Eyes and Vision
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue
Just like the song soon laser surgery will make your brown eyes blue.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Mar 04, 2015 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Body Modifications, Eyes and Vision
Fish Eyes
Veterinary staff at Vancouver Aquarium have provided posthetic eyes for a fish. This was done so other fish would not pick it to death because it did not have eyes. So, it seems that humans are not the only species that picks on those who are different.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jan 08, 2015 -
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Category: Animals, Fish, Eyes and Vision
Subconscious Menu
Pizza Hut is testing a new "subconscious menu" in some of its UK restaurants. Just look at the food choices on the screen of the tablet, and the eye-tracking technology will determine which food your eyes are lingering over longest. [wash post]This made me think of Paul's post from a few days ago about the octopus in the farm yard, which demonstrated that our eyes "dwell on objects that are discrepant with expectations." So if there's an octopus on the menu, you'll just have to eat octopus pizza.
Posted By: Alex - Wed Dec 03, 2014 -
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Category: Food, Psychology, Eyes and Vision
Anti-Sleep Glasses
This sounds like some kind of new self-torture device from Japan. Available at Japan Trend Shop.These clever specs can detect when you haven't blinked in five seconds and fog up one of the lens. This simple function will then "jolt" the eyes and make them focus, thus waking you up before you drop off fully. Men blink once every three seconds; women once every four seconds. So any longer than this and you are slowing down, which generally means you are getting sleepy.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jul 12, 2014 -
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Category: Inventions, Eyes and Vision
Man loses eye in court
John Huttick was in court on the witness stand describing how he lost his eye in a bar fight. Suddenly said eye — the new prosthetic one, not the old one he lost — popped out of its socket and landed in his hand. The jurors gasped in fright. The judge promptly declared a mistrial.This case has sparked my curiosity, so I'm going to keep an eye out to see what happens during the rescheduled trial. [nj.com]
Posted By: Alex - Sat Feb 09, 2013 -
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Category: Crime, Eyes and Vision
Weird Contact Lenses
Find these two, and many more, for sale at this site.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jan 06, 2013 -
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Category: Body Modifications, Costumes and Masks, Technology, Eyes and Vision
Blind Man Spontaneously Regains Sight After 30 Years
Here's a unique twist on the Rip-van-Winkle phenomenon.
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Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 01, 2012 -
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Category: 1930s, Time-travel, Natural Wonders, Eyes and Vision
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