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  • M Maximilien

    "eyes wide shut" ?

    Watched code never compiles.

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    Lost User
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    ha ha five.

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    • B Bassam Abdul Baki

      unblinking

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      Lost User
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      eloborate

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      • T TheyCallMeMrJames

        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.

        They Call me Mister James

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        awake = active blinking tired = lazy blinking

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        • T TheyCallMeMrJames

          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.

          They Call me Mister James

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          Dan Mos
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          Wild blinking! as in uncontrolled! :)

          All the best, Dan

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          • T TheyCallMeMrJames

            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.

            They Call me Mister James

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            David Crow
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            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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            • H HimanshuJoshi

              !Blinking

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              TheyCallMeMrJames
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              nice! an opportunity to teach him about unary operators!

              They Call me Mister James

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              • T TheyCallMeMrJames

                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.

                They Call me Mister James

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                peterchen
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                knilbing. Interesting boy!

                FILETIME to time_t
                | FoldWithUs! | sighist | WhoIncludes - Analyzing C++ include file hierarchy

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                • M Maximilien

                  "eyes wide shut" ?

                  Watched code never compiles.

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                  peterchen
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                  egg-celent!

                  FILETIME to time_t
                  | FoldWithUs! | sighist | WhoIncludes - Analyzing C++ include file hierarchy

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                  • M Maximilien

                    "eyes wide shut" ?

                    Watched code never compiles.

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                    CPallini
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                    Wonderful Movie! :)

                    If the Lord God Almighty had consulted me before embarking upon the Creation, I would have recommended something simpler. -- Alfonso the Wise, 13th Century King of Castile.
                    This is going on my arrogant assumptions. You may have a superb reason why I'm completely wrong. -- Iain Clarke
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                    • L Lost User

                      Ptosis. Or simply drooping.

                      Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.

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                      Dan Neely
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                      is the p silent?

                      3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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                      • D Dalek Dave

                        Fluttering?

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                        GenJerDan
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                        No, this [^] is fluttering... :)

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