5 ms·
>whereas nobody is going to die if they can only smell wolf poo a second later. I'm still alive today because I can detect smoke very early. This ability has s
by jniedrauer 6y ago
>whereas nobody is going to die if they can only smell wolf poo a second later.
I'm still alive today because I can detect smoke very early. This ability has saved me from indoor electrical fires and wildfires. Hunter gatherers who lived in makeshift shelters probably depended even more frequently on this ability.
- sokoloff 6y agoWould detecting the smoke 1 second later have made the difference? (I think that's the essence of GP's comment.)
- jniedrauer 6y agoSignals can travel relatively fast across the entire length of a human central nervous system. Proximity to the brain likely benefits signal-to-noise ratio more than speed.