The Truth About The Eyeball Licking Craze In Japan

[@DoctorMike]

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[@bialessa6317]

I saw it mike

[@err0r102]

Hi Mike 👋

[@idioticbagel2833]

Loved that one

[@angelcolumbina]

Days later you comment this?? Lol

[@1983McGovern]

Doctor mike. It’s funny, I was stationed in Japan. Never hear this. But as a teen, one of our small towns high school drop out Jason belnap who was a auto mechanic and dated younger girls…he was 19 dating my friend who was 15. And well come to find out, every girl Jason has been with…well let him lick their eyes. So I’ve heard of the fetish and two marines admitted in 2007 that they also lick women’s eyes. So I am glad to know that what I told them about the infections and damage that can be done was right!

[@charlenemcdonald2664]

This did nothing to alleviate my irrational fear of eyeballs but glad I stuck with it as it was really about misinformation and how quickly and easily it spreads and the importance of fact checking stories published online.

[@yaboislameye5245]

How tf are you scared of something that isn’t alive

[@slay280]

@@yaboislameye5245 i’m scared of eyes, eye-touching, stuff like that.

[@Tomfoolery2457]

@@yaboislameye5245 well that’s like saying how could you be scared of hights, the dark, enclosed spaces, etc.

[@---oz4lk]

@@Tomfoolery2457 but literal eyeballs though?

[@Tomfoolery2457]

@@---oz4lk I don’t know. There are many many fears so I don’t really know much at all, maybe they mean like how many different things in the eyes there are or maybe don’t like things touching the eyeball

[@maxrichards1748]

When you said that 1/3 of the students admitted to it, I immediately became skeptical. Students wouldn't own up to that.

[@MonkeSquid69]

Thats cuz ur in the US😂, in japan its not surprising if 1/3 of them admits since they have better parents than the ones in the US

[@maxrichards1748]

@@MonkeSquid69 bruh I'm not from the us

[@lapinajustleft]

@@MonkeSquid69not everyone’s in us, my guy. like in canola/land of furries nobody tells the truth

[@maddiew1978]

It was likely anonymous, but explaining that detail makes for a longer and more boring video

[@nabra97]

@@MonkeSquid69 Even if they knew they wouldn't be punished, publically admitting their kinks is not something most people can easily do (unless an act of admitting is kinky itself, I guess). It's one of the ways to define a kink, to begin with. Idn, perhaps Japanese people treat these things dramatically differently than ~Western people (I'm from Eastern Europe and have never been to the US), but it's hard for me to believe.

[@asdfghjjhgf]

I'm Japanese, but thank you for explaining it. I remember at that time, in Japan, nobody knew about this incident, but on the other hand, overseas, many media reported it as if it was a trend in Japan, so many Japanese people were confused.

[@Naimu]

@Metal Head Did you not read the comment properly or even watch the video? Japanese people don't lick eyeballs. It was entirely made up. Get a grip and learn to understand the full thing before jumping to comment.

[@miaa_edit]

@Metal Head .

[@kagurakagura5734]

Not sure about the music band Born actually. :) That practice was already clearly depict in "Seth and Holth", the short movie directed by Hide (from X Japan) were Seth and Holth are two angels who communicate through blood and who are actually lovers, and who are banned from paradise to our world as a punishment. The movie actually opens on a pretty gross scene of eyeballs licking......... :3

[@amazinggrapes3045]

I didn't even hear of it in the USA, so unsurprising it was fake

[@feel_the_speed]

I suggest making "eyeball licking" /"to lick someone's eyeball(s)" a phrase to refer to the act when someone is showing (telling) you some information that's false, yet shocking and potentially harmful

[@coastalcapybara]

@@WonkeVR It would legitimately funny though, if we called misinformation "eyeball licking", lol.

[@happypiano4810]

Oh god, please no!

[@BM-13_KATYUSHA]

Dont lick my eyeballs!

[@grzyb11]

„So that’s true right?” „No, the dude licked my eyeballs!”

[@msbreshine]

"Are you pulling my leg?" is now "Are you licking my eye?"

[@idioticbagel2833]

I didn’t think it was real at first but then a bunch of “trusted” news outlets did a story on it so it wasn’t until the guardian apologized that I knew it was false… thanks for this Mike

[@jasonvargas7564]

To be fair though, Gen Z has proven themselves time and time again to do something this crazy. Remember tide pods just a few years ago? They also love canceling everyone and everything because they get offended.

[@iseetheWAYVision]

@@jasonvargas7564 yeah but it's literally their job to research the story and where the source came from.

[@NarutoMagicCyclops]

What's amazing though is if you do your own research and bring up facts that contradicts the news, people believe you're making it up or a conspiracy theorist, they don't understand that it's easy for misinformation to spread.

[@cloverlucky5977]

@@jasonvargas7564 Gen Z wasn’t the ones who published it tho

[@sisuguillam5109]

@@jasonvargas7564 they have? They do?

[@Haylee_9700]

When that clock hit 0 my jaw DROPPED. Throughout this whole pandemic, Mike has taught us to remain alert not anxious and it has helped me in many ways. I have even realized I have been taking the knowledge he gives us and using it to help family members understand some of the “trickery” news sources use to get a reaction out of them. I’m so thankful for all the work Mike has done to help ensure we are getting accurate information and for all of his honesty during this time. You’re a hero, Mike.

