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[โ€“] 164 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

no no no, they also gets oxygen supply from the back of your eyelids (and also oxygen dissolved in you tears). otherwise you'd have to keep your eyes open when you sleep.

edit: to correct inaccurate statements.

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  • [โ€“] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    So that's why we're not supported to open our eyes under water. Our eyeballs are suffocating!

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