Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 2: Assessing the Situation
• Method 2 of 2: Removing the Tongue from Frozen Metal
• Tips
• Warnings

Have you accidentally glued your tongue to a metal post? Naturally, you won't be able to simply tear it off the post! Instead, the pillar needs to be heated so that your tongue can thaw. If you manage to find yourself in such a situation, remember that there are several ways how to easily and painlessly disconnect the tongue from the pole.

Steps

Method 1 of 2: Assessing the Situation

1. 1 Do not panic! The worst thing you can do is pull your tongue out of the pillar in a panic attack. This, in turn, can lead to serious injury. Try to think about your current situation first. Find out if someone around you can help you.
   • If there is another person next to you, convince them that this is not a joke and that your tongue is really frozen.
2. 2 Understand why your tongue is frozen to metal. This was due to the freezing of your saliva. Metal is an excellent conductor, so the freezing process is much faster on it than on other surfaces. To peel off your tongue, you must heat the metal above freezing.
   • When the tongue touches metal, the metal absorbs heat from saliva so quickly that the contact surface adapts to its temperature. This reaction is called heat balance. It flows so fast that your body has no time to make up for the difference in warmth.
3. 3 Make some noise for someone to come to your aid. It will be easier for you to peel off your tongue if someone helps you. When someone answers your call, ask that person to bring warm water and slowly pour it over your tongue.
   • Don't let embarrassment stop you from calling for help. Although you find yourself in a rather humiliating situation, it is better to experience a little shame already than to get a tongue injury.

Method 2 of 2: Removing the Tongue from Frozen Metal

1. 1 Pour warm water over your tongue and metal. Pour warm water slowly so that it spills between the metal and your tongue.This should increase the temperature of the metal and thaw your saliva.
   • Make sure the water is not too hot. Do not add tongue burn to your problems!
   • Don't pour water too quickly. Pour it slowly and continuously so that the heat acts on the frozen metal.
2. 2 With your free hand, gently peel off your tongue. If your tongue is only slightly frozen to the metal, you can gently peel it off. But if your tongue starts to hurt, stop pulling and find another solution to the problem.
   • Try twisting your tongue and peeling it off. Hope this helps the tongue to come loose from the metal.
3. 3 Take a deep breath and then exhale warm air onto your tongue. Exhale several times until your tongue comes off. You may need to cover your mouth with your hands to keep warm air around your tongue.
   • Do this several times until the metal heats up and your tongue thaws.

Tips

• Never touch metal with your tongue in the cold! Try to avoid these situations altogether.

Warnings

• If you try to pull your tongue away from the frozen metal, it will hurt a lot. Never do this!