Thanks Shaun

[jeSteR]

Tortilla Chips

[nature boy]

[joel]

how does the water spread the oil if it does not mix?
like a greasy plate if you pour water on it do you spread the grease to the rest of the plate not really. the water beads off it. you need a lot of excess oil for the water to actually spread it.

[se7entse7en]

Perhaps the key to the answer to this lies in their densities? Oil is lighter than water so it'll tend to float. This may be why drinking water will move the oil around and coat the rest of your mouth, but do little to remove it from your mouth.

Crackers and Tortilla chips, on the other hand, will absorb the oil where it can then be removed from your mouth.

[nature boy]

i don't know how it works, all i know is that it's true. i've tried dousing the flames with some water before only to find the flame reaching the upper regions of my mouth that i didn't even know had pain receptors.

[Wetundies]

eat bread.

[geForce]

[nature boy]

it depends on how long you let it sit, and what else the oil is mixed with.