Which are the other ones? When I try to look it up, I find 20+ senses but except for the five traditional ones they’re all internal senses such as balance and hunger
EDIT I see pain, itch and pressure are separate from touch, well TIL!
Fun fact I learned this week, humans have no sense for water, we work out something is wet by combining things, like if it’s cold, if the pressure is different, if it’s moving past us, but can’t actually tell wetness.
I’ve noticed that recently when touching cool things (especially clothes) with latex gloves on; they feel damp, but I know that they’re not. My guess is that the heat draw of the cool object simulates the cooling effect of evaporating water, and the latex glove prevents the texture from giving away that it’s dry.
I think that’s probably it. I know it’s always a game when you get the clothes out the dryer after a while to work out if it’s still damp or if it’s just cold.
Which are the other ones? When I try to look it up, I find 20+ senses but except for the five traditional ones they’re all internal senses such as balance and hunger
EDIT I see pain, itch and pressure are separate from touch, well TIL!
Fun fact I learned this week, humans have no sense for water, we work out something is wet by combining things, like if it’s cold, if the pressure is different, if it’s moving past us, but can’t actually tell wetness.
Yup! Just put water in a plastic bag and feel it! It’ll feel so wet on the outside even though it isn’t! Clitch in the matrix!
I’ve noticed that recently when touching cool things (especially clothes) with latex gloves on; they feel damp, but I know that they’re not. My guess is that the heat draw of the cool object simulates the cooling effect of evaporating water, and the latex glove prevents the texture from giving away that it’s dry.
I think that’s probably it. I know it’s always a game when you get the clothes out the dryer after a while to work out if it’s still damp or if it’s just cold.