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For what reasons might your tongue sting/ burn when you put it on both tips of a 9 volt battery?
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Electricity: Batteries have electricity stored in them, and when you touch both tips with a wet, saliva coated tongue, you complete the circuit and the electric current creates the sensation.
Answered 8/6/2013
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