Sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoTIL that we have tiny calcium crystals in our ears that, if dislodged, cause terrible vertigo.www.hopkinsmedicine.orgexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up1286arrow-down13
arrow-up1283arrow-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 · 1 day agomessage-square23fedilink
minus-squareJaggedRobotPubes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·18 hours 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-up6·11 hours 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