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How You Eat Corn Matters
Just in Time for Summer Picnics
I made a new discovery today…just in time for summer picnics and BBQs: How you eat an ear of corn matters.
How you eat an ear of corn matters.
My entire life, I’ve eaten corn on the cob from left to right, in rows, typically cleaning off an ear in three rows.
A Mind-Blowing Experiment
Today, I realized how I typically eat corn on the cob, so I decided to try it the opposite direction — BIG MISTAKE.
Eating an ear of corn from right to left completely derailed my usual rhythm. While this may seem insignificant to some, I found it an insurmountable problem.
Eating an ear of corn from right to left completely derailed my usual rhythm.
I’ve analyzed the activity, and here are the results:
Harvesting kernels was problematic.
I couldn’t take bite after bite as normal, with three or four bites equaling a mouthful of corn. My teeth didn’t fit the ear in the same old way…
