# Juice flavour x time

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juice-flavour-x-time/675824>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 8, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juice-flavour-x-time/675824 "2013-12-08T15:54:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Artemis\_Tardis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juice-flavour-x-time/675824/1 "2013-12-08T15:54:41Z")

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I was wondering what would happen if someone takes a sip of juice and let it sit on his/her mouth instead of swallowing it. Would the taste wear out after some time? Would the taste buds become saturated with juice flavour?

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juice-flavour-x-time/675824/2 "2013-12-08T18:47:35Z")

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Isn’t this a trivial experiment to perform?  
Just try it, and publish the results.  
Instant fame and fortune!