On social media, a man made a shocking statement, claiming how easy gleeking is in a viral clip.
In a viral video on TikTok, a user demonstrated how to gleek, challenging the belief that many people can’t do it
What is Gleeking?
According to Wikipedia, Gleeking is a type of spitting that usually occurs while yawning.
Gleeking is also known as a bizarre and somewhat disgusting human function that many people don’t even realize they can do. Essentially, it involves shooting saliva from under the tongue, which often happens inadvertently when yawning.
However, while not everyone can gleek on demand, most people in the world can not do it unintentionally.
The term ‘gleeking’ recently went viral on social media, particularly on TikTok, gaining significant attention.
Contrary to popular belief that gleeking is difficult, a man in a viral video showed how easy it is to perform.
This peculiar action has intrigued many, leading to widespread curiosity and numerous attempts to gleek on demand.
On TikTok, a man claimed that gleeking is easy.
In a viral video on TikTok, a user who goes by @knowledgesaurus shared a video with the caption: ‘How Rare Is Your Body’.
In the footage, the manclaims that only one percent of the population can gleek on command, medical professionals believe otherwise. Dr. Mark S. Wolff, DDS, PhD, dean of the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, asserts that anyone can learn to gleek with enough practice.
The science behind gleeking
To understand gleeking, it’s essential to know a bit about our saliva glands. There are three pairs of major saliva glands in the mouth: the parotid glands, submandibular glands, and sublingual glands. Additionally, there are thousands of smaller glands.
The submandibular and sublingual glands, located at the bottom of the mouth, are primarily responsible for gleeking. When eating, these glands produce saliva, which usually drains away through ducts under the tongue. However, sometimes pressure from the tongue can cause the saliva to squirt out.
How to gleek
Stimulate Your Salivary Glands: Eating something sour can help activate your salivary glands.
Position Your Tongue Correctly: Push your tongue out of your mouth, lift it up, and curl the tip back behind your top teeth.
Tense the Right Muscles: According to Dr. Wolff, tensing the muscles in your tongue correctly can squeeze the duct and cause saliva to squirt out.
Social media creation
Gleeking is a unique and quirky ability that, while often accidental, can be mastered with practice. However, many users admitted they failed to gleek despite their best efforts.
One person said: I thought everyone could do the roar. I use it to tone people out all the time.
A second wrote: Anybody else open their mouth!?!?!
While a third commented: I always do it on accident
Someone else said: when i yawn i sometimes gleek
Another added: Yep I’m a proud internal roarer