Colin the Mathmo on Nostr: npub18adl4…gpl7t "Squint" is no longer used (in general) to refer to cross-eyed or ...
npub18adl46p9gkhqaf0qxxnjrx726cjcvc2hmpkdtjqf230u7gjfr9yqwgpl7t (npub18ad…pl7t) "Squint" is no longer used (in general) to refer to cross-eyed or different direction viewing. It's now used like this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squint
And even when it's used to refer to the eyes pointing in different directions, it's invariably a medical condition rather than a deliberate act.
But as I say, I'm largely speculating out loud.
With regards why one method should be more popular ... it's unstable. Once one method gains a small lead more people will copy the more popular description, and so the discrepancy will increase.
Final random thought:
When you cross your eyes the natural tendency is for the lenses to focus at the point halfway to the image. That makes it very fuzzy.
But when you go wall-eye your lens-focus doesn't have to change very much. That discrepancy between the view direction and the lens-focus can be important, and maybe that's the deciding factor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squint
And even when it's used to refer to the eyes pointing in different directions, it's invariably a medical condition rather than a deliberate act.
But as I say, I'm largely speculating out loud.
With regards why one method should be more popular ... it's unstable. Once one method gains a small lead more people will copy the more popular description, and so the discrepancy will increase.
Final random thought:
When you cross your eyes the natural tendency is for the lenses to focus at the point halfway to the image. That makes it very fuzzy.
But when you go wall-eye your lens-focus doesn't have to change very much. That discrepancy between the view direction and the lens-focus can be important, and maybe that's the deciding factor.