Why Eyebrows Are More Important Than Eyeballs

If you had to choose, would you keep your eyeballs or eyebrows?

Written by Mitchell Moffit
Editing by Luka Šarlija and Mitchell Moffit

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Further Reading/Sources:

(Book) The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

[philmstudk]

Here's the thing: I care more about seeing than people recognizing me.

[i_am_anxious]

So what you're saying that the eyebrows are important because we can see them?

... with our eyes?

[AJ_._._]

The title should be "Why Eyebrows are more important than you might think"

[IXcircle]

"Why eyebrows are more important than eyeballs to facial and emotional recognition in sighted people"

[RickFlow]

Change tittle name to “How Eyebrows Uniquely Shape Your Face”

[vabnormal]

imagine a blind person hearing about people considering to pick some hair over sight

[MollyBurkeOfficial]

As someone who's eyes don't work I.... never mind. Let's not go there.

[nlynn.]

"omg sis your forehead moustache is on fleek!"

[fredokeys]

Imagine a blind person tells you they’re sad they can’t see and you start saying at least you have your eyebrows😐

[DanicaDeCosto]

So in other words, maybe don’t get Botox. Your eyebrows won’t move right.

[Justizka]

"Eyebrows are just a weird head mustache"
-ASAP Science 2021

[sadie]

Me sitting here not having eyebrows for 25 years: 😐

[Veenbuen]

“Making eye contact is most important when communicating with someone”

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[Cat-tastrophee]

I think that's why dimples evolved as well. They're most evident when people smile, so they're like smile enhancers. They're also most evident in childhood because round, chubby cheeks make dimples more pronounced, so we read adults with dimples as cute and charming, like a child.

[TumblinWeeds]

AsapScience: you can’t recognize celebrities without their eyebrows
Me, an intelectual: Jeffery Star, Jeffery Star, and Jeffery Star

[Jessafur]

I'm honestly really shocked at how much unease a lack of eyebrows causes.

[carykh]

Yeah, I noticed that in paintings where the subject is deep in thought, the eyeballs might actually be completely obscured by shadow! But the face doesn't feel like it's missing anything... because the eyebrows tell us the whole story

[camerongray]

Bruh I ain’t gonna be able to recognise anyone no matter how many facial features they have if I DONT HAVE ANY EYES!
BRUH

[jimmyrade]

As a former drag queen, seeing people without eyebrows is normal for me.

[meetaverma]

please tell me I'm not the only one who never realized that mona lisa has no eyebrows