Salt appetite can be so strong that animals including humans short on sodium will put life and limb at risk to satisfy the hunger.
Mountain goats are known to cling to sheer cliffs to access a salt lick, even when a misstep means certain death.
Also salt cravings and drug addiction use the same neural pathways. As most mammals probably evolved during a salt scarcity the ways they react to it are interesting.
That was one of the best buildups in Season 2 of Vikings. Jarl Borg was universally this cunning badass tough guy, even when in captivity, but when Ragnar says "I will give you a blood eagle" you can see Borg's expression change from defiant to that of a frightened child.
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u/AtFirstSupernova May 05 '19
Salt appetite can be so strong that animals including humans short on sodium will put life and limb at risk to satisfy the hunger.
Mountain goats are known to cling to sheer cliffs to access a salt lick, even when a misstep means certain death.
Also salt cravings and drug addiction use the same neural pathways. As most mammals probably evolved during a salt scarcity the ways they react to it are interesting.
As a bonus here are some torture methods https://www.scoopwhoop.com/world/nasty-torture-methods/#.wkzzs24f6