[@aravlalsare5386]

He IS truely a hero. He is doing a gr8 job of spreading awareness and making people understand that they are doing idiotic things and following dumb practices...

[@electric_paad567]

Yes

[@Rawr-xe8sg]

Thanks for spoiling it

[@acoolname6185]

@@Rawr-xe8sg you shouldnt of read the comments before watching the video if you dont want spoilers...

[@AstroRosslyn]

Same

[@pptstziao6937]

The scary part of this news is that it doesn’t sound that overreaching and too good to be true. And when you see it’s being reported on multiple “credible” news outlets. How can one believe it’s not true without spending ridiculous amount of time researching?

[@MissTownsend54]

And that is the problem we face... it's crazy out here

[@marcilk7534]

I wouldn’t consider any of those new outlets credible. Maybe the Guardian, but it certainly wouldn’t be my first or only source.

[@MrNicoJac]

Welcome to academia, where you never reach the end of the rabbit hole 😂😭

[@pfunkdanw]

Fair point. I mean not too long ago, kids were eating Tide pods for fun. So compared to that, I'd say a little eyeball licking isn't that farfetched. So it does seem difficult to know when something is based in fact or when it's just that multiple outlets are just publishing the same false story to get clicks. It's a shame that news outlets seem to favor clicks over their own integrity as a valid news source.

[@MrNicoJac]

@@pfunkdanw Seems like the easy answer is: time. If they're all saying it, since today, then scepticism has its place. If it's a week/month/year later, then people like Doctor Mike probably would have brought it up by now.

[@olz1967]

I was a journalist in Japan at the time and I remember this story well. We had our bosses overseas scream at us to find the story and report on it even though we kept telling them it was a hoax. Fortunately we were full time staff (and in Japan can't easily be fire) so we never reported on the story and stuck to our guns. But I heard from a friend of mine from one of the media that did. He had been on holiday and unaware of the story when his newspaper editors overseas had accepted the story from an untried english teacher in Japan with no previous journalism experience. The writer is believed to have based their story from the blogs you mentioned (which are known to be mostly fictional to start with) just to make a few bucks and get a by-line in the media. And while it was a weird one actually this happens all the time. As you say, healthy skepticism is indeed good. Also know your media. Some are more trust worthy than others. Those that correct their mistakes is a start. Also those that pay proper journalists a proper pay and do not rely on cheap one-time from one-time elements without any double checks and verification is another indicator. However with fewer and fewer people willing to pay for proper news online this is getting hard and harder to guarantee.

[@heatheryoung142]

I hadn't heard about this story at all before, but when you were telling it, I 100% believed you because you're someone I trust. Just goes to show that it's good to be a healthy skeptic lol

[@zainabmohamazubair6509]

the description says that it was in 2013

[@Lilian040210]

How many of us are still walking around with nonsense or wrong\outdated information in our heads because our parents told it to us

[@diaxzy]

Lol

[@joshdeveaux6936]

Dude you’re not a healthy skeptic if you %100 trust doctor mike without fact checking

[@heatheryoung142]

@@joshdeveaux6936 that's why I said it's good to be one, I never said I was one

[@saisatwik1576]

This takes "there is more than meets the eye" to a whole new level.

[@canyousaumagnetic9647]

JENGRKKAKS

[@willgetbuckets3]

There is more than eats the eye?

[@Shamuto7]

They take being an "eye candy" literally.

[@bocanthandlethis]

Omfg I love these replies xDD

[@FrieBonx22]

Robots in disguise

[@00kidney]

Another very important lesson from Dr.Mike presented in the most entertaining way possible! You really can't get any better! 🤩

[@ArkoKundu]

👍

[@CottonInDerTube]

You love him, right?

[@elegantsoul8453]

E

[@_Rat2]

@@CottonInDerTube wth

[@peakmayfield1827]

Too true

[@gabrieleanacleto7508]

"We're free to go outside and lick whoever's eyeballs we'd like." "Inaccurate, no one is ever free to do that." Captain Ray Holt, always right

[@bearoqueiro8905]

NINE NINE

[@justakidtrainingforstrengt1258]

A NOINE NOINE

[@rtu-iz8qb]

A NOINE NOINE I am going to continue until you alla chime in A NOINE NOINE

[@GoofyGooberClubMember]

NINE NINE MY FLUFFY BOI CHEDDARRRRRRRR THAT CANT BEAT WARIOOOOOOOOO

[@eternaltann]

b99 has taken over my life cuz this is the first thing i thought of when i saw this video

[@erinshirey1683]

I had a lot of emotions during this video- 1st “ew, disgusting, what’s wrong with people?!”, 2nd “how is that sexual?!”, 3rd was “awwww snap schooled on and reminded you can’t believe everything you hear”. Well played Doc, well played.

[@humblewiz4953]

💯

[@zeankeideeasercion6013]

Japanese people like licking so much, so it was more believable for me

[@ArisaKobayashi]

@@zeankeideeasercion6013 I'm Japanese and I don't know anybody who likes licking lol

[@chucklenuts2294]

@@ArisaKobayashi Every country has its weirdos. You just gotta look for them.

