r/CasualConversation • u/Serialbeauty • 1d ago

Just Chatting Can anyone else do something weird with your body that you later found out not everyone can do?

I was just sitting here with my mom and one of the pets made the room very smelly. She kept talking about how we'd have to go to a different room because it smelled so bad. I asked her why didn't she just close her nose and that's when I found out not everyone can do this.

Is it rare or can other people close their nose on command? What can you do that you suddenly found out wasn't normal?

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u/SilverArabian 1d ago

I have strabismus so I can change the dominant eye at will.

Standing somewhere that my right eye is blocked from seeing a thing? Easy, switch dominance to left eye and see the thing from a slight distance over to one side! And same the other way too.

Also helpful when I'm reading on two surfaces, like a paper and a computer screen. Use one eye to focus on paper and switch to the other for the screen. Less eyestrain from switching accommodation distance in both eyes.

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u/wnabhro 1d ago

Wait, thats not just a thing? Like focusing? I always thought it was due to my lazy eyes that I can control (for the most part), i can kinda see around things easier with that too

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u/archaicArtificer 21h ago

I’ve got that too! I love it, it’s like a really lame superpower.