> Direction, Time, Distance
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> Where do these senses come from? Are they something you're born with? Or can you learn them? Are they linked? Can you be strong in one but weak in another?
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> My husband has a very strong sense of all three. I can ask him what time it is, at any random time during the day, and usually he's within 5 minutes. He knows which side of our house is the south side and what is to the east of where he works. He can look out the window and he knows that a particular tree is 20 yards away.
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> Me? I have no concept of any of them. If I go somewhere without getting lost (no matter how many times I've been there in the past), it's a major accomplishment. I usually have no idea of what direction I'm facing. I have no concept of how much time has passed. And I can't tell how far away something is.
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> Is this a normal trait for a particular kind of people? Or is it totally random?
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> ang'maps, clocks, and compasses are essential.'ela

Distance is actually another component of sight, with both eyed working together;that's how we percieve depth. As for time, that is determined by our internal clock; if your usband sleeps on a more regular basis, then that would probably be the reason, since his internal clock is more synchronized. As for distance...well...I think that's more of an instinct than a sense.

I've said this before in chat, so I guess I'll say it here. I read in a science magazine that there are twelve senses. Our basic five: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell. There are also seven additional senses that we don't hear as much about as senses. They are: hunger, thirst, heat, cold, pain, location of body parts, and one other that I forgot.

Hunger and thirst are in my opinion pretty self-explanatory; if you want to challenge those as senses, feel free to do so.

You may think that heat, cold, and pain are all components of touch, but they are not. Touch tells you whether something is wet or dry, slimy or sticky, rough or smooth. But there are actually special nerves in your skin that detect heat, the lack of heat (cold), and, my favorite, pain.

Location of body body parts may sound a bit weird, but if you were blind, deaf, and had no sense of touch, and you moved your hand up two feet, you would still be able to tell that you did so. That is because you have this sense.

kniv"NOT speculating or guessing;I know this for a fact"etsil