18 Sep 2021, 04:31
I know they say that you cannot due to your brains ability to predict what is going to happen to it.
Here are my questions to test how far does this go.
Does knowing you are going to be tickles make you less ticklish?
If yes then we cannot tickle ourselves.
Does the simple feedback of you controlling the tickling make you less ticklish?
If yes then theoretically any moving thing with a feather on the end could tickle you.
Does a machine with a predictable tickle still work?
A pendulum with a feather at the end should work.
Does a machine with an unpredictable tickle work?
More difficult to test.
Here are my questions to test how far does this go.
Does knowing you are going to be tickles make you less ticklish?
If yes then we cannot tickle ourselves.
Does the simple feedback of you controlling the tickling make you less ticklish?
If yes then theoretically any moving thing with a feather on the end could tickle you.
Does a machine with a predictable tickle still work?
A pendulum with a feather at the end should work.
Does a machine with an unpredictable tickle work?
More difficult to test.