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Where was the Lord of the Rings Minister?

The Lord of the Rings trilogy brought in a lot of income in New Zealand, where filming took place. The New Zealand government even established the position of Minister for the "Lord of the Rings", which was supposed to deal with all emerging economic issues.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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What is seasickness?

Seasickness is associated with the concepts of balance and dizziness. Our balance organs contain stiff hairs surrounded by fluid. When we move in any direction, the fluid moves the hairs. These hairs send a signal to the brain that gives us the sensation of moving in that direction. Under normal conditions, this fluid, called lymph, and the movement of the hairs are such that our body can easily adapt to changes, and we manage to maintain balance.

But what happens on the ship? As the deck changes position under our feet, our lymph also sways up and down, from side to side. Sensitive hairs also oscillate from side to side. Therefore, the signals they send to the brain also switch from one to the other. As soon as some kind of “order” enters the brain, another, completely opposite “order” immediately follows.

The ship's position changes so frequently that the brain receives signals that contradict each other! The result is confusion in this part of our nervous system. Therefore, we soon have dizziness, headache, darkening and sparks in the eyes, cold sweat, gagging and vomiting - that is, all that seasickness consists of.

Unfortunately, the only remedy for seasickness may be to bring the lymph and balance organs to a calm state or to prevent such a situation when signals from the balance organs affect us. All known remedies for seasickness affect the body in the second way. Until now, no remedy is known that would make the hairs and lymph stop moving.

Therefore, a remedy for motion sickness has the following effect: it paralyzes the part of the brain through which the signal passes, or paralyzes the vomiting center in the brain, or desensitizes certain nerves.

One of the most effective ways to counter seasickness is to go to the most stable part of the ship, to the center, and stay there, trying to move as little as possible. It is also important to remember that one must refrain from fear, because fear and imagination only increase seasickness!

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