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How to get Tik Tok’s blue eyes filter – don’t fall for the S5 trick!

There is a totally safe way of changing your eye colour on TikTok… no need to blind yourself!

TikTok is rapidly becoming one of the most popular social media platforms surpassing 1.5 billion downloads as of last year.

So if you haven’t yet hopped onto the platform, it’s looking like this is the decade you join the fun.

One of the main draws of TikTok is the viral trends it creates. From silly challenges such as the ‘cereal and milk’ challenge to dance crazes, there’s something for everyone on there. But one of the latest trends is proving to be more of a prank than a fun fad.

Here’s how to really get your hands on TikTok’s blue eye filter and avoid the S5 trick at all costs!

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oof this filter makes my eyes so blue #eyewars #oceaneyes #foryoupage #foryou

What is the S5 filter?

A new trend has caught on where blue-eyed users convince their TikTok audience of a new filter called ‘S5’. They teach their audience how to get the filter in a short demo. It is as follows…

Now, if you’re reading this and thinking which idiots would for this trick… there’s a lot of us out there. Foolishly, here at HITC, we fell for it.

Commenters on the below video stated: “Nope still brown…and blind.” Another commented: “And now I am blind.” We feel your pain.

change ur eye color w 1 filter!! i always use this #browneyes #blueeyes #s5 #foryoupage #duetthis

How do they do the S5 trick?

So, the trick in the video uses the same AR (augmented reality) technology that allows you to also get blue eyes.

The TikTok user in the video already had blue eyes and used the actual eye-colour filter to change her eye-colour to brown instead of blue.

It’s all just a prank to get users to blind themselves (*hopefully just momentarily*) in their attempts to change shade of iris.

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How to get the REAL blue eyes filter

If you’re desperate to switch up your look and don’t want to fall for anymore pranks, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.

To get the TikTok filter which changes your eye shade, there are a few very simple steps. All you’ll need to do beforehand is check your app is up to date!

There are multiple shades to choose from, including light blue, dark blue, brown, lilac, and green. You can alternate between colours by shaking your phone.

So bring on the pain-free filter!

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Where to Blue Eyes Come From?

Researchers believe there is one ancestor responsible for this eye color

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Your genes determine whether you have blue eyes. If you inherit blue-eye genes from your parents, it means that your eyes will have less of a pigment called melanin in them. This doesn’t just make them look blue—it can also make you at higher risk for develop certain health problems compared to people with other eye colors.

This article discusses where blue eyes come from and how having blue eyes may increase your risk for certain health conditions.

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Why Some Eyes Are Blue

The iris is the colored part of your eye that has multiple layers. The top layer, called the epithelium, is where the melanin (pigment) that gives an eye its color lives.

Blue eyes lack melanin in the iris. The blue hue comes not from pigment, but from the light reflecting on the water in the eye and through layers below. So, at least from a biological standpoint, blue eyes are actually colorless.

Genetics of Blue Eyes

Both parents have to pass along the blue eye gene in order for their child to have blue eyes. That doesn’t necessary mean that the parents themselves have to have blue eyes; it’s possible they carry the gene, but it is recessive. However, a blue-eyed child is almost certain if both parents have blue eyes.

Blue eyes actually didn’t exist 10,000 years ago. Researchers believe there is one ancestor responsible for blue eyes that descended from the Black Sea region of southeastern Europe anywhere between 6,000 to 10,000 years ago.

This one person with a genetic mutation had children, and the trait was passed to the next generation. As that generation had children and moved around, the blue eye mutation continued to spread across many parts of the globe.

This means everyone with blue eyes has one thing in common—they’re all related. Blue eyes may have developed due an evolutionary response to the dark winters prevalent in Northern Europe. In theory, blue eyes may protect a person from acquiring vision disorders caused by these periods.

Why Do a Baby’s Blue Eyes Sometimes Change?

