Why Do Athletes Bite Their Medals?

Why Do Athletes Bite Their Medals? The greatest moment of someone's life, and they put the medal in their mouth. Nobody tells them to. Here is the ancient coin test the gesture imitates, why it would fail completely on a modern Olympic medal — no gold medal has been solid gold since 1912 — the athlete who chipped a tooth proving it, and the real reason the habit survives: the people holding the cameras. #OscarExplains #WhyDoAthletesBiteTheirMedals #OlympicMedals #AreOlympicGoldMedalsRealGold #MedalBite