• Question: Is it impossible to lick your elbow?

    Asked by Jennifer to Adrian, Gaia, Jim, Scott, Vicky on 15 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Gaia Andreoletti

      Gaia Andreoletti answered on 15 Mar 2016:


      Unfortunately, for the majority of us, unless we dislocate our shoulder or grow a longer neck, the ability of licking your elbow is impossible.

    • Photo: Scott Lawrie

      Scott Lawrie answered on 15 Mar 2016:


      Yes: try it! Your tongue just isn’t long enough… unless you’re a lizard-girl! 😯

    • Photo: Jim Barrett

      Jim Barrett answered on 15 Mar 2016:


      Ok, you managed to make me sit here in my office an try to lick my elbow. Turns out I can’t at least!

    • Photo: Adrian Buzatu

      Adrian Buzatu answered on 16 Mar 2016:


      The scientific method at play here. You have a hypothesis. You test it by experiment. What is your answer?

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