Friday, March 4, 2011

Amazing Facts - Eye


Eyes are the most complex organs you possess except for your brain. Eye is our light to this universe. Here are some interesting facts about eyes.

-Of all the muscles in our body, the eye muscles are the most active .
-Each of our eyelashes has a life span of approximately five months.
-The eyeball of a human weighs approximately 28 grams.
-The eye of a human can distinguish 500 shades of the gray.
-People generally read 25% slower from a computer screen compared to paper.
-It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. 
-Eyelids get tired and so do the muscles around it, but eyes don't get tired and never need rest.
-Eyes dominates 75% of our brains activity.
-Our eye can spot a candle light 15ft away in complete darkness.
-The human eyes sees three colors:red,green,blue. These are basic colors. White is a combination of three, black is their lack. Yellow,purple are from two basic colors;these are secondary colors.
-Men can read fine print better then women.
-Your eyes are always the same size from birth, but your nose and ears never stop growing.
-The only part of the body that doesn’t contain blood vessels is the cornea.

7 comments:

raji said...

good to know these facts.I knew a few among them but a few like sneezing ,size of the eye were amazing..:)

jztsignedup said...

liked to read them.....though knew few in advance

VeeKay said...

Interesting facts. Nice write up :)

R-A-J said...

Great write up..amazin facts..loved the "Men can read fine print better then women" :)

Now I think I knw why my friends who r girls shop like mad n my guy friends dont! :)

Good read, Varshu :)

Varshu said...

@Raji: Thanks :)
@ jztsignedup : Thank you :)
@ Vamsi: Thank you.:)
@Raj: Thanks. Good you enjoyed :)

Unknown said...

Eyes are very important organ of our body, We see the world through our eyes and provide colors to our life. It is our responsibility to take care of our eyes, with the help of my Doctor from Manhattan eye doctors here in NYC. They provide a good service and guide me to maintain my healthy eyes and vision.

Anonymous said...

Hello there Varshu, I have learned a lot from this eye facts and I supposed that every person must read this. Thanks for sharing..

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