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[–][deleted] 51 points52 points ago

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I fucking hate those! For years I thought I was mad because I saw them all the time, and was afraid to ask if anyone saw them too...

[–]2oublethink 15 points16 points ago

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They're incredibly annoying. But not a life deal-breaker.

[–]Territomauvais 2 points3 points ago

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I don't think I've ever seen a floater. Someone explain to me what I might be missing?

[–]skaijo 27 points28 points ago

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They're basically Mushi. Less than animals or even spirits. You'll need to speak with a trained mushishi to really understand them.

[–]LastImmortalMan 0 points1 point ago

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or just go bass to mouth enough times.

[–]ponyrides 5 points6 points ago

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It is a very small piece of debris floating around inside your eyeball. Most people only see them from time to time when looking at something flat and light colored (staring at a white wall for example.) However, if you see them all the time, it can be a sign of something seriously wrong with your eye (retinal tearing for example.)

[–]Biancabean 2 points3 points ago

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I block them out always but if I actually want to see them it isn't difficult. All I need to do is stare at something white/bright(i.e., sky) and I'll see them pretty much all the time.

[–]ElAvestruz 1 point2 points ago

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I was afraid of asking people too. Then I saw a episode of Family Guy and that ended my fear.

[–][deleted] 15 points16 points ago

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I like to make them jump on a clear day. They love dancing!

[–]RichardHuman 0 points1 point ago

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Yeah, I've never had them nearly as static as the gif shows.

[–]rumdiary 22 points23 points ago

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Personally I think that's fucking brilliant.

Bravo OP

[–]lnicoll100 9 points10 points ago

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what are these things? i heard they're protein strands, but i doubt it

[–]wideiris 7 points8 points ago

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I have a bunch of them. Took a nasty hit to the head playing basketball, doctor said that the eye/brain will eventually cancel them out and I won't see them anymore. It's been 5 years and they are mostly gone but this gif really nails it. Awesome

[–]spider2544 0 points1 point ago

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I got something similar as a kid when i was pitching and my buddy hit a line drive back at my face hitting me in the eye and blinding me temporarily Floaters got better after a while but necer went away

[–]ponyrides 0 points1 point ago

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You probably suffered a small retinal tear, if it gets worse in the future, go see an optometrist.

[–]wideiris 1 point2 points ago

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an optometrist told me that. but thanks. i think i led you astray by calling my optometrist a 'doctor'.

[–]ponyrides 0 points1 point ago

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Ahh yes. Plus, my optometrist has me all paranoid about the possibility of my tear getting worse in the future. Therefore I am all "the sky is falling" about it.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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If memory serves, they can also be caused by the remnants of an artery necessary as your eye formed, but not needed after formation. So they wither and die and float around in the vitreous humor.

[–]greyfade 2 points3 points ago

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The one in my left eye is a dead sperm.

[–]BurnQuack 4 points5 points ago

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lint.

[–]lnicoll100 8 points9 points ago

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haha they're called 'floater' even on wikipedia. turns out they're sorta like malfunctions in the front of your eye, and the older you are the more you get them!

[–]Tasboo 8 points9 points ago

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Also, if you start to see a bunch of them all of a sudden, get to the doctor.

[–]Xphex 22 points23 points ago

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Because you will have eyeball maggots.

[–]nitefang 4 points5 points ago

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I think it's something else, not maggots.

Like tiny snakes.

[–]skopey 12 points13 points ago

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Eyedragons

[–]KingToasty 2 points3 points ago

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I think I need to see a doctor.

Or Dovhakiin.

[–]Darksquid 2 points3 points ago

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Maybe eyeworms.

[–]2oublethink 0 points1 point ago

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I see a bunch when I'm looking at a bright white screen, or when it is really sunny out.

[–]Midda 27 points28 points ago

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Oh squiggly line in my eye fluid.

I see you lurking there on the periphery of my vision.

But when I try to look at you, you scurry away.

Are you shy, squiggly line?

Why only when I ignore you, do you return to the center of my eye?

Oh, squiggly line,

it's alright, you are forgiven.

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[–]Tapeboy 0 points1 point ago

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I didn't get the reference, I just thought it was funny.

[–]drqshadow 9 points10 points ago

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Close your eyes and look left to right, up to down several times really quickly. If they don't go away completely, they're at least in a different place now.

[–]kinogutschein 14 points15 points ago

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LIFEHACK

[–]ficklehearts 0 points1 point ago

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ooh god, i see more now!! efff.

[–]posigeist 0 points1 point ago

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It worked!

[–]darknature 4 points5 points ago

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i wish they would go away. It sucks looking through a microscope the light reflected from your eye shows along the slide you are viewing. Its annoying!

