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minus-squarecute_noker@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoSo that’s why we’re not supported to open our eyes under water. Our eyeballs are suffocating!
minus-squareSchmoo@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoIf our eyes can absorb oxygen from tears then they can certainly do so when submerged provided the water is sufficiently oxygenated.
minus-squarecute_noker@feddit.dklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThe body is crazy. But I reckon they could survive for a while without air anyways, right?
So that’s why we’re not supported to open our eyes under water. Our eyeballs are suffocating!
If our eyes can absorb oxygen from tears then they can certainly do so when submerged provided the water is sufficiently oxygenated.
The body is crazy. But I reckon they could survive for a while without air anyways, right?