When an article says "some scientists think" then remember this: I, a scientist, once thought I could fit a whole orange in my mouth. I could, it turns out, get it in there, but I hadn't given sufficient thought to the reverse operation.

May I suggest, if you attempt such in the future, a Terry's Chocolate Orange is the way to go. It will, eventually, melt.

I operate on the if it says "scientists" it's pure sensationalist crap, if it says what sort of scientist they've at least paid a tiny bit of attention to what's actually been said and it may be worth reading

Thanks be you didn't fall for the billiard ball version of that nasty trick

Many scientists are saying...

My sister did this with a glass and sprained her tempromandibula joint.

Don’t get me started about when I was first learning my way around a Schlenk line

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I saw this story when it was first posted to Twitter. You tell it well with the lurid and vivid details of experiencing the unfolding events. Horror/comedy. I think about it every time I see "some scientists think" and laugh. At least you got a good story out of it.

On the other hand, I, not a scientist did this with a pool ball so maybe give yourself more credit for using an orange.

You all may enjoy Derek Lowe’s blog category “Things I won’t work with” and related entries ( www.science.org/action/doSea... )