[–]Biancabean 3 points4 points ago

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I recognized them as soon as I saw the gif. Maybe now I'll get some insight into these things!

[–]justfriedy 2 points3 points ago

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Relevant

[–]DJWanger 1 point2 points ago

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hey i was gonna post that!!! Also relevant: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=shoZNsawvmU

[–]repoman 2 points3 points ago

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I, for one, welcome our new flagellate overlords.

[–]Fuddle 2 points3 points ago

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Weird, i only see these while on an airplane looking out the window.

[–]TheTinyDuckling 1 point2 points ago

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That is. MAGNIFICENT!

[–]Flanders_J 1 point2 points ago

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Oh....squiggly line...

[–]ankyle 1 point2 points ago

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I used to get them a lot more when I wore contacts, after I had lasik it seems to happen less frequent. I wrote it off as dirty contacts or just needing drops in my eyes

[–]Omnicide 1 point2 points ago

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This is like tinnitus, for your eyes!

[–]Nextrix 1 point2 points ago

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At least yours aren't black coloured. I have one that looks like a fruit fly is always in my face. The clear ones everyone has.

[–]JAlexander32 1 point2 points ago

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My girlfriend has never experienced this and have never been able to clearly describe what this looks like. Now I can.

[–]KuramaSutra 1 point2 points ago

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I hate this OP, now I'm aware of the floaters and they won't go away.

[–]Ehle_Aficionado 1 point2 points ago

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I've had these my whole life. When I was a kid I thought they were my chromosomes. go figure.

[–]neightdog 1 point2 points ago

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sooooooo....

OP, just how the FUCK did you get a camera into your eyeball in order to take this image?

ಠ_ಠ

[–]fuzzhed4u 1 point2 points ago

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thanks for confirming my normality

[–]Chamon 0 points1 point ago

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Whoa, that reminds me, I haven't had one of those in like 2 years now!

[–]Bacon_Hero 0 points1 point ago

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Could someone please explain what the hell is going on here.

[–]Twisted_Fate 1 point2 points ago

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floaters

[–]FeelsLikeBatMan 0 points1 point ago

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...I thought I was the only one!

[–]RichardHuman 0 points1 point ago

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You're not that special.

[–]chiggins17 0 points1 point ago

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Mine look like some kind of fish. But I can never look right at it cause it always floats away...he's shy.

[–]canonman 0 points1 point ago

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What are these?

[–]TheJamie 0 points1 point ago

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Tis' an ocular serpent!

[–]otahak 0 points1 point ago

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Oh, squiggly line.

[–]fernguts 0 points1 point ago

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I never had them until I had Lasik eye surgery. Beware!

[–]johansantana17 0 points1 point ago

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WHAT ARE THOSE?!?!

[–]cmarro913 0 points1 point ago

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Floaters can be a sign of retinal detachment. But usually they're just nothing. There is no cure. You live with this bullshit forever.

[–]CptBoots 0 points1 point ago

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I like watching them, but what are they?

[–]Zirbs 0 points1 point ago

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I came here expecting a poop joke...

[–]slooolz 0 points1 point ago

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i like them, when i was a kid i used to call them "sky worms"

[–]pilismasher 0 points1 point ago

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Got these when some kid decided instead of taking the basketball from my hands he would shove his finger in my eye -__-. Any of you guys have stories of them going away? I got used to them but still, i would like to appreciate the scenery without seeing these fuckers once in awhile

[–]Spartanrme 0 points1 point ago

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Always good to know I'm not the only one. As a kid I thought seeing them was normal. It was only years later I found out that it's an actual condition.

I also thought they were animals that flew about the sky (since I never noticed them elsewhere), and only I could see them...

Ah, childhood...

[–]Bomberman334 0 points1 point ago

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So wait are they actually in the GIF or is it just supposed to show that you have them? Stupid question I know but still...

[–]triggerbill 0 points1 point ago

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What are theeese???!

[–]Soulfly37 0 points1 point ago

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Not real, b/c I can actually look at them without them moving away

[–]Sabrick 0 points1 point ago

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I have had one in my eyes since I could remember. I gave him the name "squidflash" when I was still super young and my parents called him my imaginary friend. I have never stopped seeing 'him' either, even now. It's cool though, he's my lil' buddy.

[–]shrillingchicken -1 points0 points ago

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I always thought they're tiny lint that landed on your eye from the air. The eye surface is wet, which causes dust and lint to 'float' down towards the eye lid. Of course right on your eye the lint is magnified but out of focus, and this is the effect you see. Right?

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[–]Soulfly37 0 points1 point ago

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yea, well at least I'll have a degree, and you'll be serving me fries on my skiing vacation

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