[@kearko3564]

@@zeankeideeasercion6013 Kakyoin ain't real

[@seith2022]

Mike: “You can get an STI” Me giggling*: “ST-Eye” lol

[@spvvfmspvvfm7395]

LMAO 🤣

[@ashleesauntie220]

BIG BIRD 😂

[@Pixel_FX]

Subaru

[@jasminespencer2872]

💀

[@R41ph3a7b6]

Nice pun but bad infection that can really hurt your body

[@shroomyk]

This happens sooo often where news outlets will take something and act like all the kids are doing it everywhere. I swear there is a case of it every year. It's been going on for decades. I remember being a kid and adults would randomly ask about wild things that supposedly all kids were doing, but I had never heard of any of them. I sort of find it amusing to still see adults pass these stories around and be like "talk to your kids about this" or "be careful! kids are now doing this" and it's never really a thing. Also I hate anything to do with eyeballs and I cringed my way through this whole video. 😖

[@ijustlikebees]

It's so strange

[@TheBrain2K]

And by reporting about it, the media probably caused a ton of curious kids to actually try it. Like "No mom, I never heard of this." while thinking "But now that YOU mentioned it and DON'T want me to do it, I'm getting reeeeeeeally curious..."

[@conlon4332]

What kind of things did adults think you might be doing as a kid?

[@gabrielasosa5502]

@@conlon4332 i remember when the blue whale was a thing and all the media and adults went crazy about it. My parents thought I was going to cut myself just because I was on social media. To be honest I didn't even know that was a thing untill my parents made a great scene about it

[@HaleyMary]

I find anything to do with eyes disgusting. Even when people crossed their eyes when I was younger, I couldn't look at them. I was cringing watching this video, too.

[@susanh4000]

This video was a ride. Really enjoyed how it was told!

[@EddyA1337]

Dr. Mike, you need to be commended for using your platform to bring attention to the problem that mainstream media is having today currently concerning misinformation. Thank you.

[@Foolish188]

Right. A couple of them even "think" Trump did not try to pull a Coup and that Covid vaccinations are bad for you.

[@aidanya1336]

@@Foolish188 As wrong as those people are. It is somewhat frightening that all it takes is taking the wrong information sources as truth and your halfway there. Makes you think how much if your own idea's might be based on misinformation. We should really try to take in information from as many sources as possible.

[@Jankz23]

@@Foolish188 trump is vaxed and said that’s it’s our body our choice if we wanna get it or not

[@Silverwing28]

This video is a great message. But I still hated having to think about eyeball licking. It just triggers an innate repulsion.

[@Godofpillows]

So many likes but no comments?

[@thatartistfromaisa7031]

@@Godofpillows time for it to change

[@Ona1979]

When I was in college, I had a roommate who was into eye licking. Personally, saliva in my eye would make me nauseated. Tasting another person's eye wouldn't be much better.

[@icantthinkofaname8139]

@@DereckDotCom i always imagine salt coming into contact with my eye would melt the eye like a slug

[@anamendoza9355]

Ew I didn’t even know that was a thing lol

[@Ona1979]

@@anamendoza9355 If you can imagine it and it is physically possible, someone is doing it. I used to be a worker on a phone line, entertaining people's carnal fantasies. You wouldn't believe some of the requests that I got, including acts that were illegal

[@Ona1979]

@@anamendoza9355 If you want examples of the more hilarious one's, you can check out a book called The Darwin Awards or talk to any radiologist who works in an emergency room. Lol

[@Ona1979]

@@icantthinkofaname8139 Most bodily fluids contain salt, including tears and sweat. Saliva doesn't contain much, unless the person has just consumed french fries

[@ChillDragon]

Whenever I see things pertaining to eyes, or excessive amounts of liquid on the eye, my eyes just tear up and I can't help but cringe. So while I did tear up and physically cringe, I learned something, so thank you Doctor Mike for the knowledge.

[@Zntii]

This was fantastically structured Doc Mike, great heads up for everyone.

[@msSweeTae]

I'm studying information- and data management. Our main focus is on how to manage the flood of information we're facing every day, in order to prevent false or incomplete informations from spreading. Thank you for covering something so important. It happens so often that news media in any shape or form lack when it comes to proper research. It's all about being the fastest one. Currently I'm an intern at a company or to be exact I'm helping out the content team. What I realized is that they also do quick researches, because they are under the pressure of dead lines. While scanning through the content they produced so far I could find some false informations they grabbed from some online sources, without digging any deeper or questioning it.

[@CottonInDerTube]

Do you have dead lines? Or do you start or still check the content if its released already? A solution could be: if you still "need" to be the fastest then you could mark every content (public) as "unverified" until it is verified. This way anybody could see the "new"s, but they also know its verification is still in progress.. The verification could then be done by an internal team that a) brings down the content b) brings this content up again (NEW CONTENT =) ) with the real story behind. _IMO b is the way to go. You can get double content out of 1 story and ppl will definetely see the real story. Win win._

[@kevingillespie5242]

What type of tactics can be used to fight misinformation? Are they more psychologically rooted, algorithm-based, or a bit of both?

