The potentially-fatal ' Tide Pod Challenge' that went viral at the end of 2017 had teens filming themselves eating Tide Pod laundry detergent capsules, leading health officials to warn against participating in the craze after a spike in ingestion cases.Įven more alarming, the ' Bird Box Challenge' inspired by Netflix's hit thriller Bird Box led to people attempting everyday tasks blindfolded - including driving. People from around the globe have also been taking to the app to film themselves eating milk and cereal from a friend's mouth.Įating out of someone's mouth or putting soy sauce on one's testicles is a relatively harmless, albeit messy, experience, making the latest social media trends far safer than some of it's equally bizarre predecessors. 'Add that to the fact that these guys are probably getting a big whiff of soy sauce as they "prepare," and it likely explains away any reported "taste" experience.'Īs its popularity continues to grow, TikTok has become the starting point for some of the biggest viral experiments. Kieran Kennedy, a psychiatrist in Australia, noted that both smell and a mental memory of the taste of soy sauce is likely what caused the flavor sensation in their mouths 'When you think about it, even if you imagine or anticipate tasting something salty (like chips) or sour (a lemon), then you’ll notice your mouth water and even a potential hint of a taste,' he said.Įxplanation: Dr.
He does, however, have an explanation for the salt the TikTok users thought they were tasting when they put soy sauce on their testicles. Kieran Kennedy, a psychiatrist in Melbourne, Australia, agreed, telling Australian Men's Health that while studies have shown that various tissues - including the testicles - have taste receptors, none of the research has proved that any animal can actually 'taste' via these receptors. 'Your body might receive it, but you won’t have a perceptive taste of sweet, sour, or whatever flavor.'ĭr. 'Just because you have taste buds in that area doesn’t mean you can physically taste those flavors,' he told BuzzFeed News. Chances are you won't "taste" anything in your dip experiments.'
'The functional implications of taste receptors distributed throughout the body are still unknown. 'This has more to do with male fertility and spermatogenesis,' he explains. Kirten Parekh, a 31-year-old foot and ankle surgeon in New Jersey, made his own TikTok clip discrediting the claims
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