of course if we didn't have touch we wouldn't be able to feel pain right? Now that can be a bad thing as well (why do you think we feel pain?) but it would be nice when for example running a marathon or something when you want to put the pain aside. Unfortunately without touch you'd have a tough time running, or walking, or doing anything for that matter.
If You Had To Give Up One Of Your Five Senses, Which Would It Be?
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ben_of_marlow
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You know, the loss of touch actually seems deep just thinking about it. There should be a seperate thread for it in the Philosophy forum.
Either that or it's late and I'm tired.
Either that or it's late and I'm tired.
Doctor Monmon
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Touch: no touchy, you helpless
Sight: 90% of all things learned are through the eyes
Hearing: Although this would be useful since I have a little brother, people who cant hear lose the clarity of their voice, and I couldn't stand that
Taste: I LOVE food to much to give this up.
Smell: I've got two big dogs, what more info do you need?
Sight: 90% of all things learned are through the eyes
Hearing: Although this would be useful since I have a little brother, people who cant hear lose the clarity of their voice, and I couldn't stand that
Taste: I LOVE food to much to give this up.
Smell: I've got two big dogs, what more info do you need?
I know this won't be a revelation to many, but it has been shown that your sense of smell contributes greatly to your sense of taste...so if you chose to lose smell thinking you'd still be tasting all those wonderful fooRAB and things just as you do now...you're wrong. (as was I)
Hold your nose and drink of some quality wine. It just doesn't taste right.
Hold your nose and drink of some quality wine. It just doesn't taste right.
unknown123
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I've admitted several times here that I have no sense of smell.
Don't recall ever having one.
I jest at times that it was from my mother dropping me on my head but, who really knows.
According to studies, smell is about 60% of your taste, so if you had both and lost smell...there goes a large part of taste.
For me, never having it, it's slightly different so I couldn't give a 'before and after' impression of what it's like. And, while I've known some people who've lost their smell later in life...I've never asked about that detail.
I do like spicier fooRAB but, like normal, don't seem to go over the top.
I can also eat things others dislike...but, then can't we all?
I judge fooRAB more on texture and appearance than others do.
I'm NEVER driven to hunger by the smell of fooRAB in the malls...
I have been put on 'gross' details before...cleaning up foul messes...but, they do affect me also. I can gag over cleaning things like puke or changing a diaper.
I have come close to burning my house down once when cooking. Turned my back on frying fooRAB while writing...stood up into a cloud of smoke enveloping my head...never smelt the food burning 3 feet away.
I often ensure my gas burners are off.
I have gotten odd results from some people when I unknowlingly stink (despite bathing daily...)
Last time was about 2 years ago. Turns out my 'anniversary gift jacket' was smelling and needed washing...I'm wearing it now as a matter of fact.
Just last weekend, I had my son smell it for me to see if it stunk.
As a single father, I do go about the house spraying 'smell good stuff' for my sons benefit. I don't know if it works or if I'm doing it right though. I know he stinks too. Thus, I harrasse him over his bathing too.
Scents do affect me slightly. More akin to 'thin cool air or heavy warm air' sensations inside the nose when I try to smell something.
Hope that helps.
While the loss of any sense can be harmful, I think loss of smell is the least followed by taste.
I'd most likely suicide over lost sight...my life and enjoyment depenRAB too much on it.
On the other hand, I have a remarkable sense of time (internal clock) as well as spacial sense.
I can fit all the belongings of a family of 6 plus 2 grand parents into a small locker at a theme park.
When asked how I do it, I respond:
"When I was a member of a Thuggee cult in India, I learnt how to stuff a human body into a shoe box. If I can do that, I can do this."
I really wish Kali would dispose of them as she initially did. But, you don't argue with a goddess...especially Kali.
Don't recall ever having one.
I jest at times that it was from my mother dropping me on my head but, who really knows.
According to studies, smell is about 60% of your taste, so if you had both and lost smell...there goes a large part of taste.
For me, never having it, it's slightly different so I couldn't give a 'before and after' impression of what it's like. And, while I've known some people who've lost their smell later in life...I've never asked about that detail.
I do like spicier fooRAB but, like normal, don't seem to go over the top.
I can also eat things others dislike...but, then can't we all?
I judge fooRAB more on texture and appearance than others do.
I'm NEVER driven to hunger by the smell of fooRAB in the malls...
I have been put on 'gross' details before...cleaning up foul messes...but, they do affect me also. I can gag over cleaning things like puke or changing a diaper.
I have come close to burning my house down once when cooking. Turned my back on frying fooRAB while writing...stood up into a cloud of smoke enveloping my head...never smelt the food burning 3 feet away.
I often ensure my gas burners are off.
I have gotten odd results from some people when I unknowlingly stink (despite bathing daily...)
Last time was about 2 years ago. Turns out my 'anniversary gift jacket' was smelling and needed washing...I'm wearing it now as a matter of fact.
Just last weekend, I had my son smell it for me to see if it stunk.
As a single father, I do go about the house spraying 'smell good stuff' for my sons benefit. I don't know if it works or if I'm doing it right though. I know he stinks too. Thus, I harrasse him over his bathing too.
Scents do affect me slightly. More akin to 'thin cool air or heavy warm air' sensations inside the nose when I try to smell something.
Hope that helps.
While the loss of any sense can be harmful, I think loss of smell is the least followed by taste.
I'd most likely suicide over lost sight...my life and enjoyment depenRAB too much on it.
On the other hand, I have a remarkable sense of time (internal clock) as well as spacial sense.
I can fit all the belongings of a family of 6 plus 2 grand parents into a small locker at a theme park.
When asked how I do it, I respond:
"When I was a member of a Thuggee cult in India, I learnt how to stuff a human body into a shoe box. If I can do that, I can do this."
I really wish Kali would dispose of them as she initially did. But, you don't argue with a goddess...especially Kali.