Want to taste metal without touching metal? Hold two different coins in your hand and touch them to your tongue. (Don’t actually do this with dirty coins. Gross.)
Why Does My Sake Taste Metallic And How To Detect Spoilage Before Opening
This is called galvanism. It’s the same principle as the coin battery trick you did in science class. Different metals create a voltage. Your saliva is the electrolyte. Congratulations—you just invented a tongue-powered battery.
A Quick Word on Fillings
If you have old silver fillings (amalgam), you might taste metal after eating something acidic. That filling and the new gold crown next to it? They don’t get along. Your mouth becomes a tiny chemistry war zone. Delightful, right?