[@CottonInDerTube]

@@kevingillespie5242 Money, Hypes, and Fame. _And more money_

[@hanzo2001]

So you are part of the censorship cathedral. The only solution to bad information is more information. Otherwise, you're just handing down the tools to misinform to the next abusers.

[@msSweeTae]

@@hanzo2001 if you don't mind, please explain me what good research has to with censorship?

[@Onyxiate]

I can’t even handle eye drops getting into my eye, so no wonder that this story was never true. Or maybe I’m just overly sensitive.

[@yukilynx3526]

I always get nervous putting eye drops...

[@monicamarion7262]

I have a lot of trouble with eye drops too. I do it by putting it in th corner of my eye closeat to my nose and blink very fast. Found out about 4 years ago my oldest niece is the exact same way.

[@anaalina5964]

The story wasn't true, but a lot of japanese/asian looking ppl were doing it. I've seen the videos when it was popular.

[@egggarnishaustin5559]

@@anaalina5964 I'm just r/whoosh ing anyone saying this

[@diyeana]

Ya, my eyes wouldn't let someone get near them, that's for sure. 😅

[@krys1278]

Thank you for making this video!!

[@AnnaMorimoto]

I'm from Japan, and I've never heard of this. Western media does tend to latch on to crazy things like that sometimes. I guess the same goes for our depiction of some foreign countries. Practice media literacy and always think about where your news comes from. Edit: medea→media

[@Sohinig823]

This is so sad... it can be a source of racism and bullying towards Japanese and asians

[@duravakar2352]

@@Sohinig823 how?

[@californiacupcake8580]

Your last name is chef Morimotos 🤣 that’s so cool. It’s funny, Algeria (North Africa) is known way more for eyeball licking but more for ‘medicinal’ purposes. I heard from an algerian, there’s ladies that lick the sickness off you through your 👁 ball 😅😂

[@R41ph3a7b6]

True

[@R41ph3a7b6]

@@Sohinig823 how

[@AnaLampWoman]

I actually remember this being a thing when I was a teenager, not the pinkeye or the Japanese story, but I remember kids talking about licking each others eyeballs as like a challenge (before social media challenges even existed) when I saw this video’s thumbnail my first thought was “eww is eyeball licking still a thing?” 🤣 🤢😵‍💫

[@marichatfangirlfandom9690]

😂

[@Rainlitnight]

I remember it too, I always remember it being a joke so I guess adults decided it was real lol Def was a thing in like 2010

[@Gr8tBlueHeron]

Came here to say this! 20 years ago it was like a dare thing - I remember my boyfriend constantly asking half-jokingly if he could lick my eyeball. I never understood the 'why' of it.

[@rallitas11q]

@@Gr8tBlueHeron well I think we all know the answer. He had a eyeball licking fetish and was too embarrassed to straight up say it so he covered it with a half joke

[@zoekilling4977]

I participated in this weirdness while in college in the 90's. No pink eye or teachers. Just lots of boredom and truth or dare.

[@metricsplease]

I've actually learned about this practice years ago through... other... japanese sources. The part of the story that I didn't believe was the part where the teacher asked all the students and 1/3 of them simply raised their hands. Even if all of them were doing it, 1/3 of them admitting to it would be unlikely.

[@misobi100]

Hrmm. Two options here, and if it is the one I know of then. 😂👌

[@chugchug72]

We all know what those sources are hahaha!

[@michaelm.1947]

"1/3 of them admitting to it would be unlikely" Exactly. That part tripped my BS Meter as well. Seems VERY unlikely - especially when it's in front of the entire school. Definitely a nope nope and nope there. Heck, I don't think 1/3 of students if they were Americans would even admit to it.

[@r6ses]

@@michaelm.1947 if when a teacher asks something like “who wrote on the board when i was gone” if nobody can admit to something like that (because the results are going to be nobody raises their hand) imagine trying to get them to admit to licking eyeballs? it would be a desert.

[@ghiyas3968]

@duck maybe bonsai?

[@llFYREll]

It's so important in this day and age to be able to critically think about the information that we're getting bombarded by. I hope that the education system realizes this and promote more "news literacy" classes (or even just small sessions) to help students learn how to think deeper, fact check (quickly), and look for red flags in journalism. Thank you Dr. Mike

[@Gigachad-mc5qz]

The education system is still stuck in the 1800s dont think they will pick this up

[@kinnabinna]

The gov wants us to be unable to critically think, the dumber we are the easier they control us and hold power over us. that’s why a lot of schools aren’t teaching skills that are needed for an educated and advancing society. If we’re stupid enough to fall for a story where simple research could disprove it easily then imagine how easy it is to intentionally manipulate us like making us believe the working class is weak. The dumber we are the easier to keep us divided.

[@babagd]

here we literally already do that

[@llFYREll]

@@kinnabinna Im not much of a cynic to believe that the government is able to conduct such a large scale conspiracy without anyone blowing whistles. I do believe however it's the more local governments that are able to mould their school districts... and so we could probably do with a bit more standardization in these areas that can help the next generation consume information safely and effectively

[@llFYREll]

@@babagd where is here?

