In this article we are going to talk about a very interesting topic. What if we don't blink for a long time or a day?
It may sound absurd to you, but there are actually people that gather together just to stare at each other for as long as they can. You might wondering is this a joke, but yes "Staring Contests" are a real thing. One of the World records for time without blinking was set - 40 minutes and 59 seconds. Actually contestants use some clever tricks to achieve this kind of endurance.
Do you know that little babies don't blink as frequently as an adult person. When you read books or watch TV, you also blink much less often, even though your eyes experience extra stress. Every time you blink, your brain finishes processing one portion of information and gets ready to process the next one.
An average person blinks more than 20,000 to 21,000 times a day, that's one blink every 2 to 3 seconds. That means you spend around 35 to 36 minutes a day in a blackout just because of blinking. Eyes blink only to look like they have no particular order, but they happen only when they are needed to reload information or moisten the eyes. Even if you don't want to blink, your brain will make you do it sooner or later.
So what will happen if you don't blink?
The damage will start almost immediately. As soon as your eyeballs start to dry out, tiny particles will settle down on their surface and start to scratch it. Eventually, your eyesight will lose all sharpness because of the cornea's drying out. The final result would be irreversible damage that may cause you to lose your eyesight altogether.
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