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What is something you can see, hear, smell, etc., that others can't? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago by comfy@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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What is something you can sense that few-if-any people you know can sense? Literal answers only.

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[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you have two x chromosomes, you may have inherited an extra color receptor gene.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrachromacy

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I shouldn't.

Rereading that article makes me wonder if it's a rod-related thing, since it's only noticeable at night under dark skies, and apparently they can contribute to colour perception in those cases as well.