what is the difference between an alive and dead persons eyes?

[Luger187]

people say when you see a dead person, you can see it in the eyes. theyve just got 'that look'. what is it that makes it different than an alive person? obviously the muscles are relaxed, but is that the only thing?

 

[Urca]

ever seen a dead fish? its a lack of vitality in the eyes, hard to explain with science

 

[lambofgod]

people say when you see a dead person, you can see it in the eyes. theyve just got 'that look'. what is it that makes it different than an alive person? obviously the muscles are relaxed, but is that the only thing?

......fucking buzzkill. lol

 

[justcallmenasty]

i saw someone crash and die on a motorcycle you could tell he was dead because he was staring straight into the sun with his eyes open. its a surreal look

 

[Luger187]

hard to explain, but not impossible

there must be something that changes besides just muscle relaxation

 

[Urca]

lol i like you, always something scientific and interesting to say

 

[kmksrh21]

people say when you see a dead person, you can see it in the eyes. theyve just got 'that look'. what is it that makes it different than an alive person? obviously the muscles are relaxed, but is that the only thing?

It's like staring into an abyss... Just dark, lifeless, and never ending...

 

[Luger187]

lol i like you, always something scientific and interesting to say

science is the shit!

 

[Luger187]

i saw someone crash and die on a motorcycle you could tell he was dead because he was staring straight into the sun with his eyes open. its a surreal look

It's like staring into an abyss... Just dark, lifeless, and never ending...

these both sound like its mostly muscle relaxation. maybe it is just that

 

[kmksrh21]

these both sound like its mostly muscle relaxation. maybe it is just that

I guess it could very much be so... Just like someone who sleeps with their eyes open...

 

[SocataSmoker]

It's like staring into an abyss... Just dark, lifeless, and never ending...

Deep stuff man... deep stuff.

 

[cranker]

It's probably because the pupils fully dialate when the muscles die.

 

[Sr. Verde]

this is the creepiest fucking thread EVER

 

[RawBudzski]

I hope I am never able to tell the difference.. But that is just me.

 

[rollingstoned1982]

science is the shit!

science is the reason we can unnaturally grow the good stuff

Anyway when you die your brain dies therfore killing the "life line" to the eye the optic nerve , also all the muscles in the back of the eye stop working, the pupils will fully dilate and eyes look glassy as they are dead still. In a normal living person, your eyes move thousands of times a minute adjusting to light. I suspect this is the difference. Also a "look" in someones eye is often accentuated with a facial expression and you only have 1 of them when your dead , Its just different from what we are used to seeing in day to day life.

 

[Luger187]

science is the reason we can unnaturally grow the good stuff

Anyway when you die your brain dies therfore killing the "life line" to the eye the optic nerve , also all the muscles in the back of the eye stop working, the pupils will fully dilate and eyes look glassy as they are dead still. In a normal living person, your eyes move thousands of times a minute adjusting to light. I suspect this is the difference. Also a "look" in someones eye is often accentuated with a facial expression and you only have 1 of them when your dead , Its just different from what we are used to seeing in day to day life.

ahh so maybe the lack of movement is what gets to us. maybe thats the lack of 'life in the eyes' people refer to(urca)

 

[ganjames]

It's probably because the pupils fully dialate when the muscles die.

and obviously they don't constrict when exposed to the sun, so that shit would look creepy.