SjmarftoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·10 days agoTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.(www.hopkinsmedicine.org)external-linkarrow-up1329arrow-down13message-square28 fedilink
arrow-up1326arrow-down1external-linkTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.(www.hopkinsmedicine.org)SjmarftoToday I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish·10 days agomessage-square28 fedilink
minus-squareJaggedRobotPubesEnglisharrow-up40arrow-down0·9 days agolinkfedilinkIt’s pretty cool that the way you know which way down is, eyes closed, regardless of orientation, is snowglobes in your inner ears.
minus-squareFlying SquidEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down0·9 days agolinkfedilinkProprioception. One of the many senses we have in addition to the supposed “five senses.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception
It’s pretty cool that the way you know which way down is, eyes closed, regardless of orientation, is snowglobes in your inner ears.
Proprioception. One of the many senses we have in addition to the supposed “five senses.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprioception