r/ExplainLikeImCalvin • u/Curious-Message-6946 • 9d ago

ELIC: Why does it feel weird to swallow what you just puked in your mouth?

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u/BangkokPadang 9d ago

Well, as proud members of the animal kingdom, we have an instinctual drive to feed it to someone else, like a baby bird, and it always feels weird to go against nature.

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u/amatoreartist 9d ago

I can imagine how BW would draw Calvin's face when he realizes what his dad means.

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u/SuperVGA 9d ago

You look a bit hungry, Calvin. Feel like a snack?

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u/pickle_lukas 9d ago

It's exactly the same phenomenon as déjà vu - already seen. In that case your brain is confused that it thinks something already happened.

In the same regard there is déjà mangé - already eaten, which happens when you swallow your vomit. It's just that this term is much less used.

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u/DaringMoth 9d ago

It’s about mindset. A lot of the times it’s not really puke; maybe you ate that food without chewing enough the first time, and part of it comes back up so you can finish the job. Grazing animals have been doing this forever and they don’t feel bad.

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u/Cordeceps 9d ago

Chewing the cud

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u/SubjectAddress5180 9d ago

Your digestive system didn't like things before; there's no reason to think this will change.