Like when people take yucky medicne, or eat some gross food, why do they plug their noses? Is it like a reflex?
What does it help?
2007-05-19 18:08:52 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Have you had a cold with a stuffy nose and couldn't taste your food? Same concept here, if you hold your nose you can't really taste it.
2007-05-19 18:12:26 · answer #1 · answered by slykitty62 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When you hold your nose you block the smell, and your sense of smell is vital to your sense of taste. Try it...if you can not smell something the taste is much less potent.
2007-05-20 01:12:22 · answer #2 · answered by 1901pink 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i have no scientific proof on this, but when you block of your nose, your sense of taste deminishes. the only basis i have of this is when you get a cold or your nose is stuffy you can't really taste anything.
2007-05-20 01:13:05 · answer #3 · answered by synchsk8demon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A part of tasting is smelling something first.
2007-05-20 01:12:37 · answer #4 · answered by roger b 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think they r fooling them selves. I never eat gross things.
2007-05-20 01:19:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF I DON'T LIKE THE SMELL OF SOMETHING THAN I USUALLY DON'T LIKE THE TASTE.SO MAYBE IF YOU DON'T SMELL IT,IT WOULDN'T TASTE AS BAD.
2007-05-20 01:14:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because you can't taste anything when you do that.
2007-05-20 01:15:21 · answer #7 · answered by Nico 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So they won't raise a stink I guess.
2007-05-20 01:16:17 · answer #8 · answered by johN p. aka-Hey you. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because if you cant smell it then you cant taste it
2007-05-20 02:16:52 · answer #9 · answered by *Jenn* 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to stop themself from throwing up I suppose...
2007-05-20 01:21:34 · answer #10 · answered by Cinnamon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