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Re:Research first to show humans have remote touch "seventh ... by jibal on Saturday November 08, 2025 @04:59AM (#45855553)
This is just the sense of touch, used in a certain way ... people are detecting resistance in the sand as it pushes against the object.
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Re:Research first to show humans have remote touch "seventh ... by marcusverus on Saturday November 08, 2025 @01:50PM (#45858949)
Yep.

"Remote touch allows the detection of objects buried under granular materials through subtle mechanical cues transmitted through the medium."

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Re:Research first to show humans have remote touch "seventh ... by jibal on Saturday November 08, 2025 @02:11PM (#45859106)
IOW, it's not a "7th sense" ... that's absurd clickbait.
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