rkcurio@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 days agoThey'd just appear out of nowherelemmy.worldimagemessage-square126linkfedilinkarrow-up1570arrow-down110
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minus-squaressfckdt@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up23·edit-26 days agoFun fact, this is because your vitreous humour is shrinking and as it shrinks bits of it congeal into little protein strings. They’re called floaters, but some people laugh whenever I say that for some reason.
minus-squarelostinasea@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·6 days agoThe way its been described to me is that if you suddenly see a snow storm in your eye then you need to get to the doctor immediately
minus-squareJackFrostNCola@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 days agoTo help the the confusion, “floaters” can refer to when small chunks of poop dont flush and instead stay floating during the flush.
minus-squaressfckdt@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 hours agoMy ex told me to stop calling them floaters because it made her think of poop. Thing is, that’s literally what they’re called.
Fun fact, this is because your vitreous humour is shrinking and as it shrinks bits of it congeal into little protein strings. They’re called floaters, but some people laugh whenever I say that for some reason.
The way its been described to me is that if you suddenly see a snow storm in your eye then you need to get to the doctor immediately
To help the the confusion, “floaters” can refer to when small chunks of poop dont flush and instead stay floating during the flush.
My ex told me to stop calling them floaters because it made her think of poop. Thing is, that’s literally what they’re called.