Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agoWe tend to describe the pupil as though it's its own actual separate part of the eye. It's almost strange to think about the fact that in reality it's just a hole in the Iris and not a "thing" at all.message-squaremessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1125arrow-down1message-squareWe tend to describe the pupil as though it's its own actual separate part of the eye. It's almost strange to think about the fact that in reality it's just a hole in the Iris and not a "thing" at all.Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-24 months agomessage-square32linkfedilinkfile-text
For example, why do we say “Your pupils are dilated”. They aren’t. It’s the iris aperture that is dilated.
minus-squareA_A@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoNever call someone a massive asshole, call them massless.
Never call someone a massive asshole, call them massless.