It may take up to six months for the gene responsible for creating the pigment in the eyes to activate melanin production. A baby’s eyes may be blue during this time, but later change color. If this gene activation never happens, a baby’s eyes will stay blue.

Impact on Your Health

Eye color is about more than appearance. Studies have shown that having blue eyes can be a starting point for figuring out why people develop certain health conditions.

For example, researchers are looking at the connection between having blue eyes and:

Blue Eyes and Eye Cancer

Eye health providers remind almost everyone with blue eyes to wear sunglasses to reduce their risk of potential eye cancers like eye melanoma. In the same way, you can get melanoma on your skin, you can also get melanoma in your eye.

Eye melanoma is known to be more common for those with fair skin and light-colored eyes. While ocular melanomas may happen at any age, the risk goes up as you get older.

Blue Eyes and Type 1 Diabetes

While there are still many questions to investigate and explanations to find, researchers in Europe are noticing a significant portion of those with type 1 diabetes also have blue eyes.

Blue Eyes and Macular Degeneration

The macula, which is at the retina’s center, is susceptible to damage as you age. This damage will cause your vision to become blurrier and more distorted—a condition called macular degeneration.

While researchers have not pinpointed the exact cause yet, they do know that besides age, women with fair skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes have a significantly higher chance of developing macular degeneration.

Blue Eyes and Hearing Loss

Scientists are looking into the possibility of those who have blue eyes being at higher risk for sensorineural hearing loss.

This form of hearing loss comes from damage to the inner ear or to the nerve going from the ear to the brain. Since the inner ear uses melanin, and blue eyes come from a lack of melanin, some researchers hypothesize there may be a link between eye color and acquired hearing loss.

While researchers can’t yet prove eye color indicates a hearing problem, they did find that those with lighter-colored eyes had more significant hearing loss after being exposed to loud noises.

Summary

Blue eyes come from genetics. While you get the gene for blue eyes from your parents, everyone with blue eyes is related to the same ancestor from thousands of years ago.

If you have blue eyes, it means the iris part of your eyes lacks melanin. Technically, blue eyes don’t have any color. They look blue because of how light is reflected.

Having blue eyes might increase your risk of certain health problems like type 1 diabetes and eye cancer. That’s why it’s important that you have regular eye exams and protect your eyes (for example, by wearing sunglasses).

Frequently Asked Questions

There are two main genes on chromosome 15 that determine a person’s eye color: OCA2 and HERC2. Blue eye color is a recessive trait, but brown-eyed parents can still produce a blue-eyed child if both parents carry the genes for blue eyes.

Eye color is partially affected by light, especially blue eyes, which get their color specifically by light entering and reflecting out of the eye. This can make the blue eyes look slightly different depending on the type of lighting conditions.

Only about 8 % to 10% of the world population has blue eyes. To put that in perspective, 79% of people have brown eyes.

Blue eyes are more concentrated in certain regions than others. Estonia is the country most known for its fair-skinned, blue-eyed population, followed closely by Finland. Ireland and Scotland have the next-highest population of people with blue eyes.

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Blue eye colour facts: Origin and genetics of blue eyes

Among human beings, blue eyes are less common than brown eyes. This is one reason why blue colour contact lenses are popular.

Here are a few facts about blue eye colour you might not know:

1. All blue-eyed people may have a common ancestor

It appears that a genetic mutation in a single individual in Europe 6,000 to 10,000 years ago led to the development of blue eyes, according to researchers at the University of Copenhagen.

«Originally, we all had brown eyes,» said Hans Eiberg, associate professor in the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the university and lead author of the study. «But a genetic mutation affecting the OCA2 gene in our chromosomes resulted in the creation of a ‘switch’, which literally turned off the ability to produce brown eyes.»

Eye colour depends on the amount of a single type of pigment (called melanin) in the iris of the eye. This genetic switch, located in the gene next to the OCA2 gene, limits the production of melanin in the iris — effectively «diluting» brown eyes to blue.

