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One of our base five senses is sight, with which we can sense the visible spectrum of colors. But we can also sense infrared light, because our skin can feel temperature, or at least temperature change. So would that be a 5.5th sense on top of the skin’s ability to feel pressure?

by /u/ALSX3 in /r/askscience

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