<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>The author reflects on their experience of tossing half-gallons of water onto their porch floor to wash away pollen and how surprisingly accurate they were without any scientific training.</li><li>The author wonders how their body knew how to accurately throw the water without prior specific training, angles, or grip considerations but with successful outcomes.</li><li>They acknowledge that the accuracy came from a deeper memory within their brain or body, suggesting a recall of successes and failures rather than a conscious memory of similar tasks.</li><li>The coordination among muscles, joints, eyes, and brain led to a movement that felt instinctual but was actually based on a lifetime of experience.</li><li>The author hints that such memories might extend beyond just neurons in the brain.</li></ul>

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