#164391
The process of saponification requires an intense alkali mixed with oil and it also requires these ingredients to be at a certain temperature which happens to be 110 degrees F. Now as for the alkali, soap makers use lye which is not produced in the body nor is any alkali of this magnitude. Were you to produce an alkali this strong, you would die. Same as if you ingest the lye. It will strip the skin right off you if you touch it too long. Now even if you could possibly produce alkali that strong, I would assume you did not reach a body temperature of 110 degrees. The saponification process to create anything that would hold together enough to look like a stone is still a chancy thing. It requires a precise ratio of alkali to fats and if you miss by much at all using olive oil, you do not get anything which will hold together enough to be mistaken for a stone. How do I know this? I have had it happened. At best you would get a creamy, conditioner like substance. Olive oil does not contain enough saturated fat to harden without the presence of strong alkali.
And once the oil and alkali is mixed, it goes through a gel stage which produces temps upwards of 150 degrees F. This would be pretty effective in rendering a large portion of your digestive system into a mass of nearly cooked meat. So, to get it straight, if olive oil could possibly saponify in the human body, these things must and will occur.
1. The stomach produces enough alkali (without first producing it's regular acid) to saponify.
2. The oil and alkali are brought together only when the temp of both is around 110 degrees F. and is maintained above 100 degrees to produce the gel phase.
3. The resulting mixture then reaches the gel stage and effectively cooks your intestines.
4. You die as a result of the cooked intestines.