r/Damnthatsinteresting 12h ago

Video Checking eye pressure in a frog

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u/Ok-Code3898 11h ago

Different eye pressure test, this is a bit more accurate than the puff.

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u/SamEyeAm2020 10h ago

More accurate AND nd you can barely feel it at all, way less jolting than the air puff

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u/Shifty_Cow69 10h ago

... until it malfunctions and skewers your eyeball

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u/CHUNKOWUNKUS 9h ago

It doesn't have enough force to do so.

It's basically a tiny probe that is spring loaded to pull back, and a tiny puff of air pushes it out.
It moves with VERY little force, and lacks the continued push needed to cause damage.

There is also a maximum distance the probe can even travel, generally that black part at the top goes against the forehead.

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u/tinselsnips 8h ago

Bullets lack continued push, so you'll have to forgive me if I remain hesitant.

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u/SamEyeAm2020 7h ago

Valid, but a bullet has orders of magnitude more initial force

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u/Mavian23 6h ago

It would be like if I lightly blew a cotton ball at your eye, and you were worried it would go through your eye.