THERE'S a reason why people say "in the blink of an eye".
Blinking is one of the fastest movements a human being can make. It's so fast that we don’t see the momentary darkness created by blinking.
What's more eye-opening is that women tend to do this twice as often as compared to men – but is it true?
Verdict:
TRUE
Although often described as a myth rather than fact, research conducted in 2008 actually proved that women do blink significantly more than men.
The study, conducted by the Functional Anatomy Research Center in Milan, Italy, used optoelectronic motion analysers to monitor spontaneous eyelid movements.
It involved 13 men, 12 women aged between 20 to 30 years, and 10 men and nine women aged over 50.
It concluded that women blinked 19 times per minute versus 11 times per minute for men.
It also found that women blinked at a much faster velocity than men. Also, older women blinked more frequently than younger women.
As to why this is the case, a theory that most scientists are leaning towards suggests that women have more oestrogen in their systems, making it a hormonal matter.
The near-autonomous act of blinking helps humans clean, moisturise and protect our eyes from irritants and dust particles.
Sometimes we blink less, like when we are focused, and sometimes we blink more, like when we are stressed.
Sometimes we blink several times to show that we are not impressed – like a wife who is not amused by her spouse's less-than-impressive dad jokes.
Sometimes we blink with just one eye, or wink, like the author of this article who hopes that you, the reader, will share it if you had a decent time reading it.
Reference:
1. https://www.somatechnology.
2. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.
3. https://www.womansday.com/
4. https://mymseyecare.com/blink-
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