Submitted by Bored_Survivor t3_zfvx6l in askscience
B1U3F14M3 t1_izgmx46 wrote
Reply to comment by mcr1974 in Are there a lot more diseases for land animals than sea creatures? If yes, why? by Bored_Survivor
You don't feel your own cells too. It's simple you always carry them around so why should you feel them. You don't feel the weight of your t-shirt unless you put it on or off because your body most of the time only feels changes in things.
mcr1974 t1_izgnaes wrote
I mean, more than feeling - why do they not weight on the scale when I get a measurement
lordfawn t1_izgzwch wrote
They do have weight, NIH estimates 1-3% of body weight https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-human-microbiome-project-defines-normal-bacterial-makeup-body#:~:text=Because%20of%20their%20small%20size,vital%20role%20in%20human%20health.
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