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Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:41 am**

What exactly causes a Brain Freeze anyway? ???

Slurpee celebrates 40 years of 'brain freeze'

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 2:23 pm**

LOL! ;D

A brain freeze occurs when one consumes such an ice-based drink in a rapid manner... this then causes a bizarre and numbing sensation to occur on the top of the nose, where it meets the forehead... trust me, they hurt... :'(

...!

Cheers Kev...

Mehdi.

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 2:33 pm**

LOL - I had 'brain freeze' yesterday, it was baking here & I went & got a big bag of ice, some juice & a pint glass - do I need to go on??

Never knew it was called 'brain freeze' though - it killed my bl**dy head!

TSC.

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 2:40 pm**

I know what they are, I just wonder what causes them... ;)

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 2:56 pm**

Urg, I hate them....No way to get rid of them either, just have to wait until they pass...

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 3:02 pm**

I believe that what causes them has to do with the rapid cooling of the blood in the vessels at the back of the neck. This cooled blood then runs to your head/brain area where everything is still nice and warm, and the tissue reacts with pain. I don't know why cold=pain though...

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Ah ha! I was sort of right. It's explained in short in this article on How Stuff Works. Theres also a link to a much more detailed explaination.
http://science.howstuffworks.com/question96.htm

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 3:07 pm**

[quote]What exactly causes a Brain Freeze anyway?

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 3:28 pm**

LOL, no Doug, it's when you eat/drink something cold too fast, and then your "brain" feels numb, and it hurts real bad...

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 4:20 pm**

LOL, no Doug, it's when you eat/drink something cold too fast, and then your "brain" feels numb, and it hurts real bad...

Ah, I see said the blind man. Sounds like what we used to call a headache - or a hangover. ::)

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 5:09 pm**

Not interested. FREE was not mentioned at all... :'( ;D

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 5:17 pm**

Actually, it said they were giving away FREE Slurpees...

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:52 pm**

samples dont count. i was thinking free 32 oz. BIG GULP

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:12 pm**

....and here I thought they (brain freezes) had something to do with your sinuses........?

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 7:13 pm**

"Brain freeze" is the pain sometimes inflicted by devouring something cold like ice cream or a cold beverage, often very quickly.

The reaction is (obviously) triggered by the cold ice cream or beverage; coming into contact with the roof of the mouth. It triggers nerves that give the brain the impression of a very cold environment. To heat up the brain again, blood vessels start to swell, which causes the headache-like pain for approximately 30 seconds.

The temperature change in the roof of the mouth has to be rather drastic; this is why brain freeze often occurs on warm days.

The pain can be relieved by putting the tongue to the roof of the mouth, which logically will heat it up.

So I guess that settles it then... ;)

Posted: **Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:28 pm**

Who wants to volunteer for the Darwin Award by consuming as much slurpees as humanly possible in a single moment?

Volunteer now or be volunchosen.

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