how many times do you blink per year?
a. between 3.5-5.1 million
b. between 5.2-7.1 million
c. between 7.2-9.8 million
if you guessed b, you are right.
(sent to me by my eye doctor, i’ve never really considered it before,
but it may be useful one day if i’m in a world championship trivia final)
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“there can be as much value in the blink of an eye as in months of rational analysis.”
-malcolm gladwell
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image credit: it array
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
Hmm… I think this calls for reduced blinking! 🙂
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)))
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I have tried to reduce the amount of blinking I am doing by blinking only one eye at a time, but now everyone thinks I am winking at them.
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keep trying )
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Oh, so very true!
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yes –
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Cheers. Happy Monday My Friend.
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Life flashes past us “in the blink of an eye” …
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that it does
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Some blink even more than others
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that they do
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😳
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Now I am trying not to count my blinks! 🙂
Best wishes, Pete.
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No wonder my eyes get tired! That’s a lot of activity for them.
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such a workout!
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Now you have me thinking about my blinking, Beth, and that’s not working out for me.
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)))
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Regardless of how one voted, the eyes have it.
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nice !
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That is a lot of blinking! And you are so right, Trivial Pursuit, here I come! 😉
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it would fit perfectly
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You’ve just given me a great question for when I’m preparing my next pub quiz!
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fantastic!
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Haha, I never considered it either but you are always coming up with the most interesting or funniest facts.
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I’m clearly fascinated by them )
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This post made me smile! Thank you!
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and blink?)
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Yes!
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The words, “in the blink of an eye,” has such heady connotations. I’ve heard you can change your life in that brief amount of time or let the moment of blindness dominate. I tend towards the latter! Hugs, C
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that’s right, and I go both ways on this one
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Lives have been changed in one blink.
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that they have and decisions have been made as well
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Too funny!
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I thought so, too
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I never would have guessed a number that high.
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it seems we have absolutely no awareness of it
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I immediately wondered a couple of things: When putting on mascara, we blink more. The same is true for adhering false lashes. Wouldn’t those situations skew the count? Also, who gathered all of this information, how was it gathered, and how much of the government’s (gathered by taxes to the people) money was spent on the study?
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all big questions, sitting unanswered –
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I’d have guessed the highest number and more. With dry, irritated eyes and several different eye drops each day, my poor eyelids work overtime (but thank goodness they work!)
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lucky for that –
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😀 Good to know – you never know when you’re going to need a little trivia!
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I wonder how much fun it was to count that….😉
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hopefully it was just a short stint
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I would love to know who did the counting…
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I’m guessing they did one minute and multiplied up? why I’m not a scientist focusing on math and studies such as this )
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no wonder my eyes get tired before I do; they have been busy blinking all day long 🙂
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you are thoroughly working them out
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LOL
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he certainly is; it’ll be interesting to see what he comes up with next 🙂
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He’s right.
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I did a double-blink when I saw that total!
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ha!
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Nice trivia
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thanks –
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