Why salt is salty?

Question

Why salt is salty?

Answer 1

lmao

because it is

Answer 2

it want's to be :D

Answer 3

same reason why ur retarded

god made it that way

Answer 4

Because cream is creamy!!

Answer 5

Because the central computer programmed your brain to believe it is so.  There is no salt, Neo.  Take the red pill.

Answer 6

Salt, more specifically sodium, causes the tongue to sense and perceive the sensation in a specific way.  This has been referred to as a "salty" flavor.

Similarly, things that are spicy are "hot" because of the pain sensors of the tongue responding to the capzasin

Answer 7

bc its salt moron....did u really use points for this...

Answer 8

Because the moses stick.

Answer 9

Because the word "salty" means "of, containing, or seasoned with salt."

Salt *defines* what saltiness is.

Answer 10

it is a way of describing the taste.

"it tastes a bit like salt"

Answer 11

due to its saltiness

Answer 12

Because its salt

Answer 13

In a land far, far away there was Walter. Walter the slog. That may sound slow but actually, Walter was very fast for a slog. In fact, Walter was so fast he could be seen running ahead of himself. He would leave a trail of white behind him. Eventually, he got so fast that he became liquid.  What was the question?

Answer 14

Because the taste buds in your mouth tell you so. I think salt is more "salty" on the tip of your tongue rather than the back. But salt is no more salty than dirt in all actuality. Its merely what your tongue perceives as "salty". Salt is salty, because humans say it is.

Answer 15

Because it is, of course!

Answer 16

because you couldn't think of a better question !

Answer 17

thats what makes salt, SALT

Answer 18

ohh smart question

Answer 19

because it's the chemical from the seawater, seawater is salty, then the salt is salty ... ok?

Answer 20

haha! because it's salt!

Answer 21

Salt is salty because it is salt.

Answer 22

nice question, maybe cause its salt??????????? LOL

Answer 23

cuz it's salt