Why does closing one eye after the other not feel the same as blinking?

Question

Why does closing one eye after the other not feel the same as blinking?

In: Biology

Answer 1

I’ve noticed for most people, when they close one eye, they tend to raise their cheek to have the bottom eyelid move up, whereas when blinking, your eyelids fall down. So I think it just has to do with how much energy it takes to do each action!