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I was wondering what are the lights i can see when i accidentally poke my eyeballs with my fingers?
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Mechanical stimulati: The retinal photoreceptors are mechanically stimulated when an eye gets poked. The brain always interprets that stimulation as a light.
Answered 9/28/2016
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