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BELL RINGS | 0:00:02 | 0:00:03 | |
OK, Jonathan, everything is set for our special guest. | 0:00:03 | 0:00:05 | |
It's so exciting that your mother is coming to visit, Colin! | 0:00:05 | 0:00:08 | |
I bet she's just like you, is she? Are you the exact same in every way? | 0:00:08 | 0:00:13 | |
Actually, there's something about my mother you should probably know. | 0:00:13 | 0:00:17 | |
ENGINE ROARS | 0:00:17 | 0:00:19 | |
Hiya, Colly-wolls! | 0:00:19 | 0:00:21 | |
LOUD ROCK MUSIC PLAYS | 0:00:21 | 0:00:23 | |
Oh, sorry about the wall! | 0:00:29 | 0:00:32 | |
-Ah, hello, Mother. -Heh-heh! This is going to be fun. | 0:00:32 | 0:00:37 | |
BELL RINGS | 0:00:37 | 0:00:38 | |
Visitors, everyone! | 0:00:38 | 0:00:39 | |
This is Brain Freeze! | 0:00:39 | 0:00:42 | |
With Dr Knowles... | 0:00:42 | 0:00:44 | |
Professor McCork... | 0:00:44 | 0:00:47 | |
Colin the floor manager... | 0:00:47 | 0:00:50 | |
And Mrs Hucklebuck. | 0:00:50 | 0:00:52 | |
Stand back! | 0:00:52 | 0:00:54 | |
Come on, everybody! | 0:00:54 | 0:00:56 | |
It's time for Today's Big Question! | 0:00:59 | 0:01:04 | |
Today we're asking: | 0:01:04 | 0:01:08 | |
-Saliva... -Or spit. | 0:01:08 | 0:01:11 | |
Saliva is produced by glands in our mouths, | 0:01:11 | 0:01:14 | |
and one of its many roles is to help us taste food. | 0:01:14 | 0:01:18 | |
As we eat, saliva begins to dissolve and break down our food | 0:01:18 | 0:01:21 | |
into its chemical components, | 0:01:21 | 0:01:22 | |
which stimulate sensory cells in our taste buds. | 0:01:22 | 0:01:25 | |
From up here, nerve impulses are sent to the part of the brain | 0:01:25 | 0:01:28 | |
that recognises taste, | 0:01:28 | 0:01:29 | |
which when combined with our sense of smell | 0:01:29 | 0:01:32 | |
allows us to experience flavour, | 0:01:32 | 0:01:33 | |
which in turn stimulates even more saliva production in our mouths. | 0:01:33 | 0:01:37 | |
-Dr Knowles, I wonder how much spit... -Saliva! | 0:01:37 | 0:01:40 | |
Sorry, saliva...a person makes in their whole life? | 0:01:40 | 0:01:44 | |
Over an average lifetime, | 0:01:44 | 0:01:45 | |
a human will produce enough saliva to fill at least 60 bath tubs. | 0:01:45 | 0:01:49 | |
60 bath tubs. That's a whole lot of globby mess! | 0:01:49 | 0:01:53 | |
Urgh! Charming. Back after these. | 0:01:53 | 0:01:56 | |
Oh, I've been all over, me. Sahara Desert, Great Wall Of China, | 0:01:58 | 0:02:02 | |
Grand Canyon - you name it, I've been there. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:05 | |
Heh! And you barely leave the studio, do you, Colly-wolls? | 0:02:05 | 0:02:09 | |
Yeah - how come you guys are so different? | 0:02:09 | 0:02:11 | |
-Well... -Oh, it's all a matter of taste. I'm a free spirit, me. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:15 | |
-Always have been. -And I'm a home bird. Always will be. | 0:02:15 | 0:02:19 | |
Well, I love the fact that two people can be so different | 0:02:19 | 0:02:23 | |
yet still get along so well. | 0:02:23 | 0:02:26 | |
And I love that fact that Colin's mammy drives a Black Shadow. | 0:02:26 | 0:02:29 | |
It's so shiny! | 0:02:29 | 0:02:31 | |
BELL RINGS | 0:02:31 | 0:02:32 | |
Well, it's my time to shine, Mother. | 0:02:32 | 0:02:34 | |
We're back in five, four, three... | 0:02:34 | 0:02:38 | |
So tell us, Dr Knowles, | 0:02:43 | 0:02:45 | |
-why do we make spit... -Ah! -..sorry, saliva when we eat something tasty? | 0:02:45 | 0:02:49 | |
Without saliva to break down food into its chemical components, | 0:02:49 | 0:02:53 | |
it would be difficult to experience the five basic tastes. | 0:02:53 | 0:02:57 | |
Sweet, like sugar. | 0:02:57 | 0:02:59 | |
Salty, like table salt. | 0:02:59 | 0:03:01 | |
Sour, like lemon juice. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:02 | |
Bitter like cocoa powder. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:04 | |
Or savoury like soy sauce. | 0:03:04 | 0:03:07 | |
And all because of spit - sorry, saliva - and some tiny taste buds. | 0:03:09 | 0:03:13 | |
Lots of taste buds, actually. | 0:03:13 | 0:03:15 | |
We each have been 5,000 and 10,000 taste buds in our mouths, | 0:03:15 | 0:03:20 | |
and some people known as super tasters have even more! | 0:03:20 | 0:03:24 | |
I wonder if I'm a super taster? Let me count. | 0:03:24 | 0:03:27 | |
One, two, three, four... | 0:03:27 | 0:03:29 | |
Oh! See you next time, folks! | 0:03:29 | 0:03:31 | |
-Now, remember to drive safely, Mother. -I will. | 0:03:34 | 0:03:37 | |
-And to drink lots of water. -Will do. | 0:03:37 | 0:03:39 | |
And don't forget your five a day! | 0:03:39 | 0:03:41 | |
Don't you worry about me, Colly-wolls. I'll be just fine. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:45 | |
Mwah! Bye, everyone! | 0:03:45 | 0:03:48 | |
-See you soon! -Send us a postcard! | 0:03:48 | 0:03:50 | |
See you later, lads. | 0:03:50 | 0:03:52 | |
What's going on?! | 0:03:52 | 0:03:53 | |
Ah, you know me, Colin - I'm a bit of a free spirit myself, me. Hup! | 0:03:53 | 0:03:57 | |
Let's rock and roll! | 0:03:57 | 0:03:59 | |
-Oh! -Sorry about the wall! | 0:03:59 | 0:04:02 | |
Ah, goodbye, Mother. | 0:04:03 | 0:04:05 | |
Subtitles by Ericsson | 0:04:08 | 0:04:11 |
