Blaschko lines, invisible stripe patterns on everyone’s skin, can sometimes produce different amounts of melanin. Birds may also be able to see them, even if we can’t.
Blaschko lines, invisible stripe patterns on everyone’s skin, can sometimes produce different amounts of melanin. Birds may also be able to see them, even if we can’t.
*Blaschko’s lines, also called the lines of Blaschko, are lines of normal cell development in the skin. These lines are only visible in those with a mosaic[1][2][3] skin condition or in chimeras where different cell lines contain different genes.[4] These lines may express different amounts of melanin,[5] or become visible due to a differing susceptibility to disease. In such individuals, they can become apparent as whorls, patches, streaks or lines in a linear or segmental distribution over the skin. They follow a V shape over the back, S-shaped whirls over the chest and sides, and wavy shapes on the head.[6][7] Not all mosaic skin conditions follow Blaschko’s lines.[8]*
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Evan_nothereoften on
Hey so why the fuck can birds see themselves and how do we know?
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Direlion on
Now imagining the patterning of someone with visible Blaschko lines plus a wicked set of Lichtenberg figures.
Evan_Underscore on
From now on when I see confused birds on the beach, I’ll know the reason.
digitydev on
They don’t look invisible based on the attached pic. I see them just fine.
42brie_flutterbye on
Kewl.
toiletsurprise on
If cinnamon toast crunch was skin.
Da_Spooky_Ghost on
Is this how Crows allegedly recognize humans that were mean to them years ago?
KrakenClubOfficial on
Fuck I always knew I was a bird.
Same_Meaning_5570 on
But they can’t see my fucking window or car apparently.
Jamorga on
That’s actually pretty. Their back looks like some Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
zyqzy on
so i am a bird?
JoyDGav on
Birds definitely can’t see race though.
secretacc47 on
I hate this on my shoulder.
Reputation-Choice on
So can cats.
Sad_Currency5420 on
Scrolled fast and thought it was one of those fancy cups of coffee
SirGothamHatt on
Now I’m just wondering what the budgies & conures I had as a kid saw when they looked at me
ledouxrt on
Can these be seen with the help of some sort of tool? I want to see my pattern.
DuckCleaning on
So is it invisible or not?
bambixanne on
This is actually how my legs tan.
numnoggin on
If they’re invisible how can this be seen?
fadesteppin on
How dare the universe give me fancy stripes and not let me see them. All I got are stretch marks on my boobs bc they grew too fast. I feel robbed!
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So, when asked to identify my race, I can no longer check the box for “white”. They need one stating “It’s complicated.”
[Blaschko’s Lines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaschko's_lines?wprov=sfti1)
*Blaschko’s lines, also called the lines of Blaschko, are lines of normal cell development in the skin. These lines are only visible in those with a mosaic[1][2][3] skin condition or in chimeras where different cell lines contain different genes.[4] These lines may express different amounts of melanin,[5] or become visible due to a differing susceptibility to disease. In such individuals, they can become apparent as whorls, patches, streaks or lines in a linear or segmental distribution over the skin. They follow a V shape over the back, S-shaped whirls over the chest and sides, and wavy shapes on the head.[6][7] Not all mosaic skin conditions follow Blaschko’s lines.[8]*
Hey so why the fuck can birds see themselves and how do we know?
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Now imagining the patterning of someone with visible Blaschko lines plus a wicked set of Lichtenberg figures.
From now on when I see confused birds on the beach, I’ll know the reason.
They don’t look invisible based on the attached pic. I see them just fine.
Kewl.
If cinnamon toast crunch was skin.
Is this how Crows allegedly recognize humans that were mean to them years ago?
Fuck I always knew I was a bird.
But they can’t see my fucking window or car apparently.
That’s actually pretty. Their back looks like some Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
so i am a bird?
Birds definitely can’t see race though.
I hate this on my shoulder.
So can cats.
Scrolled fast and thought it was one of those fancy cups of coffee
Now I’m just wondering what the budgies & conures I had as a kid saw when they looked at me
Can these be seen with the help of some sort of tool? I want to see my pattern.
So is it invisible or not?
This is actually how my legs tan.
If they’re invisible how can this be seen?
How dare the universe give me fancy stripes and not let me see them. All I got are stretch marks on my boobs bc they grew too fast. I feel robbed!
https://preview.redd.it/jkg62r1d54rg1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eb925afa6656936b73d06e8bb169737d31eb505a