Me (after spinning them around): Do you know why people get dizzy?
Kid, 6: accuratelyish describes the workings of the inner ear
Me: uh … Yeah.
Me (after spinning them around): Do you know why people get dizzy?
Kid, 6: accuratelyish describes the workings of the inner ear
Me: uh … Yeah.
So what was their answer? You know, for someone who doesn’t want to look it up.
Offhand, cause now I don’t want to look it up either.
There is basically fluid in your ear that your brain uses to keep its balance. When the fluid movement doesn’t match with what your eyes see you get dizzy.
In severe or prolonged cases this causes nausea in some people.