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[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 40 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (11 children)

I heard this was actually by design. Nostrils should naturally alternate maximum blowage capacity.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasal_cycle

(It gets worse when you are congested?)

[–] lastunusedusername2@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 months ago (10 children)
[–] OminousOrange@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It's for humidification of the nose and increases the range of smells one is able to smell. What in particular is a bad design about that?

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago

Failure modes were not considered.

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