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[-] Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 19 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I can twitch my eyeballs left and right really fast, and not just a little bit - but most of the way.

Completely grosses people out when I do it.

Edit: I can even do circles, but not as fast as left and right.

[-] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

This is called Voluntary Nystagmus.

[-] Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 months ago

Neat! Thanks for the name/info.

I’m the only person I’ve ever met who can do this. It’s apparently somewhat more common than I thought.

I’m an old man, but I still do it specifically to my sister because she cannot stand it. /sibling rivalry lives on

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

I think we have the same talent. Does it look like your eyes are vibrating?

[-] Kongar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I don’t know because I can’t see a thing when I do it ;)

Edit: I suppose I should make a video of myself - just never have. Sounds like I’ve got plans for the evening :)

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

Oh.........then maybe we have different talents. I can see the whole world having an earthquake when I do it.

[-] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago

There used to be a subreddit for us. It was called /r/eyeshakers.

By the way, the scientific name for the eye shake thing, IIRC, is nystagmus.

[-] itsathursday@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago
[-] morphballganon@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I can do this but only a couple mm

[-] Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Like Pruitt Taylor Vince? I feel like he's done it in every movie he's been in, from Mississippi Burning to Identity. Creepy indeed.

this post was submitted on 28 May 2024
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