[@foxcaty]

I'm almost always skeptical of news stories about "new teen trends" they're almost always a teeny tiny grain of truth wrapped in a lot of unsubstantiated claims designed to cause panic and moral outrage in older generations. Obviously sometimes there ARE dumb and dangerous teen trends but the amount of wild and highly improbable things my mom told me other teens my age were up to when I was growing up far out weighed the true stories. About the only one I remember her talking about that was both true and actually a trend and not an isolated incident or crazy rare was the cinnamon challenge.

[@Barlakopofai]

Jenkem is probably the best example

[@Sostot0104]

Doctor Mike, thank you for educating so many people! Could you maybe make a video about ADHD? That would be awesome, cause there is a lot of misinformation about ADHD…

[@hermione_at_hogwarts]

Yes pls

[@austenellis]

Wow. Very informative and I was convinced that this was a thing until you said it wasn’t real. So glad that it’s not real, like who would lick other people’s eyes? Eww. 🤢

[@bluetai8515]

Not at all were I thought that was going, but I love that it was unbiased and based on actual facts. Fantastic video as always!

[@kristipearce4819]

I love this channel! Teaching people not only about health, but spreading awareness of how news sources can sometimes be inaccurate, reacting to hilarious medical memes, and more! Plus, the videos he put out about how to best protect ourselves during this pandemic based on the most up to date information available at the time! Thank you for being awesome! I’ll be sure to remember chest compressions!

[@NetAndyCz]

With news outlets copying each other without any links to their sources it is real hard to track the origin of a lot of sources. I sometimes take on an adventure of tracking down the origin of various "scientist claims" stories, it is quite fun and scary to see how the information changes and surprisingly often claims the opposite of the original research...

[@Fogest]

Any time a news group releases an article headlined something like "science says eating this food everyday will make you xyz better" you know it's probably based on some meh study. You go find the study and it will end up being some super tiny study, barely any data, and it found a 0.001% effect. Even when news groups are using a source they still do often misrepresent what the scientific literature actually says. And it's no surprise there are so many anti vaxx people. A lot of people just no longer feel like they can trust what they hear on the news. And unfortunately too often now that is the case.

[@aidanya1336]

@@Fogest That plus you can actually have very narrow studies. I remember cigarette companies having a ton of studies done saying smoking is good for you. But obviously they only looked at narrow subject like social interactions, alertness ect. while staying far far away from cancer risks. Media tends to do the same with covid. Vaccines dont work vs vaccines are 100% effective. "The battle" is more important than the truth sadly.

[@Jinxed11]

Went to school for media and communications studies, and I also have been learning Japanese for the past few years. These sorts of things just get out of hand rather quickly. The best way to help protect yourself with understanding the truth is to look at not only how other media outlets are portraying a story (if they are at all) and what the source is. Do this especially when a story makes rounds about "studies" stating things like 20% of people are vulnerable to X! Check how many people are studied, who does the study, what the controls are (if applicable), and for surveys, check how the the questions were worded. You'd be surprised how much a few words of difference makes a huge impact on survey answers and intentions!

[@julianneandre]

A perfect example of "Don't put things where it shouldn't be". Kidding aside, this is very informative and very helpful in spreading knowledge and awareness.

[@mundanemonday7091]

This video is so well done. You start with an interesting case , then u use the timer building up the suspense and also engaging the audience, and then u drop that bomb abt it being false news, then proceed to talk abt missinformation. U had my interest throughout the vdo,it felt like a roller coaster ride! and as a ADHD individual, i think thats a big compliment. I feel u should adapt this method for more of your informatative videos.

[@derekbrousseau5071]

I was literally JUST thinking this as well, adhd gang lol 🤟🏻; not only that an awesome point made in within 5 minutes

[@eringsgrace3560]

I appreciated this video so much. As a journalist, this is a PRIME example of why you check your sources. Because once ONE credible site covers something, it will be seen as credible fact by all of the readers, and even fellow journalists. Also, I love the way Mike talks about journalism. He points out the flaws, without attacking anyone or journalism as a whole. You don’t see too many people with such an educated view on things like this.

[@diegotavera1638]

Glad I've never heard of this before :) Eyes are as precious as your heart & brain. Despite it's size, contains an immaculate complexity and enigma. I should know, I'm very blind with a vision of -7.5 on both eyes respectively (the negative being nearsightedness from 0 being 'perfect' on a number line). I take my vision more seriously now since as of recently with the relief that my vision hasn't worsened much more for years now, but have to be more careful with certain activities and exposures as my retinas have already almost about reached their stretching point (with my eyes being small). Remember to protect your eyes as much as everything else, no matter if anyone else tells you otherwise in life! That includes your lifestyles, too.

[@neliavisagie]

When I first heard this, I was like "No fricking way. There's absolutely no way that this could be true". And I am happy to know that I was right. Teenagers do weird things, man. I wouldn't put something like this past them, but this was just too much.

[@pratikmore3560]

I was planning to do this

[@dontcare6863]

my dumbas brother did this lol (hes 12) he fine and so is the girl but man i cant believe I'm related to him lol

[@idiotbuster8662]

I'd done this and had this done to me as a teenager. I am now 26.

[@stellabckw2033]

had this done multiple times, and did it a few

[@rsw__u]

@@stellabckw2033 personally, i'm just disgusted about this whole thing, but fetishes are fetishes. seen it in a lot of mangas, oneshots/volumes etc, just added for scare factors.

