Why does it hurt when you bite your tongue on accident, but not when you bite your tongue on purpose?
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Why does it hurt when you bite your tongue on accident, but not when you bite your tongue on purpose?
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Your brain won’t let you.
I don’t know the science behind it, but the short answer is that your brain doesn’t let you bite your own tongue with enough strength to hurt