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On a related note, why is it that looking at the sky when there’s a lot of light, if I use both eyes it hurts, but if I keep one closed I can see the sky just fine?

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TheBananaKing@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
That’s actually a bug; your brain averages light levels across both eyes when deciding how much to flinch.

Don’t do it - you’re basically exposing yourself to potentially damaging light levels in the eye you keep open.

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nooeh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
One desensitized eye

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- silencer@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  I’m not sure, it doesn’t matter which one I close
  
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  - can@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Pure conjecture, but maybe one overloaded eye is easier to handle than two?
    
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