You say “apple” to me and I’m #1, glossy skin, insides, all that

And how in the hell does one navigate life, or enjoy a book, if they’re not a #1?! Reading a book is like watching a movie. I subconsciously assign actor’s faces to characters and watch as the book rolls on.

Yet #5’s are not handicapped in the slightest. They’re so “normal” that mankind is just now figuring out we’re far apart on this thing. Fucking weird.

EDIT: Showed this to my wife and she was somewhat mystified as to what I was asking. Pretty sure she’s a 5. I get frustrated as hell when I ask her to describe a thing and she’s clueless. “Did the radiator hose pop off, or is it torn and cracked?” “I don’t know!”

EDIT2: The first Star Wars book after the movie came out was Splinter in the Mind’s Eye. I feel like I got that title. What’s it mean to you?

  • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
    8·
    8 hours ago

    And after years working in kitchens, I can think in smells. I.e.mix spices in my mind and smell them in my head before adding to a dish.

    I’m that way with ice cream. I own an ice cream business that creates custom ice creams, and after many years, I can think of a a flavor combination, and sort of “taste it” in my mind.

    I love ice cream, but I don’t eat it that often any more. If I have a craving, often just thinking about what flavor I’d have is satisfying enough, but I don’t really need to eat the ice cream.

    I just did it as an experiment, and imagined a combo of honey, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper. My mouth watered, but after a moment of really concentrating on what that flavor would taste like, I felt fairly satisfied enough about experiencing the taste, that I don’t feel a need to actually eat the ice cream. I think my brain has trained itself to release ice cream endorphins based on the thought alone, and not the actual taste experience from my tongue, and that satisfies my craving.

    I should write a diet book: “Think And Grow Thin.”

      • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
        4·
        4 hours ago

        Yeah, you do. Honey Cinnamon is my secret weapon.

        I can make ice cream out of almost anything, but here are some of my favorites:

        Peach Cinnamon

        Bananas Foster (Banana, cinnamon, caramel)

        Raspberry Chocolate Chip

        Raspberry Brownie

        Raspberry Nutella

        Coffee Nutella

        Salted Caramel with Candied Bacon

        Almond Joy (Coconut, Almonds, and mini dark chocolate chips)

        Mayan Chocolate (Cocoa powder, cinnamon, cayenne pepper)

        The Honey Cinnamon is also great when it’s infused with Bourbon or Scotch. We also make our own homemade caramel, fudge, brownies, cookie dough, etc., all organic or natural as much as possible. All of our fruit ice creams are made with real fruit, no artificial sweeteners, flavors, or colors.

        I literally make the best ice cream in the world, and have done events alongside Top Chef contenders and winners, including Richard Blais. Don’t you wish you had that mental tasting ability right now?

    • tree_frog_and_rain@lemmy.world
      2·
      5 hours ago

      They’ve done studies on dopamine with sugar. It’s not the eating it that’s satisfying, it’s the getting it. So most dopamine is released on the way to the mouth. Assuming you’ve had ice cream before and the neural pathways are laid.

      Which is why the first bite is the best.

      But yeah the mind has some plasticity. We can learn to be more visual or olfactory ‘thinkers’.

      • BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
        2·
        5 hours ago

        Makes sense. It’s why we have that Pavlovian response to just the promise of something tasty. It shouldn’t be surprising that the same effect that is making our mouths water, is also releasing endorphins in anticipation of the taste. Just thinking about it is pleasurable enough to release endorphins.