How often does a person blink on average?

Everybody blinks a lot. A person blinks about 15 times per minute - it means that we have our eyes closed for 10 percent of our waking hours. We blink a lot in order to protect our fragile eyeballs from dust and to lubricate them. Nevertheless, scientists offered up another idea. They think that the process of blinking somehow helps an individual to focus on the surrounding objects!

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52 Comments

Ray Stevens

15/20 or 20/30 they both have 2o in them how can the 2nd be wrong ??????

Chris Baz

In fact women blink more than men. Women blink an average of 19 per minute, whereas men only blink about 11 per minute.

Jenny Smith

I timed myself for 30 seconds then doubled it. 9x2=18 so I must be average!

Wendy Petty

I drive a lot, watch what’s going on so don’t blink an average while moving. More when I’m at lights etc.

Christopher J Voce

Except if your eyes 👀 are on the blink 🤪

John McLardie

Where is the reference? How did this pass?

dick aspel

How is such asinine and ridiculous crap passed by editors?.I blinked 84 times writing this.

Jum Sae

Got it 15-20.

Lynne Sewell

I just timed myself twice--first time 26 times, second time 25 times.

Jim Laughner

"Generally, between each blink is an interval of 2–10 seconds; actual rates vary by individual averaging around 10 blinks per minute in a laboratory setting. However, when the eyes are focused on an object for an extended period of time, such as when reading, the rate of blinking decreases to about 3 to 4 times per minute. " But whoever wrote this question also wrote the answer so We have to accept that answer as correct instead of what is published as factual.

Shoy Verona Sinclair

15/20 15/30

Samuel J. Saladino

i don't blink anywhere near that many times per minute. So who is odd? If you blink only once ever 6 seconds, that's 10 times a minute, more than enough for my eyes.