Me (after spinning them around): Do you know why people get dizzy?
Kid, 6: accuratelyish describes the workings of the inner ear
Me: uh … Yeah.

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    1 month ago

    Basically this. The reason I said “accuratelyish” instead of “accurately” was mostly that they described it as a “bowl of water.”

    “There’s a bowl of water in your ear that starts spinning when you do and sometimes it will keep spinning even after you stop.”