In addition to having significantly less melanin in their iris than people with brown eyes, hazel eyes or green eyes, blue-eyed individuals have only a small degree of variation in their genetic coding for melanin production. Brown-eyed individuals, on the other hand, have considerable individual variation in the area of their DNA that controls melanin production.

«From this we can conclude that all blue-eyed individuals are linked to the same ancestor,» said Eiberg. «They have all inherited the same switch at exactly the same spot in their DNA.»

So if blue eyes are the result of a genetic mutation in a single individual, how did the trait spread from just one person to being present in 20 to 40 percent of the populations of some European countries today?

One theory is that blue eyes were immediately considered an attractive feature, causing people to seek mates with blue eyes to have children with, enabling the genetic mutation to multiply.

2. Blue eyes don’t have blue pigment

As mentioned above, blue eye colour is determined by something called melanin. Melanin is a brown pigment that controls the colour of our skin, eyes and hair.

The colour of our eyes depends on how much melanin is present in the iris. There’s only brown pigment in the eye — there is no hazel pigment or green pigment or blue pigment. Brown eyes have the highest amount of melanin in the iris, and blue eyes have the least.

3. You can’t predict the colour of your child’s eyes

At one time, it was believed that eye colour — including blue eyes — was a simple genetic trait, and therefore you could predict a child’s eye colour if you knew the colour of the parents’ eyes and perhaps the colour of the grandparents’ eyes.

But geneticists now know that eye colour is influenced by as many as 16 different genes to some degree — not just one or two genes as once thought. Also, the anatomic structure of the iris can affect eye colour to some degree.

So it’s impossible to know for sure if your children will have blue eyes. Even if you and your partner both have blue eyes, that’s no guarantee your child’s eyes will also be blue.

(Here’s a royal example of the unpredictability of eye colour: Princess Charlotte, the young daughter of blue-eyed Prince William and green-eyed Kate Middleton, has blue eyes. But her brother, Prince George, has very brown eyes.)

4. Blue eyes at birth doesn’t mean blue eyes for life

The human eye does not have its full adult amount of pigment at birth. Because of this, many babies have blue eyes, but their eye colour changes as the eye develops during early childhood and more melanin is produced in the iris.

So don’t be concerned if your child begins to lose that «baby blue» eye colour and their eyes become green, hazel or brown as they get a little older.

5. Risks associated with blue eyes

Melanin in the iris of the eye appears to help protect the back of the eye from damage caused by UV radiation and high-energy visible («blue») light from sunlight and artificial sources of these rays.

Because blue eyes contain less melanin than green, hazel or brown eyes, they may be more susceptible to damage from UV and blue light.

Regarding connections between eye colour and eye diseases, research has shown darker iris colour is associated with an increased risk of cataract and a reduced risk of ocular uveal melanoma (a form of eye cancer), compared with blue eyes. But the same analysis of published studies failed to confirm any association of eye colour with increased risk of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Still, because many people with blue eye colour are sensitive to light and may have more risk of damage to their retinas from UV light, most opticians recommend that people with blue eyes should be extra cautious regarding their exposure to sunlight. And because eye damage from UV and blue light appears to be related to your lifetime exposure to these rays, wearing sunglasses that block 100 percent UV and most blue light should begin as soon as possible in childhood.

Photochromic lenses are another great way to protect blue eyes from UV radiation. These clear lenses block 100 percent UV both indoors and outside, and darken automatically in response to sunlight when you go outdoors so you don’t have to carry a separate pair of sunglasses.

Also, if you spend several hours a day using a computer, smartphone or other digital devices, it’s a good idea to wear spectacles that shield your eyes from high-energy blue light when using these devices.

It may take many years before we know the risks associated with cumulative exposure to blue light from computers and smartphones, but many eye care professionals believe it’s prudent to use caution when it comes to protecting your eyes from these devices — especially if you have blue eyes.

