# Is it bad that I can move my eyes independently?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-that-i-can-move-my-eyes-independently/200609>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 9, 2003, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-that-i-can-move-my-eyes-independently/200609 "2003-09-09T21:22:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sqube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aca169/32.png) [@Sqube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sqube)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2003, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-that-i-can-move-my-eyes-independently/200609/1 "2003-09-09T21:22:46Z")

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I don’t mean [shimmy](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_264.html) like on the main page today, I mean move. Like one eye stays still while the other one spins in circles, or the like. I don’t do it for extended periods and, now that I think about it, I don’t do it all that frequently either. I’m just wondering if there’s anything bad about it (besides what it does to my contacts…)

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**Author:** ![Muldoon\_s\_Squishiness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/13edae/32.png) [@Muldoon\_s\_Squishiness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muldoon_s_Squishiness)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2003, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-bad-that-i-can-move-my-eyes-independently/200609/2 "2003-09-10T00:40:52Z")

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Nah, it just means that back in the day, one of your ancestors had sex with a chamelon and you’re the one who finally got the mutated gene for your eyes.

Lucky Devil.😛 😉