A choice...

burnzey boi · 10-29-2005, 02:39 AM

If you were to be sentenced for a crime and they were going to remove all but one of your six senses, what would you want to keep?

Stratos · 10-29-2005, 07:23 AM

Probably that spooky 6th sense, if I had one. I wonder if it would let me see through the Force like Visas in KotOR 2?

Link · 10-29-2005, 07:48 AM

I wouldn't like to lose my sixth sense. Just today it saved me from a lot of trouble. I was rowing along in my single sculls, without a coach on the shore to warn me for anything. All of the sudden all alarmbells go off in my head, I look around to see I'm heading right at a bridge pillar. I quickly withdrew my oar, but was too late to actually avoid a collision. Of course, I flipped, eventually, but no damage or harm was done. The water wasn't that cold either.

All in all I think it's safe to say that without that sixth sense I would surely have wrecked (or probably damaged) a boat with a price tag of 3500 dollars.

robertthebard · 10-29-2005, 08:20 AM

Smell, although that may effectively remove taste as well, theoretically anyway.

Intrepid · 10-29-2005, 09:06 AM

Sight, but if my sixth sense was something like being able to sense all around me along with cool things like telekenits i'd probably keep that instead.

Aragorn1 · 10-29-2005, 09:20 AM

touch

Iron Greasel · 10-29-2005, 09:37 AM

I need touch for without it I would not know where my limbs were. That would make walking very difficult. That would make everything else very difficult. Btw, you missed balance.

Callum · 10-29-2005, 10:52 AM

[vapid dreamy voice]

What about the sense of style?

[/voice]

[ 10-29-2005, 10:54 AM: Message edited by: Callum ]

Sir Goulum · 10-29-2005, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Callum:
[vapid dreamy voice]

What about the sense of style?

[/voice]

That would be included in your sixth sense.

Lucern · 10-29-2005, 07:38 PM

Iron Greasel has a point. You wouldn't want to lose your senses of touch I think (if we can group all those various receptors in the skin and further internally).

Aside from feeling more diconnected from the world around you than you may realize, people who genuinely don't have (to separate one) the sense of pain don't live very long. Years of not knowing when you need to shift positions for lack of proper blood flow add up somehow. Don't ask me how exactly. I read that people who can't feel pain rarely make it past 25, even adapting to it from birth.

I think I'd choose smell (losing taste too). Our sense of smell is pretty bad anyway, as a species. Living in a dorm is a feast of unpleasant experiences for both senses anyway

Edit: Very interesting that a site for PC game fans would currently favor losing sight. That would be the last one I'd give up.

[ 10-29-2005, 07:40 PM: Message edited by: Lucern ]

View Poll Results: Which sense would you keep?
Sight	14	37.84%
Hearing	8	21.62%
Touch	6	16.22%
Taste	4	10.81%
Smell	4	10.81%
Or that spooky 6th sense....	1	2.70%
Voters: 37. You may not vote on this poll

10-29-2005, 02:39 AM	#1
burnzey boi Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: September 14, 2004 Location: Western Australia Age: 33 Posts: 800	If you were to be sentenced for a crime and they were going to remove all but one of your six senses, what would you want to keep? __________________ burnzey - The Australian kiss, like a French kiss, but down under (Main)Undead Mage - 70, Orc Warrior - 70, Blood Elf Paladin - 70, Orc Shaman - 70, Troll Rogue - 70, Orc Hunter - 65, UD Warlock 61, BE Priest 60, Tauren Drood - 60 OM NOM NOM NOM

10-29-2005, 07:23 AM	#2
Stratos Vampire Join Date: January 29, 2003 Location: Sweden Age: 43 Posts: 3,888	Probably that spooky 6th sense, if I had one. I wonder if it would let me see through the Force like Visas in KotOR 2? __________________ Nothing is impossible, it's just a matter of probability.

10-29-2005, 08:20 AM	#4
robertthebard Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Wichita, KS USA Age: 60 Posts: 4,537	Smell, although that may effectively remove taste as well, theoretically anyway. __________________ To those we have lost; May your spirits fly free. Good Music: Here. Interesting read, one of my blogs.

10-29-2005, 09:37 AM	#7
Iron Greasel Fzoul Chembryl Join Date: July 13, 2004 Location: Finland Age: 35 Posts: 1,701	I need touch for without it I would not know where my limbs were. That would make walking very difficult. That would make everything else very difficult. Btw, you missed balance. __________________

10-29-2005, 07:48 AM	#3
Link Jack Burton Join Date: May 15, 2001 Location: The Netherlands Age: 39 Posts: 5,888	I wouldn't like to lose my sixth sense. Just today it saved me from a lot of trouble. I was rowing along in my single sculls, without a coach on the shore to warn me for anything. All of the sudden all alarmbells go off in my head, I look around to see I'm heading right at a bridge pillar. I quickly withdrew my oar, but was too late to actually avoid a collision. Of course, I flipped, eventually, but no damage or harm was done. The water wasn't that cold either. All in all I think it's safe to say that without that sixth sense I would surely have wrecked (or probably damaged) a boat with a price tag of 3500 dollars.

10-29-2005, 09:06 AM	#5
Intrepid Symbol of Cyric Join Date: March 28, 2003 Location: Australia Age: 37 Posts: 1,124	Sight, but if my sixth sense was something like being able to sense all around me along with cool things like telekenits i'd probably keep that instead.

10-29-2005, 09:20 AM	#6
Aragorn1 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: July 3, 2001 Location: Cornwall England Age: 36 Posts: 1,197	touch

10-29-2005, 10:52 AM	#8
Callum Symbol of Cyric Join Date: October 21, 2004 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 35 Posts: 1,143	[vapid dreamy voice] What about the sense of style? [/voice] [ 10-29-2005, 10:54 AM: Message edited by: Callum ] __________________ [img]\"http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/4763/callumavataranimated4ff.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

10-29-2005, 07:38 PM	#10
Lucern Quintesson Join Date: August 28, 2004 Location: the middle of Michigan Age: 42 Posts: 1,011	Iron Greasel has a point. You wouldn't want to lose your senses of touch I think (if we can group all those various receptors in the skin and further internally). Aside from feeling more diconnected from the world around you than you may realize, people who genuinely don't have (to separate one) the sense of pain don't live very long. Years of not knowing when you need to shift positions for lack of proper blood flow add up somehow. Don't ask me how exactly. I read that people who can't feel pain rarely make it past 25, even adapting to it from birth. I think I'd choose smell (losing taste too). Our sense of smell is pretty bad anyway, as a species. Living in a dorm is a feast of unpleasant experiences for both senses anyway Edit: Very interesting that a site for PC game fans would currently favor losing sight. That would be the last one I'd give up. [ 10-29-2005, 07:40 PM: Message edited by: Lucern ]

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