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I wonder how many people throughout history have confused Floaters with ghosts, UFOs, or other paranormal phenomena

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Submitted ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨NONE_dc@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨showerthoughts@lemmy.world⁩

For those who don’t know what a “Floater” is

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  • Zagam@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Sittin' here on the toilet, it took me a second to shift the word "floaters" into proper context.

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    • expatriado@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      it’s a measure of how much fiber you had recently

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  • Coelacanth@feddit.nu ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    As a kid I thought they were parasitic worms eating my eyeballs from the inside.

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    • onslaught545@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Found RFK JR’s account.

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  • TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Headlights near hills are also a common source of ufo sightings

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    • iii@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      So are ufo’s

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      • Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        That’s what a headlight near a hill would say.

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      • foggy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Hats are more commonly the subject of UFO photos than UFOs.

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  • supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    No, Aliens successfully genetically bioengineered our eyes to have “eye floaters” that look exactly like their interdimensional starships flying overhead so they can fly them around on Earth without anyone noticing. It is all part of their evil genius plan!

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  • damnthefilibuster@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Didn’t it happen that people in LA started calling the cops one time during the pandemic because they saw the Milky Way for the first time in their lives?

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    • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Might be an urban legend, but it was a blackout, not the pandemic. LOL, we didn’t just turn out the lights. :)

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  • Maeve@kbin.earth ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    A while back in some thread, I mentioned a lecturer who claimed halos are explained by some people who can visibly see earth's magnetic fields and wondered if it's true. I had something to do and went about my business, but searched it up, later. It turns out many eye conditions can be the cause. Now I'm wondering about phosphenes!

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  • MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    There must be people that mistake ghosts for eye floaters too, so it probably balances it out.

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  • AusatKeyboardPremi@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I used to think of it as bacteria on top of my eyeballs. Then my sibling put in the fear that the bacteria is inside the eyeballs, which made sense since washing my eyes didn’t really remove it. I eventually stopped giving it any thought.

    Thank you for resolving it.

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  • beemikeoak@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Those aliens have incredibly fast ships. It doesn’t matter how fast you turn your gaze, they’re one step ahead.

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  • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Anyone ever had an ocular migraine? Fucking trippy. I could see people making up crazy explanations.

    Totally painless, merely circular, rotating, rainbow flashes as you look around. Scared the crap out of me until I looked online. Thought it might be a sort of LSD flashback. Had it it hit me a few times in a short time span, never again.

    This is a great representation of what I saw, no blur in my case, or I didn’t notice any.

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  • stepan@lemmy.cafe ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Certainly me as a kid

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    • NONE_dc@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Me too! lol

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      • BurgerBaron@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        As a kid I could only notice what I now know to be floaters on a bright sunny beach and thought they were little bacteria or something floating on the surface of my eyes or something. Never jumped to ghost!

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    • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I thought I could see atoms!

      It wasn’t until I was an adult that I learned I was seeing the white blood cells in my retina’s capillaries

      …wikipedia.org/…/Blue_field_entoptic_phenomenon

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  • Randomgal@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    If you look at the sky on a clear blue day, you can see the shadow of your own white blood cells moving around in your eyes.

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  • arin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Aneurysms confused with god speaking to them.

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    • NONE_dc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Epileptic seizures confused with spiritual possessions

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  • ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Genuine question; is there anything we can do against eye floaters or is it necessary to go to opticians/ doc?

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    • NONE_dc@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      There is no treatment because they are considered a natural and harmless consequence of aging. Only in severe cases is surgery necessary.

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      • toynbee@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        My optometrist said not to worry unless I see a “shower of them” suddenly.

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      • shalafi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Aging?! I saw them more as a child than as a middle-aged man. Are we talking about the wormy things?

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    • grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I swapped my desktop computer to night mode so my floater is less annoying.

      My optician said I’d stop noticing it in 6 weeks. That was 6 months ago.

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    • Maeve@kbin.earth ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I'd say get it checked out if you can reasonably afford it. Eye exams by a competent professional can detect serious health issues before they are noticed by you or your PCP.

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  • omxxi@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    people tend to see what they believe in, like here imram-kriya.com/what-is-prana/

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  • DreamAccountant@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    People make up shit every single day without proof of anything. Then go about telling people as if they had evidence in some way.

    That’s pretty much religion in a nutshell.

    DO NOT EVER “take someone’s word for it”. Demand proof. Use critical thinking skills like not being a dumbass, or paying attention.

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    • Maeve@kbin.earth ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      And people are schizophrenic, hit their heads, have fever dreams or any number of things they may misunderstand. The saddest part is that some people do intentionally make things up, causing people who honestly can't help certain conditions more unnecessary suffering from people who automatically assume malice.

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  • Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    m.youtube.com/watch?v=gV3fcWF88qI

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