TheOneWithTheHair@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoIt's like everydaylemmy.worldimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
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minus-square[email protected]@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoIt’s actually normal. Your nostrils cycle between like this so that the one can take a break from the air flow and mitigate drying out.
minus-squareusualsuspect191@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoNot only does it help from drying out, but it helps with smell too; some things are better detected with a slower airflow
minus-squarerockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·11 months agoYep, there’s a reason our noses didn’t simply evolve into a singular hole in the middle of our faces
minus-squarecharliespider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·11 months agoTwo nostrils allows for stereo smells. If we only had one nostril, we would only be able to smell in mono.
It’s actually normal.
Your nostrils cycle between like this so that the one can take a break from the air flow and mitigate drying out.
Not only does it help from drying out, but it helps with smell too; some things are better detected with a slower airflow
Yep, there’s a reason our noses didn’t simply evolve into a singular hole in the middle of our faces
Two nostrils allows for stereo smells. If we only had one nostril, we would only be able to smell in mono.