Get as close as possible without letting more of the tongue's surface area touch the pole. Warm the pole with your hands. A tongue will stick when the surface of the pole is very cold. The top few layers of the tongue will freeze when the tongue touches the pole, causing bonding. Place your gloved hands on the area of the pole closest to your tongue. Hold them there for several minutes. Take a test pull. As the pole warms, the frozen area around the tongue should begin to thaw.
Gently pull the tongue away from the pole. You may leave a layer or two of skin on the pole, which will be painful, but the tongue will quickly heal. Do NOT try it yourself! We are glad you enjoyed the video. Have you ever seen the movie A Christmas Story?
The school has to call the fire departement to help! A Christmas Story is a classic Christmas movie. Maybe you can do more research at your library. Hi, Martin student 24! Fire fighters are always available to help when we need them.
Someone else could also help pour warm water on your skin and the pole. As the WONDER tells us, this should heat things up, so that you can thaw your skin enough to separate it from the metal without permanent injury. This has happened before, but luckily, most of the time, we only joke around about it! Hello, Daniella! We are glad you enjoyed this video. It might be funny to watch, but please don't try it. It definitely would not be funny! Thanks for making us aware of this issue, Mrs.
The settings on the original video changed, so we've replaced it with a different selection. We apologize for the inconvenience! It sounds like a great book to read, too! We hope this Wonder helps with your report, Jackie, and as you continue to read the book, you might find how it happened! We bet there might be a little of pain involved, but that's why it's not a great idea to stick your tongue on a frozen pole!
Thanks for sharing your comment, Reagan! We are glad to have a great Wonder Friend like you! Yowza, we sure are glad to hear that you're okay, Wonder Friend!
That sounds like a painful experience-- we're glad you shared that story with us so we can all make sure we don't try that on our own! Happy New Year! Oh boy, we sure hope your dog is okay, Ella! We're glad he learned his lesson, but we hope he has stopped whimpering! Phew, we're glad you're okay, Jingle Bells! Thanks for letting us know that you agree with another Wonder Friend! Great question, Sean! We think you're one lucky duck-- we wouldn't want your tongue to get stuck to a frozen flagpole!
We Wonder if it was sunny outside Wohoo, we're glad this Wonder was right up your alley, Smiles! We appreciate your super comment! Thanks for sharing your favorite memories from A Christmas Story! Wow, thanks for sharing your story, Wonder Friend M! We sure hope your sister is A-okay! That movie really makes us chuckle, no matter how many times we've seen it!
Yikes, we sure hope you're okay Cherry! We are glad you've been thinking of the next Wonder, too! Hey Wonder Friend Hockey! Exposed skin cold stick to a frozen piece of metal like a flagpole if there is any moisture on the surface.
That's why it's so important to bundle up in cold weather. For example, it might not be fun, but if you play indoor sports and are sweaty, it's even more important to bundle up before heading out into the cold weather! That way, your body temperature will stay the same and you won't run the risk of getting a cold!
Hey there Wonder Friend H! We're glad that Sam shared that story Hey John! We're so glad to hear that you've learned some new vocabulary words-- they will be a great addition to your writing and thinking! We think you'll enjoy this Wonder from exactly one year ago Awesome, Danielle! We Wonder if you have checked out our past Wonder How cool- you learned something new, Danielle! No need to try it, your poor tongue will be sore!
Hi Wonder Friend! We're glad you've been enjoying your time at Wonderopolis! We learned that the temperature in your mouth is high, and when you put a spoon in your mouth, the heat of your mouth and tongue transfer over to the frozen spoon! We're glad you learned a new word today, Simba! We wouldn't want to burn your tongue, so warm water not as hot as a cup of tea! How cool! We can't wait to hang out again while we Wonder tomorrow!
See you then! We agree, Devin! We think that our tongues would be sore after running into a frozen flagpole! We hope your tongue stays away from those frozen flagpoles! We hope it doesn't happen to you, Wonder Friend Kory! Thanks for sharing your comment with us! We hope you keep your tongue away from a frozen pole, Jack! We're glad you found today's Wonder interesting-- it was cool to learn something new with you! We hope no one in Mrs.
YOWZA, that would hurt! We certainly hope you and your Wonder students will join us tomorrow to find out if you're correct! How cool that you're learning about metal conductors, Stephanie! It's a great connection to today's Wonder! A tongue can be removed from a frozen pole once the temperature of the tongue is higher than that of the pole. By pouring warm water on the pole and the tongue, the extremely low temperature of the pole will increase, which means you can have your tongue back!
Oh no, Mackenzie! We hope your tongue is okay, and we're glad that you shared your comment with us! Great point, Kitty! Thanks for sharing a new piece of information with us today!
