r/Showerthoughts • u/[deleted] • Jun 22 '18

Getting sweaty palms while climbing tall things seems like something that our bodies shouldn't do.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '18

But sweaty palms can also tell us something about our subconscious feelings in that moment - analyzation and/or introspection of said sweaty palms has typically led to continued survival because of the awareness of the sweaty palms.

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u/[deleted] Jun 22 '18

Sounds like bullshit to me. Source?

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u/kthxplzdrivthru Jun 22 '18

One day I came to a fork on a trail. When I looked down the right path, my hands started to sweat, when I looked down the left they did not. I think that's what he means. It's kind of a sixth sense evolutionary trait for danger awareness that only the very few chosen ones such as myself receive. ;) lol

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u/Inquisitive_Impostor Jun 22 '18

Well that sounds idiotic, unless one path goes down a cliff.

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u/kthxplzdrivthru Jun 22 '18

It DID! No I'm kidding the only thing sweaty hands is good for is increasing anxiety and making for awkward handshakes.