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shminux comments on Brainstorming new senses - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: shminux 20 May 2015 08:37:55PM 2 points [-]

Re GPS, being able to "see" the GPS satellite constellations with the time delays encoded as color shifts would allow the subject to quickly learn to geolocate themselves.

Comment author: 9eB1 20 May 2015 11:55:16PM 1 point [-]

Given people's limited range, this seems like it would be hard to learn. The first time you travel to the Middle East it would seem very alien, but you wouldn't be able to locate yourself on a map.