| Author | Message | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4807 Registered: 9-2009 |
Yesterday, I experienced horte for the first time in my life. It felt quite odd. So what is horte? | ||
| Solo1 (Solo1)
New member Username: Solo1 Post Number: 356 Registered: 5-2012 |
Does it matter where you were when you had this experience? e.g. in Sweden? in another country? or at home? at your place of work? somewhere else? indoors? outdoors? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4809 Registered: 9-2009 |
Does it matter where you were when you had this experience? Yes. e.g. in Sweden? in another country? Country is largely irr. or at home? This. at your place of work? somewhere else? indoors? And this.outdoors? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3064 Registered: 12-2010 |
Do you need another person in order to experience it? Do you need an item? Is technology relevant? communication? food? drink? hobbies? clothing? Can babies experience it? Kids? Both genders? Can you experience it at any time of the day? Any day of the week? Any season? Christmas relevant? Was it longer than a second? a minute? an hour? Does it involve seeing something? hearing? smelling? tasting? touching? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4814 Registered: 9-2009 |
Do you need another person in order to experience it? Do you need an item? No to both. Is technology relevant? communication? food? drink? hobbies? clothing? Clothing, sort of. No to the rest. Can babies experience it? Probably not. Kids? Both genders? Yes to both. Can you experience it at any time of the day? Any day of the week? Any season? Yes. Christmas relevant? No. Was it longer than a second? a minute? Between this... an hour? ...and this. Does it involve seeing something? hearing? smelling? tasting? touching? This, no to the rest. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3068 Registered: 12-2010 |
Do you experience horte with a piece of clothing you're wearing at the specific moment? Is a specific type of clothing relevant? Something you only wear indoors? Or is not wearing something relevant (e.g. shoes)? When you experienced horte, were you actually doing something else? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4818 Registered: 9-2009 |
Do you experience horte with a piece of clothing you're wearing at the specific moment? See below. Is a specific type of clothing relevant? Something you only wear indoors? Or is not wearing something relevant (e.g. shoes)? This. When you experienced horte, were you actually doing something else? Yes. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3620 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it a pleasant feeling? discomfort? pain? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4827 Registered: 9-2009 |
is it a pleasant feeling? discomfort? Slightly, at first. No to the rest. pain? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3070 Registered: 12-2010 |
So, not wearing something... shoes? socks? slippers? pants? t-shirt? sweater? underwear? Relevant what you were doing when you experienced horte? Could it be experienced in any room of a house? If not, could it be experienced in the kitchen? living room? dining room? bed room? study? bathroom? hallway? staircase? basement? attic? garage? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4828 Registered: 9-2009 |
So, not wearing something... shoes? socks? slippers? All of the above, no to the rest. pants? t-shirt? sweater? underwear? Relevant what you were doing when you experienced horte? Noish. Could it be experienced in any room of a house? Almost. If not, could it be experienced in the kitchen? living room? dining room? bed room? study? bathroom? hallway? staircase? All of the above. basement? attic? garage? Maybe not for these last three. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3073 Registered: 12-2010 |
Are cold feet relevant? Stepping into something relevant? Touching something with your feet? When you experienced it, were you walking? sitting? lying? standing? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4832 Registered: 9-2009 |
Are cold feet relevant? Indirectly. Stepping into something relevant? Noish. Touching something with your feet? Yes. When you experienced it, were you walking? This. sitting? lying? standing? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3077 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is the thing you touch the floor? Something lying on the floor? A piece of furniture? Is it solid? liquid? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4838 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is the thing you touch the floor? Yes. Something lying on the floor? A piece of furniture? Is it solid? The floor is solid. liquid? A liquid is relevant. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3079 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is there water on the floor? Is melted snow/ice relevant? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4845 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is there water on the floor? Is melted snow/ice relevant? No to both. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3083 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is spilling something relevant? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4846 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is spilling something relevant? No. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3084 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is the relevant liquid on the floor? Does the liquid touch your foot at all? Is the liquid water? a drink? a cleaning product? soap? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4848 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is the relevant liquid on the floor? Noish. Does the liquid touch your foot at all? Yes. Is the liquid water? Yesish. a drink? a cleaning product? soap? No to the rest. | ||
| Beachbum (Beachbum)
New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 446 Registered: 2-2012 |
Something dripping on your feet? Medical issues involved? Was the yesish water in fact water bu with another ingredient added? Did the liquid that contacted your feet cause some other sensation other than coldness? If so, numbness? Tingling? Pain? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4850 Registered: 9-2009 |
Something dripping on your feet? No. Medical issues involved? No. Was the yesish water in fact water bu with another ingredient added? You could say that. May mislead though. Did the liquid that contacted your feet cause some other sensation other than coldness? Yes. If so, numbness? Tingling? Pain? No to all. | ||