[@amylu8337]

What I would like to know is how dr mike always find such interesting content…

[@hellenhardy3144]

He has a chest

[@PipesPlayer1980]

He has a team that scours the internet for content he can use in his videos. Mike is FAR too busy to do this himself.

[@laybabenedict]

I was thinking the same 🤣

[@giorgitsiklauri840]

I mean this didn't seem particularly strange or out of the ordinary for middle schoolers to me. I remember we had all sorts of weird things in our school, like so many people snorting a variety of things, such as chalk dust, soda(as in soft drinks, not baking soda), crushed up smarties, and fun dip, that the school specifically made a rule banning snorting anything.

[@Bubba335]

Bro wtf

[@xiaoalexy]

you and i had a different middle school experience

[@NightShadow-em7gw]

I remember in highschool my classmates would use pens (the tube) to help with snorting in an acidic dust made of lemon

[@breawen]

is this true? i can't trust anything now..

[@Ash_6614]

i may have crushed a peppermint once and jokingly told my friend to snort it

[@Beyond_dorky]

Great video! Definitely spreading awareness. I feel smarter with every video I watch from Dr. Mike.

[@stratosk.3080]

Finally a subscription-worthy video from Doctor Mike. The whole reason I started watching this channel was because of videos like this, not so much for meme reactions and celebrity boxing.

[@Progrezziv]

Please do a video on “Deltacron”. Media is milking this like crazy even though researchers find it more likely that a lab has somehow mixed/contaminated tests by accident

[@ApoloniaVM]

As someone who almost lost an eye because of bacteria from a contact lens (dispite being extra careful), the first part of this video made me ultra cringe 🥴😬

[@harryravenclaw4302]

I plan to get contact lenses. Do you still recommend it?

[@dabedwetter]

@@harryravenclaw4302 I recommend them

[@williamhopkins444]

@@harryravenclaw4302 yeah, just make sure you always wash your hands before putting them in

[@ApoloniaVM]

@@harryravenclaw4302 I stopped using them for some time and then evently went back with even more caution, but of course that's up to each individual's preference... most importantly remember to consult with your eye doctor about pros, cons, proper storage etc.

[@angelicasysnila5476]

@@ApoloniaVM what were the symptoms when you decided to show your eye to the doctor

[@YumYumAlyArt]

This should be trending on every platform.

[@trr3274]

I agree with the part of the line where he says "being a healthy sceptic" instead of just saying sceptic . That makes a huge difference .

[@teresadiodato]

Thanks for fighting once again misinformation. This story is really incredible and needed to be highlighted to have people know the truth. You did again an awesome job being accurate in just few minutes

[@wizard_of_odds2491]

The news media and twitter is always spreading misinformation, but you know how society is today, they believe anything they hear/watch.

[@teresadiodato]

@@wizard_of_odds2491 true! And this is scary! Also because weird things really exist, so it's even more difficult to understand what is true and what not!

[@TMX.-]

I love what doctor mike is doing in this video. He says watch intel the time is up, but in reality he is hooking you into the story so when the actual timer hits the story begins. I forgot what this is called but it is an amazing way to increase view time if done correctly

[@シシ-n8g]

0:12 wtf just wtf

[@SynthMusicWorld]

Thank you, Dr. Mike, for encouraging your audience to be skeptical and to check multiple sources. As consumers of news and information, we shouldn't have to do that, but unfortunately that's the state of the world we live in; misinformation abounds, and it spreads across social media. What makes it worse are popular figures on social media with millions of followers who either deliberately, or mistakenly, spread information with the power to cause real harm. I'm glad we have people like you working to help stop that spread of misinformation.

[@nyctophillia9621]

Dr, I think I speak for almost everyone here. This was actually really valuable information. Thanks for wisdom, what you do is greatly appreciated.🙃

[@LegendOfMoonDragons]

Honestly, this was a good reminder to always fact check. I haven't heard about this story. If I'd read it in a news article, I'd have fact-checked it, because that's what working in a pharmacy during the pandemic has taught me. But Dr. Mike presenting this information? I 100% trusted, no matter how ridiculous, that you were telling the truth. I'm sure there are a few other youtubers & people in real life who I'd do the same with. It was actually very helpful to remember, regardless of how much you trust a secondary source, you always wanna double check. Really great video Mike, really enjoyed it.

[@idiotbuster8662]

Why? Because he's a doctor? You realise that means you're falling for a fallacious argument? Appeal to authority fallacy.

[@buevnie]

Speaking of Japan, you should react to this japanese medical series 'Doctor X' ! (i believe it's on netflix) basically it's about a 'super' surgeon that can easily do almost impossible surgeries. It's also comedy but it uses a lot of medical terminologies. (i recommend reacting to S3 EP3 which focuses about cervical cancer disease,, i also wanted to know if her surgical methods are accurate)

[@cottagelife-NL]

I was losing my faith in the human race and my stomach was feeling quite queasy. The relief I felt when Dr. Mike said it was not true was immeasurable!

[@taylorhillard4868]

Honestly I find more comfort that teens would be doing something stupid than the fact that news media has lost all integrity and value.......

[@icepenguin7278]

@@taylorhillard4868 real and true

[@darlouthia5153]

Thanks Dr. Mike. I love having you help us see through the bs.

