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“Human sensitivity to wetness plays a role in many aspects of daily life. Whether feeling humidity, sweat or a damp towel, we often encounter stimuli that feel wet. Though it seems simple, feeling that something is wet is quite a feat because our skin does not have receptors that sense wetness. The concept of wetness, in fact, may be more of a "perceptual illusion" that our brain evokes based on our prior experiences with stimuli that we have learned are wet.”

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141001133416.htm

We’ve come so far but we still don’t know what it is that makes things wet

You guys are idiots, if you blindfolded me I can easily detect wetness and the difference between cold and wet. I can feel viscosity and how lubricating it is. The internet will literally tell you anything to make it click on a link.

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Maybe this is a good example of how science doesn’t have all the answers. God must have wanted us to be wet for a reason.

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