Why do we have to contract our throat when swallowing water? I mean it could just slide right down to our tummies.
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Some people can actually just open their throats and guzzle water (or mostly I have seen it done with beer). I cannot, personally. I have a very strong compulsion to close my lungs whenever I swallow.
The throat is basically like a shared rail line with a track switch, and you are only supposed to be able to open the gut switch by closing the air switch. Some can bypass that, but lots of us cannot. The purpose is to prevent liquid from going to your lungs, obviously. It is an inbuilt safety feature.
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