Eye Rubbing, Phosphenes, and Coffee Grains

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RESOURCES

• Scientists identify “universal network” of microbes for decomposing flesh
• Why Do We See Visual Patterns When Rubbing Our Eyes? (explainplease.co.uk)
• Why do you see colors when you close or rub eyes | Ohio State Medical Center (osu.edu)
• Why do you see waves, colours and lights when you rub your eyes? (sciencenorway.no)
• Purkynĕ's description of pressure phosphenes and modern neurophysiological studies on the generation of phosphenes by eyeball deformation
• https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8153716/#:~:text=INTRODUCTION,%2C%20sandstorms%2C%20or%20volcanic%20plumes. 
• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095034920300453#:~:text=The%20studies%20indicate%20that%20the,is%20called%20Aeolian%20electric%20field.
• https://physics.aps.org/articles/v16/23
• https://www.science.org/content/article/static-electricity-strengthens-desert-dust-storms
• https://physicsworld.com/a/contact-electrification-explained-at-last/
• Vertigo While Sleeping: Tips and Treatment | Sleep Foundation

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