[ecolonsmak]

Huh, are there speciality chewing sticks purpose made for this?

[stronglikedan]

Yes! You have one on the tip of each finger. Just don't go too crazy because while they're rechargeable, they recharge very slowly.

[itzTheMeow_]

what do you do when you're all out?

[RandomBacon]

There's an emergency backup source located at the ends of your two other large extremities.

[sithadmin]

'Miswak' sticks are popular in the Middle East/Northern Africa.

Raw mastic gum seems to be gaining popularity in the US.

Neither is popular for the explicit purpose of cognitive enhancement, though.

[fuzztester]

>Miswak' sticks are popular in the Middle East/Northern Africa.

that is for cleaning the teeth, and I read somewhere that there is some evident that it is somewhat effective in reducing tooth decay.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miswak

in India there was or is a toothpaste brand called Meswak, which includes miswak as an ingredient.

nice wordplay in your username :)

[fuzztester]

>evident

evidence, voice typing error.

[agumonkey]

I know that there are hard rubber like material that were made to strengthen jaw muscles.

Licorice sticks might be used too.

[cenamus]

I personally use turkish falim gum, you can get it basically without flavor, it's pretty hard and you can chew on it for >1h without it tasting weird

[agumonkey]

very nice, i didn't know about it, thanks

[glompers]

glycyrrhizic acid in licorice can drop your blood potassium level and cause cardiac arrhythmia, however, as well as commonly raising blood pressure [1]

[1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6836258/

[agumonkey]

ok my bad, I thought it was mostly harmless. editing.

[agumonkey]

ps: apparently licorice can cause harm

[tiahura]

Doesn't licorice lower intelligence?

[_DeadFred_]

Hmmm, whoever makes this should also infuse it with carbs so they can also make CHO mouth rinsing claims. Helps to have more than one gimmick in a product.

[01100011]

Look up teething sticks for toddlers?

[karaterobot]

Pencils.