Eli5: Just how powerful is stomachs acid?

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When we eat food how powerful is the acid in our stomach, is it powerful enough to kill a life? For example, if someone ate goldfish or shrimp alive. How does it work, do the acid kill them immediately or they die slowly.

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I believe stomach acid is about as strong as hydrochloric acid, which is really funny because it sounds like it should melt right through you. The stomach actually regenerates faster than it dissolves, so that’s why that doesn’t happen.

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