[@pushtihirpara7337]

Hello Dr Mike. Just wanna say thank you for providing all the knowledge related to medicines. I'm gonna be a future doctor, and I hope to become a good doctor just like you :))

[@AxxLAfriku]

I have fewer than 1 friend in the World. That's right. Everybody disses me for making bad videos. I think they are perfect though. Who is right? My dissers or me? Which side are you on, dear üu

[@aclendekaba565]

@@AxxLAfriku Your dissers

[@deeznn]

What does dessire mean :v

[@thaizahonorato]

That grossed me out. It's impressive how fake news have such a huge impact on people and how famous media makes money through it.

[@Tanmay.s689]

You're really a great influencer, a doc and ofcourse our best source of really valuable information. Thanks Dr Mike!

[@jesslikescoffee24]

This was an actual trend in the mid 2000s. I remember my sister and her friends taking part. There weren’t terrible pinkeye outbreaks though.

[@THESIGMAFROMOHIO]

Dang-

[@lovehunter6975]

Your sister is for the streets and you are an L

[@tubedude54]

I remember seeing a documentary on Alaskan Eskimos YEARS ago. They were showing the family structure and how they lived. At one point one of the women had something in her eye and the womans male partner went and licked her eye gently to try and remove whatever it was. I just sat there being grossed out! lol

[@rashotcake6945]

I feel like that’s not the same thing since it’s not for sexual pleasure

[@princessgirlbella]

My mom did this when we were smaller😭

[@jhonm6347]

we got to admit, he's content is really well made, Im addicted to it.

[@vironx22]

Continuing to push for integrity in media. Thank you. I wish more people cared about values more than value, like you do.

[@arpitchoudhary2821]

A moment of silence for the people who didn't watch the full video or just saw it half way through and now will forever think it's real

[@nblack7314]

but.. it IS real. not the story, sure, but the practice/fetish. there are people that do things much more dangerous/illegal/unsanitary/immoral.. this one is kind of unwise but at least it's not so horrible 😸

[@arpitchoudhary2821]

@@nblack7314 wdym I can't imagine something more horrible and dangerous than this 👀

[@khalilahd.]

The way this story went from BAD TO WORSE 🥴🤢 BRB, Adding eye licking and misinformation to my MCAT notes 😂

[@bjrneinarrodal21]

Really good and important message from you Mike.

[@EmmaAnimalWelfare]

This video is everything that's awesome about modern storytelling content - with an unexpectedly crucial message about the importance of critical thinking! Absolutely wonderful! 🙌

[@ayuparcel6617]

Aw it's good to hear that The Guardian has the integrity to admit mistakes, they're my news source of choice and prolly time to donate a bit more for their fair cause.

[@vstopbiaswreckingme7194]

whenever i look for news in english, i also usually go to The Guardian rather than any other news source, they're by far the most trustworthy and this video had made me like The Guardian even more

[@CoconutJewce]

The Guardian is just another trash rag outlet on the left. Good on them for admitting their bad journalism, though. We need more of that.

[@vintagearisen]

I usually stick with AP and Reuters, they seem to be the most factual and least biased either right or left.

[@hzjohnson1632]

@@CoconutJewce Whether a site always states what it is that you want to hear, or tends to share your views does not take away from their ability to report. FOX has some great, in-depth, informative articles out there. That doesn't mean they always appeal to my views. A "trash rag outlet" would be one such as The SUN. Which is unreliable and irritatingly divisive.

[@dualswords3303]

Oh wow, this might be the best video to introduce someone to media/internet. Thanks a lot doctor mike :D

[@kevincollett1537]

Eyeball licking actually was a trend when I was in middle school back before Facebook and social media. So much so that my theater class was asked to put on a funny skit in an all school assembly about the dangers of eye licking in an attempt to dissuade students from taking part. Other stupid teen trends I saw during this time were these weird eyedrops everyone was using and I kid you not hyperventilating and then clapping down on your neck over your carotids until you passed out and a group of your friends caught you.

[@rishimasinha3303]

This video has such an important takeaway. Always double check/ verify the news or facts that you are reading/ forwarding to others. It makes a whole lot of difference! Thank you Dr. Mike for amazing content as always ✨

[@Aquahands]

I like how my mind shifted around quite a lot. At first I was like “no way this happened” and then I saw common news sources and Doctor Mike talking about it and I was like ok, it might be true, but I didn't know how I didn't hear about this story in 2013. Glad to know what actually happened after the timer hit 0. Just goes to show how important it is for people to be healthily skeptical and how impressionable you can be if you have a wide audience.

[@vithevee]

this title scarred me-

[@taylorharp5607]

Okay, good point, but the graphic of the eyeball licking made me insanely uncomfortable 😬😂

[@shabditarajesingh6945]

Another Educational Video From Dr. Mike! Thank you Sir! You really spread Positivity. Being educated on these things is very important. Thank you sir!.

[@cierrablue]

The more ya know.... thank you Dr. Mike. The PSA at the end was worth everything.

