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Drink out of a water bottle. Trying to use a glass may result in spilling some water, which will enter your nose!
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How the body enables you to swallow water upside down?
Peristalsis and esophgeal musclulature.
Allows you to swallow water upside down?
Peristalsis or muscles in your esophagus contract in a wave pushing the water to your stomach
Could you swallow upside down?
Yes
How do astronaut drink water in zero graity?
The same way that a person can be upside-down on Earth and still swallow water. The ability to swallow has nothing to do with gravity; it has to do with the muscles in the esophagus which move food and water from the throat to the stomach.
How do you swallow food that doesn' t fall by gravity?
You turn Upside down.
Which animal cannot swallow food if it is held upside down?
While most animals have a difficult time swallowing their food when they are held upside down, there is one animal that cannot swallow when held in this manner. This animal is a chicken.
Why can you eat upside-down?
Humans don't need gravity to swallow, although, interestingly, birds (i.e. canaries) do.
Where does a upside down jellyfish live?
in water
Why are reflections upside down in a glass of water?
because the spoon is concave, making the reflection upside down
How many ways can you turn a glass of water upside down without spilling the water?
freez the water. after freezing it will be ice then you can turn a glass of water upside down without spilling the water.
Is it possible to swallow while upside down?
Yes. It's slightly more difficult because you're working against gravity, though. The oesophagus is a tube-like organ, and the act of swallowing squeezes the food through the tube to down to the stomach, or sideways, or up as the case may be.
Why can astronauts swallow while in space?
Swallowing is a manipulation of the throat muscles, it's not down to gravity. In theory you can swallow while upside down (but it feels odd and is harder as you're working against gravity). Hope this answers your question.
