A contest of gazes is made up of two people staring into each other's eyes and ending with one of them blinking, laughing or looking away, losing. There are some strategies you can use to improve your chances of winning by developing techniques to keep your eyes moist or distract your opponent. This article explains how to win a staring contest using some of these techniques.
Steps
Part 1 of 2: Avoid Distractions and Blinking
Step 1. Establish the rules
It is important to establish the criteria for victory or defeat before starting, so as not to be distracted during the course of the challenge.
- To avoid disputes, set the rules clearly and precisely with your opponent before you begin.
- In some cases it is decided that the race ends as soon as a challenger closes his eyes, looks away or starts laughing.
- Other times, it is not allowed to make strange faces or move your hands in front of the opponent's face.
Step 2. Moisten your eyes before starting
You won't be able to blink for a long time, so try to moisten your eyes as much as possible to start the challenge.
- Close your eyelids for a long time, in a relaxed way, and squint your eyes tightly just before the competition starts.
- If you can, yawn to produce a few tears.
- Avoid eye drops and face creams. It's best to stay away from anything that might itch or irritate your eye, and make you blink.
- All of this will help the eye avoid feeling dry and itchy during the challenge.
Step 3. Try to relax and stay calm
If you feel uncomfortable or stressed, it will be more likely to distract you or blink.
- If you can, sit or stand in a comfortable position.
- Don't strain your eyes.
- Don't focus too much on the person in front of you.
Step 4. Let your mind wander
If you focus too much on your opponent ahead, you risk making mistakes.
- Most people tend to stare into space without blinking when lost in their own thoughts.
- Think of a topic that you find really interesting and turn your entire mental attention to it.
- Don't let your mind wander too much however, you may find yourself looking the other way!
Step 5. Look slightly sideways, quite often
It can help when the eyes start to feel dry.
- When you can no longer bear dry eyes and feel the need to close them, squeeze your eyes a little, as in a slight squint.
- It will help to lightly moisten them again.
- Try to do it gently. If you squeeze them or move them too much, it may seem that you have closed them.
Step 6. Practice in front of the mirror
It can be useful to increase the time spent without blinking and to avoid distractions.
- If you keep missing eye contests, give yourself time to practice.
- Fix your gaze in the bathroom mirror and time how long you can stay without closing your eyes.
- Try to beat your times every time you practice.
Part 2 of 2: Beat the Opponent
Step 1. Know your opponent
Being aware of your opponent's weaknesses can help you win.
- If your opponent is easily distracted, he can help you.
- Find out how long your opponent can stay without blinking and try to keep their eyes open for at least that amount of time.
- Find out what makes your opponent laugh.
Step 2. Make the opponent laugh
- Make strange faces or sounds.
- Roll your eyes or look sideways.
- Tell jokes that make you laugh.
- Be careful not to make yourself laugh in the meantime, or you risk losing!
Step 3. Try to distract the opponent
Try to get him to look away or blink.
- Wave your hands to the side to create a disturbing and distracting movement.
- Snap your fingers to the side to distract him with a sound effect.
- Try dropping an object to make it look away.
Step 4. Stay focused
Your opponent will most likely try to distract you in very similar ways.
- Think of something that makes you very sad or makes you very angry. It will help you avoid laughing.
- Recognize when your opponent is actually doing something fun, but refuse to react.
- Avoid listening to sounds or distractions.
- Gaze directly at the opponent's pupils to avoid looking at other points on the face.
Advice
- Practice with a small child. In most cases, they only close their eyes once every few minutes.
- If you wear contact lenses, they will be very helpful. They keep your eyes moist by reducing the need to close them.
- When you read, you don't close your eyes that often. So try to read more; it will increase your brainpower as well as your chances of winning, and it's fun too!
- Practice with family, mom, dad, brothers, sisters or friends!