[@yungdsastar4392]

My former classmate in highschool licked another student's eye to remove a bug from said eye. It came out quick, some students were shocked some disgusted some like me were impressed

[@nblack7314]

my mother always "offered" her "help" in such situations. smth in your eye? lemme lick it out👁️👄👁️ eye infection? lemme look..*SPITS IN THE EYE!*😣💥 is that a wart? GO PEE ON IT💀 i swear some ppl should be released in the wild🙈

[@heathermiller5765]

@YungDsastar I’m a little bit of both tbh

[@matttorres5510]

I think she's right about the pee but the oral stuff not so much..

[@anaalina5964]

@@matttorres5510 no... don't pee on warts...

[@yungdsastar4392]

@@matttorres5510 😅

[@catierobinson8969]

This was an awesome different kind of video from you. Definitely a good reminder for everyone in this age of disinformation

[@bestieshirls1379]

You're really good at busting misinformation! You're a major inspiration to me because I want to be a doctor when I get a job :)

[@jennylynne4414]

I had a friend that was into eyeball licking back in the 90's. The thought grossed me out completely, but she was into it. She was also into some other alternative lifestyle type things, but I don't know if those two things go together.

[@dalegribble60]

was she a sex machine? I heard eyeball lickers are insatiable for sex.....

[@boopnose5503]

@@dalegribble60 icky response my g

[@californiacupcake8580]

@@boopnose5503 lmfaoooo and tbh I think those kind of people are one push away from being cannibals 👹

[@mrandisg]

Dude, this would make a great video for students to watch before doing research papers! I might just suggest it to our English instructors where I work! It would be a really memorable way to drive home the point that you have to be careful when picking sources for your paper. Thanks, Dr. Mike! 😊

[@void.society]

This is still going on? I remember hearing about this like 15 years ago. The article I read talked about how someone got some eye worm from it.

[@Feimicha]

I have all sorts of eye related fears, like touching the inside of my eye, messing around with contacts (Even though I love cosplay), and especially my three core fears, which are losing my memory, losing my hearing and losing my sight. But thank you for educating me on this, I’m going to keep my guard up as much as possible😊

[@goodnight2931]

I'm scared to do certain things with my eye too, I've never put contacts in, it scares me, lol. Also eye drops, I was really scared to use until I used them for the first time, & even now, I'm very reluctant to use them. My eyes are sensitive too 😸

[@FL4M3ZEXE]

You cosplay?

[@drmujtabashaikh8]

We can all agree that Doctor Mike never disappoints us with his content

[@user-gy1iy4ys8s]

God

[@TheAngelOfDeath000]

Stickman

[@user400]

stop press

[@Jamie-813]

This feels like a really old story. I heard about it in 2020. Also, you've always been able to catch an STI without taking your clothes off, even without licking eyeballs...

[@radium6637]

Yes but contact is required

[@birdgirl8390]

This story keeps resurfacing for like 10 years now. I can't believe that people still don't know that it's bs.

[@KrysieMonte]

I'm pretty sure I heard this when I was in hs, and I havent been in hs for 9 years.

[@rebeccawright5987]

Yeah, I was told this when I was in high school 20 years ago.

[@TheSwauzz]

@@rebeccawright5987 This particular circumstance happened in 2013 so.. idk what you're referring to 20 years ago.

[@CallioNyx]

Being a healthy skeptic, espeically in these days of rampant misinformation, is very good advice. And while media sometimes gets things wrong, that doesn't make your favourite web source better. In fact, they are probably a lot worse. (After all, that's the sort of places where this story originated).

[@fishiibun176]

At 1:57 when it says finish him I couldn’t help but to laugh

[@MegaGermanShepherds]

So glad to hear at the end! But agh! That is disgusting when licking someone’s eyeballs.

[@-Raylight]

*"How can you lose someone if you never lick their eyeballs"* -Some people on the internet

[@anaalina5964]

love* and it wasn't the internet tho. even back then ppl thought it was weird and gross

[@foil_fencer2315]

This seems like torture to have one’s eye kicked. Also, DISGUSTING 🤢 “Somebody scratching your eye with an tongue” gives me shivers 🤮

[@JayantRaut]

Me too 😵

[@kfenton4154]

Can we talk about the snippet at 2:25?! So disturbing 🧐😶😦

[@petitsjoujoux5011]

4:45 Dr. Mike was so proud of his pun xD!!!

[@Jerry-lq1vx]

"It's always good to be a healthy skeptic" - Dr Mike

[@clankertown]

Mike this would’ve made a legendary April fools joke.

[@raavideol5960]

Question: Why do we get the "pins and needles" feeling in our feet or hands when they have "fallen asleep"? Is it our bodies way to warn us that there is a shortage of blood flow to that area?

[@Oofded]

I believe its from the nerve being "compressed". I'm not a doctor though so I could be wrong.

[@filipe.sm31]

I think that happens bc low blood flow makes the blood deficient in O2 and rich in CO2. That CO2 excess that cause that feeling. I'm not sure, so don't take this seriously

[@harshshah7897]

There is a ted ed video on this topic,it can answer your question I think.

[@CalebIsom]

0:42 EYE PROMISE YOU

[@calvinlucien]

This video went from: Eye-licking is weird to journalism is hard

[@kathleendufour9719]

Point well made and well taken. I think it is true, though, that we have to be careful about exposing the surface of our eye to bacteria, through old make up, touching the corner of our eye to scratch an itch, etc.