| Grainbeer (Grainbeer)
New member Username: Grainbeer Post Number: 366 Registered: 4-2002 |
The other sensation: A body reaction or an intellectual or emotional one? Surprise? Embarrassment? Pleasure? Joy? Indifference? Irritation? Did the other ingredient add any color to the liquid? Any smell? Viscosity changed? Any alcohol involved? Jam? Juice? Fertilizer? Is there any linguistic connection between the word 'horte' and the Latin term 'Horticulture' (plant cultivation)? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3629 Registered: 2-2011 |
the other sensation - wetness? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4857 Registered: 9-2009 |
The other sensation: A body reaction or an intellectual or emotional one? A mix, really. Or a sequence. Surprise? A little. Embarrassment? Pleasure? Joy? Indifference? Irritation? A little. No to the others. Did the other ingredient add any color to the liquid? No. Any smell? Yes. Viscosity changed? Irrelevant. Any alcohol involved? Jam? Juice? Fertilizer? No to all. Is there any linguistic connection between the word 'horte' and the Latin term 'Horticulture' (plant cultivation)? No. the other sensation - wetness? No. Oh, and "Did the liquid that contacted your feet cause some other sensation other than coldness?" contains an FA. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 2129 Registered: 6-2008 |
Is the liquid in fact hot? Is it coffee/tea? When you said that an item is unnecessary, do you mean that the liquid doesn't need to be contained in, or escape from, any object? or do you mean that you don't have to physically possess or touch the object it came out of? Or is the liquid truly "by itself", e.g. steam in the air? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4871 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is the liquid in fact hot? Noish. Is it coffee/tea? No. When you said that an item is unnecessary, do you mean that the liquid doesn't need to be contained in, or escape from, any object? This is closest... or do you mean that you don't have to physically possess or touch the object it came out of? ...but you do actually have the object it came out of. Or is the liquid truly "by itself", e.g. steam in the air? No. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3641 Registered: 2-2011 |
is it drool? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4875 Registered: 9-2009 |
is it drool? No. OTRT. | ||
| Beachbum (Beachbum)
New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 451 Registered: 2-2012 |
Is it blood? | ||
| Grainbeer (Grainbeer)
New member Username: Grainbeer Post Number: 379 Registered: 4-2002 |
The smell: weak? intense? familiar? unfamiliar? attractive? repulsive? Did the liquid originally have a smell as well, or only after adding that item? If it was a smell before, did the ingredient alter that? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3645 Registered: 2-2011 |
urine? vomit? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4878 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is it blood? urine? vomit? No to all. The smell: weak? intense? familiar? unfamiliar? attractive? repulsive? weak, familiar, repulsive. The smell is not relevant for horte, only for identifying the liquid. Did the liquid originally have a smell as well, or only after adding that item? If it was a smell before, did the ingredient alter that? The liquid starts out with all ingredients. | ||
| Grainbeer (Grainbeer)
New member Username: Grainbeer Post Number: 390 Registered: 4-2002 |
Did you yourself mix the ingredients to make the liquid? Is it an industrial or commercial produce? A mixture caused by natural processes? Spontaneously or planned? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4880 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did you yourself mix the ingredients to make the liquid? Yope. Is it an industrial or commercial produce? No. A mixture caused by natural processes? Yes. Spontaneously This. or planned? Hint: it's produced by my body. | ||
| Grainbeer (Grainbeer)
New member Username: Grainbeer Post Number: 396 Registered: 4-2002 |
Since it was a first time experience, was it an unusual mixture of familiar bodily "produce"? Like for instance dandruff mixed with puke, or blood mixed with shaved hair? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4882 Registered: 9-2009 |
Since it was a first time experience, was it an unusual mixture of familiar bodily "produce"? Like for instance dandruff mixed with puke, or blood mixed with shaved hair? No to all. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 3132 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is it nasal mucus? tears? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4884 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is it nasal mucus? tears? No. You seem to be FAing that this is an unusual liquid to have on one's foot. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3664 Registered: 2-2011 |
sweat? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4886 Registered: 9-2009 |
sweat? Correct. I've had sweaty feet before, so there's more here to discover. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 3335 Registered: 7-2009 |
Did the sweaty feet interfere with some activity you were doing? If so, yoga? Driving? walking across a smooth floor? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4901 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did the sweaty feet interfere with some activity you were doing? If so, yoga? Driving? walking across a smooth floor? This. Explore. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3675 Registered: 2-2011 |
did you find your feet sticking to the floor? or did you slip? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 4905 Registered: 9-2009 |
did you find your feet sticking to the floor? Yes. or did you slip? Yesish. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5054 Registered: 9-2009 |
Hint: even though you've probably all experienced walking in bare, sweaty feet across a floor, it's unlikely that any of you have experienced horte. | ||
| Biograd (Biograd)
New member Username: Biograd Post Number: 2133 Registered: 6-2008 |
Does the floor have something not completely dry on it, that becomes stickier when the sweat contacts it? like wet paint? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5077 Registered: 9-2009 |