A final note about blue eyes you might find interesting: Research suggests that having blue eyes may increase your risk of alcohol dependency if you are a drinker. A study of European Americans with blue eyes found people with these characteristics had up to 83 percent higher odds of becoming dependent on alcohol, compared with matched controls who had darker eye colour.

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How to Get to the Blue Eye in Theth

The Blue Eye in Theth is a simply breath-taking waterfall nestled in a valley amongst the Albanian Alps. The Blue Eye gets its name from the shockingly vibrant water, which is also deceivingly cold! If you visit the mountains in the north of Albania then make sure you plan a hike to the Blue Eye, it’s the most popular hike to do after the Theth to Valbona hike. I’ll share how to get to the Blue Eye in Theth in this post.

WHAT TO BRING

If you are planning to hike to the Blue Eye in Theth make sure you bring:

HOW LONG DOES THE HIKE TO THE BLUE EYE TAKE?

The hike to the Blue Eye is around 17km in total and takes around 3/3.5 hours each way. There are slopes at the beginning and end of the hike but the middle part is flat. The hike is not too intensive but the distance and path require a good physical shape and a sure foot.

CAN I GET TO THE BLUE EYE BY CAR?

Like the majority of people you probably didn’t bring a car to Theth (the best way to get to Theth is in a jeep from Shkoder). If you aren’t ready to hike for 6 hours but you still want to see the Blue Eye then there are two options for you:

HOW TO GET TO THE BLUE EYE IN THETH

As I mentioned before make sure you download the Maps.me app and select to access the Northern Albania map offline. This way you will be able to easily follow the path to the Blue Eye.

The basic steps are:

CAN I EAT AT THE BLUE EYE?

There is a restaurant at the Blue Eye where you can get simple food (like fries) and soft drinks which are kept cold in the freezing water!

You can also stop to eat in Nderlysaj which might be better if you left for the hike straight after arriving to Theth.

There aren’t any shops in Theth so if you were hoping to bring a picnic with you you will need to bring it from Shkodër.

BEST TIME TO GO

Due to bad weather conditions in the winter, the road to Theth is actually closed during the colder months from November to May. If you are planning a trip to Theth make sure you go during the summer or early Autumn.

If you are hoping to get a photo with no one in it’s actually easy to do as the water is so cold no one stays inside too long! We hiked there straight after arriving in Theth from Shkodër, getting there around 3pm and there were a few people but it was still easy to take photos!

WHERE TO STAY

Theth has a number of charming guesthouses which are all around €40-50 a night. We stayed at the Marashi Guesthouse as it is located right near Theth church (which I wanted to photograph at sunrise and sunset), had good reviews and was also one of the cheaper guesthouses.

You will need to pay in cash when you arrive (Euros or LEKs), so make sure you bring enough cash with you as there are no ATMs.

I hope you have an amazing time exploring Thethi National Park, it was one of my favourite parts of my Albania road trip! Even if you’re not that into hiking the region is well worth a visit, the views are just break taking! Find out more in my ultimate guide to Theth in the Albanian Alps.

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How to get Blue-Eyes White Dragon in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel?

Summon the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!

Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel was released on Jan. 18, 2022, and features over 10,000 cards. Few cards are as iconic as the Blue-Eyes White Dragon. This was Seto Kaibi’s best card and one of the strongest cards in Yu-Gi-Oh for a while! This may leave you wondering how to get the Blue-Eyes White Dragon in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel.

There are three ways to get Blue-Eyes White Dragon in Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel. You can see these below.

The easiest method is to choose the starter deck, as you will get two Blue-Eyes White Dragons right off the bat. However, this will lock you out of the other two starter decks, so make sure you really want this card. Getting the Blue-Eyes White Dragon from Legacy Packs may take some time as you rely on luck.

To craft Blue-Eyes White Dragon cards, you will need 30 CP-UR. You can search for Blue-Eyes White Dragon in the deckbuilding menu and select it. This will give you the option to craft it.

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