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Posted By: Eugene, on host 159.178.239.167
Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2002, at 12:18:12
In Reply To: Re: Other Senses posted by Eugene on Tuesday, October 22, 2002, at 12:00:32:

> >They are: hunger, thirst, heat, cold, pain, location of body parts, and one other that I forgot.
> > You may think that heat, cold, and pain are all components of touch, but they are not.
> > kniv"NOT speculating or guessing;I know this for a fact"etsil

Come to think of it, the last sense that they were probably thinking of is balance. We have the vestibular organ in our ear to help us sense acceleration. This lets us know our orientation relative to gravity (which is actually sensing acceleration) and when we're falling and things like that.
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Message:	> > >They are: hunger, thirst, heat, cold, pain, location of body parts, and one other that I forgot. > > > You may think that heat, cold, and pain are all components of touch, but they are not. > > > kniv"NOT speculating or guessing;I know this for a fact"etsil > > Come to think of it, the last sense that they were probably thinking of is balance. We have the vestibular organ in our ear to help us sense acceleration. This lets us know our orientation relative to gravity (which is actually sensing acceleration) and when we're falling and things like that. > Eug'skunks have more senses'ene
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