Is there a word for that?
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Okay, so my 8 year old kid asked me what the opposite of blinking was. I'm like, "huh?" Here's the deal: he's noticed that when you're not tired your "eyes are open by default". When you blink, they open again and "want to stay open". But when you get tired, your eyes "want to stay closed by default" and if you try to open them, then blink, they "try to stay closed again". So, he's wondering if the action is "blinking" when you're awake, what is the action of your eyes called when you're tired? Interesting observation, but I couldn't come up with a word for it.
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Ptosis. Or simply drooping.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Hrm...fatigue-induced ptosis does have a nice ring to it...
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Okay, so my 8 year old kid asked me what the opposite of blinking was. I'm like, "huh?" Here's the deal: he's noticed that when you're not tired your "eyes are open by default". When you blink, they open again and "want to stay open". But when you get tired, your eyes "want to stay closed by default" and if you try to open them, then blink, they "try to stay closed again". So, he's wondering if the action is "blinking" when you're awake, what is the action of your eyes called when you're tired? Interesting observation, but I couldn't come up with a word for it.
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"eyes wide shut" ?
Watched code never compiles.
Not until he's 18 or Fox turns the ratings all moot in a few years.
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Okay, so my 8 year old kid asked me what the opposite of blinking was. I'm like, "huh?" Here's the deal: he's noticed that when you're not tired your "eyes are open by default". When you blink, they open again and "want to stay open". But when you get tired, your eyes "want to stay closed by default" and if you try to open them, then blink, they "try to stay closed again". So, he's wondering if the action is "blinking" when you're awake, what is the action of your eyes called when you're tired? Interesting observation, but I couldn't come up with a word for it.
unblinking
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Fluttery will get you nowhere.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!
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Fluttery will get you nowhere.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!
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Okay, so my 8 year old kid asked me what the opposite of blinking was. I'm like, "huh?" Here's the deal: he's noticed that when you're not tired your "eyes are open by default". When you blink, they open again and "want to stay open". But when you get tired, your eyes "want to stay closed by default" and if you try to open them, then blink, they "try to stay closed again". So, he's wondering if the action is "blinking" when you're awake, what is the action of your eyes called when you're tired? Interesting observation, but I couldn't come up with a word for it.
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It will if you're a butterfly.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
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It will if you're a butterfly.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
That's a moth <clousseau mode>myth</clousseau mode>.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.” I wouldn't let CG touch my Abacus!
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Okay, so my 8 year old kid asked me what the opposite of blinking was. I'm like, "huh?" Here's the deal: he's noticed that when you're not tired your "eyes are open by default". When you blink, they open again and "want to stay open". But when you get tired, your eyes "want to stay closed by default" and if you try to open them, then blink, they "try to stay closed again". So, he's wondering if the action is "blinking" when you're awake, what is the action of your eyes called when you're tired? Interesting observation, but I couldn't come up with a word for it.
Sometimes if you can figure out the word just reverse [the action word] BLINKING <=> GNIKNILB there you have it. :-O :rolleyes:
Yusuf May I help you?
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Okay, so my 8 year old kid asked me what the opposite of blinking was. I'm like, "huh?" Here's the deal: he's noticed that when you're not tired your "eyes are open by default". When you blink, they open again and "want to stay open". But when you get tired, your eyes "want to stay closed by default" and if you try to open them, then blink, they "try to stay closed again". So, he's wondering if the action is "blinking" when you're awake, what is the action of your eyes called when you're tired? Interesting observation, but I couldn't come up with a word for it.
!Blinking
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Okay, so my 8 year old kid asked me what the opposite of blinking was. I'm like, "huh?" Here's the deal: he's noticed that when you're not tired your "eyes are open by default". When you blink, they open again and "want to stay open". But when you get tired, your eyes "want to stay closed by default" and if you try to open them, then blink, they "try to stay closed again". So, he's wondering if the action is "blinking" when you're awake, what is the action of your eyes called when you're tired? Interesting observation, but I couldn't come up with a word for it.
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"eyes wide shut" ?
Watched code never compiles.
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unblinking
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Okay, so my 8 year old kid asked me what the opposite of blinking was. I'm like, "huh?" Here's the deal: he's noticed that when you're not tired your "eyes are open by default". When you blink, they open again and "want to stay open". But when you get tired, your eyes "want to stay closed by default" and if you try to open them, then blink, they "try to stay closed again". So, he's wondering if the action is "blinking" when you're awake, what is the action of your eyes called when you're tired? Interesting observation, but I couldn't come up with a word for it.
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Okay, so my 8 year old kid asked me what the opposite of blinking was. I'm like, "huh?" Here's the deal: he's noticed that when you're not tired your "eyes are open by default". When you blink, they open again and "want to stay open". But when you get tired, your eyes "want to stay closed by default" and if you try to open them, then blink, they "try to stay closed again". So, he's wondering if the action is "blinking" when you're awake, what is the action of your eyes called when you're tired? Interesting observation, but I couldn't come up with a word for it.
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Okay, so my 8 year old kid asked me what the opposite of blinking was. I'm like, "huh?" Here's the deal: he's noticed that when you're not tired your "eyes are open by default". When you blink, they open again and "want to stay open". But when you get tired, your eyes "want to stay closed by default" and if you try to open them, then blink, they "try to stay closed again". So, he's wondering if the action is "blinking" when you're awake, what is the action of your eyes called when you're tired? Interesting observation, but I couldn't come up with a word for it.
Blinking is simply your bodies way of hydrating the eyes. When you are asleep, blinking is not necessary. Closing your eyes when you are tired, however, produces darkness and tells your body to start producing melatonin.
"One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson
"Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons
"Man who follows car will be exhausted." - Confucius
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!Blinking
nice! an opportunity to teach him about unary operators!
