Looney Palace

Posted: 05 Mar 2011 02:14 AM PST

Why do sportsmen spit? It is a filthy habit that ought to be stopped altogether or, at the very least, strongly discouraged. Is it absolutely necessary for them… In many sports that involve a lot of running such as soccer, AFL (Aussie Rules), Rugby League, Rugby Union etc you regularly see them squirt water or Gatorade type drink in their mouth and do not swallow it. You very rarely see them actually swallow the drink. Apart from being totally disgusting, what is the benefit of spitting it as apposed to swallowing? I always thought that drinking water is what you are meant to do to rehydrate when you sweat a lot.

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