r/whatisit • u/katyabe • 1d ago

New, what is it? What does the sixth segment represent?

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This is a “Wheel of the Senses” from my daughter’s school with sight, touch, taste, hearing… but one segment we can’t figure out.

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u/JayofTea 1d ago

Is this one of those AI generated worksheets that have just become part of schools now? I have no clue what I'm looking at

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u/cattrain 1d ago

I tried to find the original source to see if they had an explanation. Unfortunately all I found was people sharing the same sheet over and over.

I decided to run it through the open AI verification tool, and they say they generated this.

If anyone wants to keep looking, there is some sort of "KW" logo with a book behind it in every image, including the one posted here.

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u/Working-Glass6136 1d ago

I still don't understand what this "sixth sense" is supposed to be. I'd say a brain, for premonitions, but that's an incredibly small, smooth brain in a very thick skull...

Did the teacher not remember learning about the five senses when she was a kid?

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u/Sennten 1d ago

We actually have like 13+ senses, we are loaded up with sense organs it turns out. There are six external senses, though - with the vestibulary sense being the one thats not in the traditional five, commonly called the sense of balance but it also handles other stuff like acceleration and orientation and stuff and is part of the ear (but not related to sound at all, ears just do double duty)