• royal_starfish@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Well, even though gastric acid(mostly hydrochloric acid) in our stomach does have a relatively low pH, it is very diluted, so in practice it just kills germs and stuff and won’t obliterate everything going inside you

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      9 months ago

      It’s great at breaking down meat and fat (fresh or rather past it)