00:00Have you always wondered, why our stomachs growl when we get hungry?
00:04It truly is one of humanity's most embarrassing design flaws.
00:08The scientific name for this is borborygmi,
00:12which comes from the ancient Greek term meaning,
00:15get this man a sandwich pronto.
00:18Yeah, evolution gave us a digestive system that announces hunger
00:21like it's an idling Harley Davidson.
00:24I mean, just imagine other body systems behaving this way.
00:27Nope, it's only the stomach that becomes a drama queen.
00:30Would it kill you to get me a granola bar, half a pretzel,
00:33maybe an emotionally supportive french fry?
00:36But here's the weird part.
00:37Your digestive tract constantly does this, squeezing and pushing stuff along.
00:42Think of it as your stomach's housekeeping crew.
00:44Clean up on aisle three.
00:46But when your stomach is full, the food that's in there acts like soundproofing material.
00:51However, when the stomach is empty, it basically becomes a biological echo chamber.
00:56Always wondered, stream it now, wherever you get your podcasts.
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