@[email protected] to No Stupid Questions • 1 year agoWhy does looking directly at the sun damage your eyes?message-square31fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down16
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minus-square@silencerlink15•1 year agoOn 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?
minus-square@TheBananaKinglink7•1 year agoThat’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.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 year agoPure conjecture, but maybe one overloaded eye is easier to handle than two?
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?
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.
One desensitized eye
I’m not sure, it doesn’t matter which one I close
Pure conjecture, but maybe one overloaded eye is easier to handle than two?