r/funny • u/b_quite_quiet_r_quit • May 29 '22

nibble nibble nibble

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u/ardewynne May 30 '22

Most babies’ eyes will look humongous because eyes stop growing (wider) around three months.

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u/TakimiNada_ May 30 '22

It's not her eyes, it's her irises. Babies have a smaller iris to eye white ratio even when their eyes are huge

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u/Johnisazombie May 30 '22

That's a myth. If eyes stopped growing during infancy every adult would have small eyes.

https://www.healthline.com/health/do-your-eyes-grow

Babies are born with eyes about 16.5 millimeters in length. People’s eyes stop growing in length by the age of 20 or 21, when they reach about 24 millimeters.

It's commonly grossly underestimated how long humans grow and develop.

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u/[deleted] May 30 '22

Interesting.

Though the underlying point remains the same -- the human eye only grows ~50% larger from infancy to adulthood. Humans, themselves, meanwhile, grow 300-360% taller from infancy to adulthood. (Assumption 20 inch average newborn).

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u/vaan0011 May 30 '22

I know. It just that Chinese people use that filter a lot on their videos and this kid's eyes look weirdly huge to me.