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Old 02-24-2011, 09:02 PM   #9
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Re: Seeing Fireflies

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Mary Malmros wrote: View Post
The "tadpoles" are floaters. They're deposits within the vitreous humor.
Just wanted to point out I meant something different than floaters-- floaters are clear and motionless within the field of view, right? (Of course that means if you try to look at one then they all appear slide to the side, continuously, because it is never in the center of your vision no matter how far you chase it)
The tadpoles are actually luminous. Like little suns. And they don't slide gently to the side, they swim in arcs before disappearing forever, each one lasting about half a second.
Now I am starting to feel crazy. Kids, don't bang your heads on the ground repeatedly just to see the tadpoles!
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