eli5: Why do waves make us feel sleepy & tired?

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Been on a bunch of boat rides/fishing trips lately. Can’t help but notice how tired, relaxed, and sleepy everyone feels (especially on the ride back).

Is there a chemical level of science behind this?

In: Earth Science

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Because if your brain slows down before you drown you conserve more energy/oxygen to help not drown. We might be able to logically plot out where we swim to for escape, but dumb ape with no sapience thousands of years ago panicked until it washed ashore or drowned.

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