Eye In The Back Of Your Head

  Have you ever wondered what life would be like if we actually had an eye in the back of our head? Would the back of your head still be called the back? What originally determined a person’s “back” or “front”? Is it because of the direction we walk and sit? If we now have an eye in the back of our head, we could walk backwards with much more ease. Correct? So would it still be considered backwards?

 Can you imagine having to wear glasses behind your head? You would need more ears if your front-eyes needed glasses, too. On the other hand, the back glasses arms could hook onto the front glasses arms and complete an oval around your head or maybe a circle if you are Charlie Brown. (Random thought: If you only have one lens would the back glasses be called “my glasses” or just “my glass” like an eyeglass?) I wonder if back glasses would cost the same amount of money as regular front glasses or less.

 How would you put in your contacts (or contact)? That would seem like it would be a little more challenging. I have a hard enough time just putting in my front contacts. I cannot imagine having to do it behind my head.

 Would you have to wear two pairs of sunglasses or only one pair for the eyes that are facing the sun?

 How would you keep your hair out of your eyes? If you cut your hair short above the back-eye, would it be called “bangs”, too? Could you wear your hair in a ponytail or bun style? Would we all have to go bald??

 Would your back-eye cry when the two front-eyes did? How would you keep your hair from getting wet all the time?

 Would helmets have to be redesigned with a window it the back so the back-eye is not constantly covered? What about while driving? If they removed the headrest, it would cause safety issues. That would mean car designers would have to put a window in the headrest. That could make seeing behind you while driving a little easier on the other hand.

 Would the eye have to move at the same time in the same direction as our two front-eyes move or would it be able to move on its own separately?

 If the back-eye was connected to the brain and everything else separate from the front-eyes and had its own pattern of moving would it be blind if the front-eyes were?

 How could your brain differentiate between the front and the back-eyes? Have you ever tried to play Twister and could not remember which leg was your right or left because everything was so tangled up? Would not eyesight be sort of the same? If you were under stress how much more would your brain have to work in order to remember which was front and back?

 Where would the eye be placed? Would the eye be placed up higher on the head, placed right in the middle of your head, or maybe lower down like on the neck area?

 Would some people have three different colored eyes like some have two different colored?

 If a person generally sleeps with his front-eyes open, would his back-eye be open as well? If so, would he have to sleep sideways to prevent his eye being bothered by the sheets?

 Would it be possible to sneak up behind someone anymore?

 How many sayings and quotes would have to be revised to coop with this new design?

 Ultimately, I believe the cons outweigh the pros in the idea of having a back-eye although I did not really give any pros. Your thoughts?