Today I Found Out

Why Figure Skaters Don't Seem Dizzy After Spinning (2015x76)

Air date: Jul 15, 2015

→Subscribe for new videos every day! http://bit.ly/todayifoundoutsubscribe →Why Do Superheroes Wear Their Underwear on the Outside?: http://bit.ly/1Ow7J0K Never run out of things to say at the water cooler with TodayIFoundOut! Brand new videos 7 days a week! More from Today I Found Out: The Language Made Up Entirely of Whistles http://bit.ly/1IkvyYm The Story Behind the Legend (of Zelda) http://bit.ly/1RTQ08P Why Superheroes Wear Their Underwear On The Outside http://bit.ly/1HLvFLb In this video: Dizziness is controlled by the vestibular system in your upper inner ear. Within the vestibular system, there are three canals that contain fluid called endolymph, as well as sensory nerve cells that look sort of like little hairs. When you move your head, the endolymph resists change in motion and lags behind, stimulating the nerve cells. Those cells send messages to the brain, telling it which way the head moved. Want the text version? http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/01/figure-skaters-dont-seem-dizzy-spinning/ Resources/Further Reading: http://figureskating.about.com/od/historyoffigureskating/a/figureskatinghistory.htm http://sciencefocus.com/qa/why-dont-ice-skaters-get-dizzy http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2010/02/spin_dance_jump_repeat.html http://www.cleveland.com/olympics/index.ssf/2010/02/when_olympic_skaters_spin_spin.html http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/question483.htm http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-369157p1.html?cr=00&pl=edit-00 http://www.shutterstock.com/?cr=00&pl=edit-00 Image Credit (Thank you) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/Evan_Lysacek.jpg