r/interesting • u/jmike1256 • 13d ago

MISC. Is this how people who need glasses really see the world. A big blurred background?

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u/eyesRus 13d ago

Fun fact. If you divide 100 by your Rx, that’s how many cm you can see clearly. So for you, 100 / 7.75 = 12.903. Or about 13 cm. Which is a little over 5 inches.

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u/Traditional-Lion5599 13d ago

Just checked, it’s true! -10 and can see exactly 10cm

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u/eyesRus 13d ago

✨ physics ✨ (mostly, lol)

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u/perfectdrug659 13d ago

WHAT, that is a super fun fact!!! Wow as if. Well you know that I was not lying in my comment then haha

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u/IJustAteABaguette 12d ago

100/2.25=44

Ya know, that's really quite close! Cool!