Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.www.hopkinsmedicine.orgexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1331arrow-down13 cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1328arrow-down1external-linkTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.www.hopkinsmedicine.orgSjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square28fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareJaggedRobotPubes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up40·2 months agoIt’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 Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 months agoProprioception. 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