Does the floor have something not completely dry on it, that becomes stickier when the sweat contacts it? like wet paint? No. | ||
| Beachbum (Beachbum)
New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 458 Registered: 2-2012 |
Is your floor level? Could you not move forward? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5114 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is your floor level? Yes Could you not move forward? I could move forward. | ||
| Beachbum (Beachbum)
New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 462 Registered: 2-2012 |
IS this a vinyl floor? Hardwood? Carpeted? Would it help to find the reason that is could only maybe happen in a garage, attic, or basement? Did you know when you started walking on the floor, that your feet were sweaty? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5153 Registered: 9-2009 |
IS this a vinyl floor? This. Hardwood? Carpeted? Would it help to find the reason that is could only maybe happen in a garage, attic, or basement? Many of them don't have vinyl floors, that's the reason. Did you know when you started walking on the floor, that your feet were sweaty? Yesish. Explore. | ||
| Beachbum (Beachbum)
New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 470 Registered: 2-2012 |
Did you know that your feet were sweaty before stepping on the floor? When you stepped on the floor, did it take a moment to realize that your feet were sweaty? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5223 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did you know that your feet were sweaty before stepping on the floor? Yes. When you stepped on the floor, did it take a moment to realize that your feet were sweaty? No, but something else took a moment to realize. There's a small but important FA here. | ||
| Beachbum (Beachbum)
New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 476 Registered: 2-2012 |
Did you slip enough to fall? What were you walking on before walking on the vinyl floor: A carpet? Outdoor stairs? A lawn? Was it so dark inside that you could not see what surface you were stepping on? Was the sweat actually from your feet, or was it from an other part of your body that dripped down on your feet? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5225 Registered: 9-2009 |
Did you slip enough to fall? No. What were you walking on before walking on the vinyl floor: A carpet? Outdoor stairs? A lawn? Irr. But explore. Was it so dark inside that you could not see what surface you were stepping on? No, it was bright. Was the sweat actually from your feet, or was it from an other part of your body that dripped down on your feet? It was from my feet. | ||
| Beachbum (Beachbum)
New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 482 Registered: 2-2012 |
Is it relevant what you doing before you stepped on the floor? Where you somehow unaware in advance that you would be stepping onto a vinyl floor? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5231 Registered: 9-2009 |
Is it relevant what you doing before you stepped on the floor? Yesish. Where you somehow unaware in advance that you would be stepping onto a vinyl floor? No, I knew the floor and what to normally expect when stepping on it. Then horte happened, which was not what I expected. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3835 Registered: 2-2011 |
did you skid? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5232 Registered: 9-2009 |
did you skid? Yope or noish. Hint: you need to have something more specific than "sweaty feet" in general, in order for horte to happen. | ||
| Beachbum (Beachbum)
New member Username: Beachbum Post Number: 486 Registered: 2-2012 |
Were you ill? Did you have an injury? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5237 Registered: 9-2009 |
Were you ill? Did you have an injury? No to both. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3844 Registered: 2-2011 |
excessively sweaty feet? some part of yourself? something external to the body? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5243 Registered: 9-2009 |
excessively sweaty feet? No. Explore. some part of yourself? Only the feet. something external to the body? Only the floor. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3850 Registered: 2-2011 |
one sweaty foot, one not sweaty? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5248 Registered: 9-2009 |
one sweaty foot, one not sweaty? No, but OTRT. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3852 Registered: 2-2011 |
only one part of the foot sweaty? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5251 Registered: 9-2009 |
only one part of the foot sweaty? Yes! | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3854 Registered: 2-2011 |
just the heel? the toes? the big toe? is the same thing true of both feet? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5259 Registered: 9-2009 |
just the heel? the toes? This is closest. the big toe? is the same thing true of both feet? Yes. | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 3856 Registered: 2-2011 |
so did you start to skid with the sweaty part of the foot but were able to brake using the heel? or did you step forward quite nomally onto the (dry) heel, but then as your weight moved forward leaving only the sweaty part of your foot to push off from, the back foot slipped backwards and you ended up doing the splits? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5260 Registered: 9-2009 |
so did you start to skid with the sweaty part of the foot but were able to brake using the heel? or did you step forward quite nomally onto the (dry) heel, but then as your weight moved forward leaving only the sweaty part of your foot to push off from, the back foot slipped backwards and you ended up doing the splits? No, but the lateral part is solved so I'll give you the ***SPOILER******* Horte is the feeling you get when walking on smooth floors with sweaty forefeet, while your heels are dry. On vinyl, completely dry skin slips just a little, while skin with any moisture on it sticks. I didn't know my heels were dry, so at first it felt like the slight slipperiness was caused by something stuck under them - a paper or similar. I had been out all day shoveling snow from the hangar roof at the skydiving club, making me sweat. But apparently the moisture at my heels was allowed to evaporate during the drive home, while that at the toes was still trapped. Good work everyone! | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 5261 Registered: 9-2009 |
Oh, and the word horte is mashed together from "torr häl"; "dry heel" in swedish. |
