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From the Vault: Like a Circle in a Spiral, Part 1

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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Dizziness - I'm No Longer Spinning Around in Circles

When you stop spinning, the fluid in your semicircular canals keeps moving. As it bends hair cells, a signal of movement is transmitted to the brain. The brain receives the signal, but at the same time knows the body is perfectly still. You sense you are moving but you're not. That's dizziness.

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