 · answer #8 · answered by Isabela 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never tried that before.....never will......
2007-02-06 16:48:52 · answer #9 · answered by ~Aqua.. 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes , so please don't hurt those little creatures,they have the right to life just as u do
2007-02-06 16:43:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