• Question: How fast is a blink?

    Asked by kamilo12 to Faye, Martin, Mus, Pete on 25 Apr 2012.
    • Photo: Pete Etchells

      Pete Etchells answered on 25 Apr 2012:

      That’s such a brilliant question! Blinks usually take about 300 milliseconds, which is about a third of a second, so pretty quick. Did you know that we make about 3-4 eye movements every second, and that they’re the fastest movements tht the human body can make?

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