This study says swearing helps reduce pain. We put it to the test.

$#@! yeah!

It would seem channeling your inner sailor or trucker can have far-reaching benefits, new research has found.

Not only can cursing make people laugh, enhance camaraderie and solidarity among cohorts, and occasionally be more persuasive, but it can also help pain management.

These findings come from a recent study by a group of scientists in the United Kingdom. Researchers from Keele and Westminster universities in London examined 100 academic papers to understand the profound benefits of swearing. The findings were recently published in the journal Lingua.

“Swearing produces effects that are not observed with other forms of language use,” the researchers concluded. “Thus, swearing is powerful. It generates a range of distinctive outcomes: physiological, cognitive, emotional, pain-relieving, interactional, and rhetorical.”

In social settings, the researchers found that swearing makes interactions feel more intimate and authentic, as it’s frowned upon in many settings.

Beyond the social, the team found swearing increases pain tolerance and threshold, while reducing pain perception. It can also help increase power and strength in physical activity.

And producing potty mouthed profanity in one’s native tongue is far more effective than any learned language.

We decided to put this to the test.

Roach, from 104.7 The Lizard, and Big Ginger, from 103.1 Beach Radio, decided to take up the mantle in the name of science. Each walked into Lake Okanagan, with Roach able to swear and Big Ginger forced to use more family-friendly linguistics.

The last time the pair went head-to-head in a spicy hot chip challenge, things didn’t fare so well for Roach.

Can he redeem himself through the power of science? Watch the video to find out!