Comments on: Why are objects blurry underwater?

By: Ronald

Ronald — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:50:57 +0000

I can see above water without glasses, although recently I have also been able to see clearly underwater a few times without goggles.

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By: ruth

ruth — Fri, 09 May 2008 17:44:12 +0000

I see what you mean. I have one problem with it though. I also have to wear glasses, not very often but still. I can see above water without glasses, although recently I have also been able to see clearly underwater a few times without goggles. It hasn’t been for very long but it still happened. Can anyone explain that?

By: ecoli

ecoli — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 22:09:49 +0000

Uh, sesame oil comes from sesames, so no.

But, otherwise you bring up an interesting point. You were able to see clearly underwater, without glasses because the refraction from the water focused the light in such a way that “cured” your vision impairment. This is because the light would not have refracted as much, pushing back the focal point to the proper place. The water effectively acted like a lens.

Were you to wear you contacts or glasses underwater, it would be blurry like everyone else.

By: jorge

jorge — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:40:25 +0000

I remember the days when I wore glasses, and not contacts. These foreign objects have become part of me, and my most recent memory of swimming without contacts would put me at age 10 probably. However, this isn’t a story of the present, but of the past, and in the past when I wore glasses, I remember being able to see clearly underwater. Without glasses of course. I think I was meant to be mostly a water-dwelling creature. I could eat seaweed all day. Do they have sesame oil in the ocean?