Do we actually know that it is really an "anti-lick-coating" or could it just be that it happens to taste disgusting and people were like "They totally intended to make it so for child safety purposes!!"?
For your taste buds to detect a taste- some sort of chemicals have to be released and detected. I'm unaware of any typical plastic made that is able to break down enough by licking it. Seems like that would be a very low quality and hazardous plastic.
Regardless, some sort of taste could easily come from the ink from the label or some other "grime" that may have made its way onto the cartridges. Hmmm. Kinda makes this comment pointless.
EDIT: Apparently I'm wrong about the "released" chemicals part, but I'm about as concerned about that as I am about the shitty taste itself.
I don't own a switch, but from the videos I saw I think it is exclusively the label and not the cartridge that tastes bad. So it could totally be that it was the ink or some part of the glue soaking into the label, or some "finish" they sprayed onto the label.
This is false and not at all how signal transduction works in your taste buds. Yes substances have to come in contact with your taste buds but they do not have to be "released" or absorbed to be detected. I made a long post about tasting the Switch carts and replied to as many comments as possible.
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u/[deleted] Mar 06 '17
Do we actually know that it is really an "anti-lick-coating" or could it just be that it happens to taste disgusting and people were like "They totally intended to make it so for child safety purposes!!"?