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Blind Spot
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Users can investigate the eye's blind spot through this activity from the Exploratorium.  Users will need only paper and a meter stick to find your blind spot, and you can also read an explanation of how it happens.  An extension enables the measurement of the approximate size of the blind spot on the retina. This activity is part of Exploratorium's Science Snacks series.
https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/blind-spot
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- The Eye
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Restriction: © 2006 Exploratorium
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Keywords: blind spot, retina
Record Creator: Metadata instance created June 12, 2006 by Ann Deml
Record Updated: Aug 02, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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when Cataloged:		 July 30, 2006
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(Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2006), WWW Document, (https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/blind-spot).
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Blind Spot (Exploratorium, San Francisco, 2006), <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/blind-spot>.
APA Format
Blind Spot. (2006, July 30). Retrieved January 13, 2026, from Exploratorium: https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/blind-spot
Chicago Format
Exploratorium. Blind Spot. San Francisco: Exploratorium, July 30, 2006. https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/blind-spot (accessed 13 January 2026).
MLA Format
Blind Spot. San Francisco: Exploratorium, 2006. 30 July 2006. 13 Jan. 2026 <https://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/blind-spot>.
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@misc{ Title = {Blind Spot}, Publisher = {Exploratorium}, Volume = {2026}, Number = {13 January 2026}, Month = {July 30, 2006}, Year = {2006} }
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