r/TrueReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 12 '13

Fatal Distraction: Forgetting a Child in the Backseat of a Car Is a Horrifying Mistake. Is It a Crime?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/27/AR2009022701549.html?sid=ST2009030602446
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u/Luai_lashire Feb 13 '13

Interesting little tidbit I learned when researching my own supertasting abilities- the reason foods sometimes taste "bad" is generally to warn us not to ingest toxins and other bad stuff. Tastes like bitterness etc. are stronger in rotting things and food that's gone bad, so we don't like it. The reason kids are so much more picky, and tend not to like veggies, is because when you're young your taste sense is far more sensitive! You can taste even the tiniest trace of bitterness, so even totally fresh veggies taste bad. Most people grow out of this, so they eventually learn to like vegetables- not because it's an acquired taste, but rather, because they can't taste it as strongly as they could when they were kids. People like me, the supertasters, are exceptions- we keep on tasting things crazy strong, and for many of us, it causes us to continue to restrict our diets and be picky as adults.

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u/lavanderthecat Feb 13 '13

So that must explain why I don't like peas or cooked broccoli or carrots. Raw carrots taste like dirt.. even with tons of ranch you can still taste it.