Dolphin style mon

[serpentstar]

...you'd have 8 hours out of 24 with your brain fully awake, 8 hours with only the right hemisphere awake, and 8 hours with only the left hemisphere awake. Not only will this let you spend 12 waking (ish) hours with each partner, you can also tailor the shifts perfectly so as to get the most apposite brain half to hang out with each partner. If you

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[oonh]

Well, actually, this is sort of interesting. There is something called the nasal cycle

[serpentstar]

Hmmm, it is indeed...

[greylock]

Doesn't the brain go all loopy then one or the other hemisphere is switched off?

I am sure I saw something on TV about it recently. Not only did it lead to poor decision making, but there was a syndrome where parts of the body (in this case the hand) appeared to be making decisions independent of the rest of the brain.

[serpentstar]

Oh for sure. You'd need Banksian modifications.

[sarah_mum]

What, stenciling modified coppers and rats on it?

[endis_ni]

Not the Banks I suspect he meant, but frankly I like your theory better!

[mejoff]

Oh, man, that's living the (pretty much lacking literal) dream!