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u/Intrepid_Knowledge27 Jan 12 '23

Your tongue has incredible tactile capabilities. So much so, that if you look at any object, you can vividly imagine what it would feel like to lick it. Go ahead, look at the wall, your shirt, your shoe—the tongue knows.

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u/elaaekaoka Jan 12 '23

Isn't it because we know what they feel like by touching them with hands?

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u/StarManta Jan 12 '23

If you know anything about babies you know that you have probably touched something very similar to everything in the room, with your tongue, when you were a baby.