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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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Sorry for the confusing title, but earlier when I was sipping some coffee I felt the heat emanating off of the liquid in the cup without touching the cup.

So it made me think, why don’t we treat heat sensitivity as a distinct sense to touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing? I’d love to hear a catchier name for ‘temperature sensitivity’ for its distinct sense as well, since those other ones are less of a mouthful.

Thank you for coming to my shower thought!

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[–] Reyali@lemmy.world 6 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

Not directly related but your comment reminded me of it: did you know you can hear a difference in hot vs cold water?

And I don’t mean that as a general, “one can learn to hear it,” I mean it as, “this is a skill you there reading this probably have that you likely never realized you have.” (Unless you have also seen this video or something like it.)

[–] clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

You can also hear the difference between crispy and crunchy! And how full a bottle is of water as you fill it!

[–] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Or how full an opaque bottle of water is when you pick it up, just by feeling how it sloshes inside the container. Our brains are doing some serious math

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 0 points 13 hours ago

I mean... I can hear the difference between boiling water and ice shifting so I guess that's true? 🤔