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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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Magnetism only feels like magic, because we don't have biological sensors for it (feddit.de)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/showerthoughts

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Think about it. Isn't light+eyes and ears+sound just the same in terms of their "influence at a distance"? We don't feel that as abnormal or magic - simply because we've sensors for them and are used to it. But physically speaking light and magnetism are based on electromagnetic forces.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I wonder if that works with, like, jewelry. Could you build up the same sensations if you, say, practically always wore rings with magnets in them?

[–] FlyingSquid 1 points 11 months ago

I think so. I posted this link above about a belt that gives users a sense of direction relative to the Earth's magnetic field.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I would guess probably! Just less sensitive, I think they put them in fingertips specifically because of the amount of touch sensitive nerves.