Friday, January 16, 2009

Eyes...!!

  • Eyes and brain are the two most complex organs we possess.
  • Are composed of more than two million working parts.
  • Can process 36,000 bits of information every hour.
  • Under the right conditions, can discern the light of a candle at a distance of 14 miles.
  • Contribute towards 85% of your total knowledge.
  • Utilize 65% of all the pathways to the brain.
  • Can instantaneously set in motion hundreds of muscles and organs in your body.
  • In a normal life-span, will bring you almost 24 million images of the world around you.
  • The external muscles that move the eyes are the strongest muscles in the human body for the job that they have to do. They are 100 times more powerful than they need to be.
  • Measure about 1 inch (2.5 cm) in diameter. Of its total surface area only one-sixth is exposed -- the front portion.
  • Are your most precious sense... care for them properly!




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