[HN Gopher] Is It Cake? How Our Brain Deciphers Materials
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       Is It Cake? How Our Brain Deciphers Materials
        
       Author : dnetesn
       Score  : 13 points
       Date   : 2025-07-03 14:43 UTC (2 days ago)
        
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       | webdevver wrote:
       | in the future, teslabot will mistakenly serve you a plate of wet
       | sponges
        
       | WJW wrote:
       | There is a weird ability that everyone seems to have, which is
       | that _by looking at any random object around you, you can
       | accurately predict how it would taste /feel if you put it in your
       | mouth_. Go on, try it right now by choosing a random object
       | around you.
       | 
       | It obviously comes from babies putting almost anything in their
       | mouth when they get the chance, but it's still amazing how well
       | this holds up into adulthood.
        
         | kylecazar wrote:
         | _gustatory imagination_
        
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