Stupid Human Tricks: Rotating Eyeballs
Did you know...
When you tilt your head from side to side, your eyeballs rotate to stay level?
No, seriously.
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[…] really interesting is that this was kind of a lolling/rocking motion. So I know that my eyes were rotating along their Z-axis to keep up, and based on the position of my head, they’d reached the limit of rotation (your eyes […]
I don’t think so, otherwise you would lose track of what was ‘up’ as indicated by your inner ear(?)
Actually the rotation is driven by your vestibular system.
Really? You wouldn’t kid an old dog, would ya!
MT C
Seriously! Here’s the deep info on how it works:
OK, I believe you. I see it now. Hahahahaha! Sometimes I just kill me.
I wonder why other don’t get it?
[…] I’m incredibly glad you asked that. Let me introduce you to an amazing piece of human evolution that I’ll call “Mr. Vestibulo Ocular Reflex”. Part of his job is to make sure that your eyes twist in their sockets along the direction you’re looking in. No, seriously, your eyes really honestly do actually do that. (In fact, I’ve mentioned this before). […]