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In sixth-sense terms, I once heard of experiments with a belt which would vibrate to indicate magnetic north. Apparently people really missed it when they had t
by a9h74j 5y ago
In sixth-sense terms, I once heard of experiments with a belt which would vibrate to indicate magnetic north. Apparently people really missed it when they had to give it up.
- Smaug123 5y agoYou're thinking of North Paw, perhaps, which is an anklet (https://sensebridge.net/projects/northpaw/ https://sensebridge.net/projects/northpaw/)
- a9h74j 5y agoCommercialized: > The original idea for North Paw comes from research done at University of Osnabrück in Germany. In this study, rather than an anklet, the researchers used a belt. They wore the belt non-stop for six weeks, and reported successive stages of integration.
- noir_lord 5y agoWhere I’ve lived my entire life I have a long river immediately due south of me that runs east to west parallel, years ago I internalise north as away from the river. It’s really discomfiting when I’m away and lose track of that completely.