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Why don't our eyeballs freeze, even if we are outdoors in freezing temperatures?

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Dr. Bradford Romans answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

They r encased: in a 98.6 degree environment, other then the very small slice that is peeking out.

Answered 5/19/2015

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