Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Why do our eyes get big when we get scared?

Anybody??? If you have not witnessed the incredible change
in your eyes when somebody sends a startling emotion
through you...YOU SHOULD! It is a phenomenon! I was lucky
enough to experience this very thing...It all happened one
evening...I was the bathroom getting ready...minding my own
business...when suddenly...Shannon's brother...notice i do not
identify him as my husband when he does annoying things...came
in there and scared my eyeballs so big I could see a good 360
degrees!!! Not joking at all!!! This blessed event allowed me to
witness my eyes getting EXTREMELY large! How and why does
this happen? I'm curious to know...anybody have an answer?

mindy

3 comments:

stevepvc said...

awesome. keep scaring the crap out of here, shannon's brother.

David U said...

Who EVER sees the ugly face of Shannon's brother is going to look bug eyed! Beholding a sight like that is not a common experience!

Glad you all are back bloggin again! We missed you!

Uncle Dave

Unknown said...

Nerd alert....

I think it has something to do with the body's self-defense/fight-or-flight, adrenal response. In primitive times, if a saber-toother tiger jumped in your bathroom, you'd need a higher level of visual acuity, so your body prepares itself for flight by dilating the pupils. I think it might also cause the phenomenon known as "bug eyes" in order to establish dominance over whatever is attempting to eat you. Perhaps in the animal kingdom, he or she, with the larger eyes, wins. I see it on t.v. all the time..."When Animals Attack"....those moose always have huge eyes!

Than again, I am an idiot, and have no idea what I'm talking about!