Don't worry, Wondergirl! We are glad you're back now! We are glad that you learned about the science behind why our tongues stick to cold things so easily! Thanks for stopping by today! We sure hope you're not putting your tongue through pain, Gina M! We are very excited for the holidays so we can celebrate with our families and friends!
Also, thanks for suggesting a musical Wonder, Gina M! We hope your tongue stays away from frozen poles, Antonio! We can't wait to find out what tomorrow's Wonder will be! We don't recommend it, Davey! When it gets cold outside, the pole will be extra cold and your tongue could get stuck. Check out today's Wonder for more information about how it works! Oh boy, we sure are glad you're okay, Layla! We hope you've been telling the truth, too! See you soon! Hi there, Wonder Friends Haley and Gabbie!
We think you have a great idea for a Wonder, thanks for sharing it! Have you ever had a candy cane around this time of year? We Wonder if you know how they got their shape? We bet there are lots of people who have tried sticking their tongues on a flagpole over the years, Sidney.
If it's cold enough outside, it's possible! You can find out how in today's Wonder! Walker's class! We sure hope you stop by Wonderopolis tomorrow to find out if you're right!
We Wonder if you have ever tested it out, Laserdudle? We hope not Thanks for sharing your chilly comment with us, Wonder Friends in Mrs.
Hensel's 1st grade! We don't think that having a tongue frozen to a pole would be very fun, so we will keep our tongues inside! Especially when it's chilly outside! We hope none of our Wonder Friends get stuck this season It's so much fun to Wonder with Mrs. Ski's AM Class, especially when you share your guesses for tomorrow's miniature Wonder!
We can't wait! Oooh what a great guess! Our Wonder Friends in Mrs. H's Class will enjoy this Wonder in the meantime Wonder What Makes a Ball Super? Hi there, Wonder Friend Bob! We don't know what the Wonder on December 22nd will be, but we can't wait to see! Hey there, Wonder Friend Kat! We sure hope that little girl was okay We can't wait to Wonder with you tomorrow! We're so glad you learned about the science behind freezing today, Wonder Friend Paige M!
It's fun to Wonder with great Friends, just like you! Hey there, Wonder Friend Garrett! We are glad you enjoyed today's Wonder; maybe you and your family can watch the movie, A Christmas Story , during the holidays. It will certainly make you laugh!
Ooohhh you're so very close! We can't wait to Wonder with all our Friends in Mrs. K's class about miniature things! We don't think it would be a fun experience, Wonder Friends in Mrs. K's class! The heat from your tongue wouldn't be enough to get away from that very cold, metal pole! You might end up with a very sore tongue if you tried to pull away! Yikes, we're glad to hear it, WonderGirl11! We wouldn't want you to get stuck! Thanks for sharing, Nicole! Remember you can always submit ideas for a possible future Wonder of the Day.
Click on " what are you wondering? It is a possibility Chimi Chonga, but don't go try it! Thats so sad!!! We are undergoing some spring clearing site maintenance and need to temporarily disable the commenting feature. Thanks for your patience. Heat energy from the blood excites the atoms in your tongue. This makes them absorb energy and vibrate, causing their temperatures increase, passing the energy up the line until it eventually warms the surface moisture.
Metal is a much better conductor than your tongue up to times more powerful. The atoms in solid metals are packed tightly and transfer thermal energy more readily than your tongue is able to, so it takes heat faster than your body can replenish it.
Metal also has free electrons that boost conductivity by moving from atom to atom and absorbing heat energy in the frozen pole, stirring up other atoms. As your tongue touches the flagpole, the moisture on your tongue is robbed of heat. As for aluminum, there is a reason tin — or aluminum — foil is a common household item and is often used in ovens. While iron conducts heat at about a third of the rate as aluminum, it still does it quite well.
Stainless steel conducts heat at about a fifth of the rate as iron but is also often used as kitchenware, as it's still relatively great at conducting heat. On the other hand, wood, plastic, and rubber are not good heat conductors, with wood being times less conductive than stainless steel. That is why when you stir a boiling pot with a wooden spoon, you can hardly feel the heat in the handle.
With a solid steel, aluminum, iron, or copper spoon, if you continued stirring like you would with the wood spoon, you would quickly find yourself with a nice burn for your efforts. So, what really happens when you put your warm tongue on a cold flagpole? When the tongue makes contact with the pole, the heat is rapidly transferred, cooling the tongue and forcing the body to send warmth in the form of blood and heat energy.
The problem is that, today, most metal flag poles are made up of aluminum or steel an iron alloy with carbon , making them fine heat conductors. The pole absorbs the heat quite readily, literally sucking the warmth from your tongue faster than your body can supply it.
The saliva on your tongue then freezes provided it is below freezing , with the resulting ice latching onto the flagpole and your very porous tongue. You are stuck.
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