Reminds me of Issac Newton, who had the total opposite attitude towards needles in his eye. He poked holes in his cornea as an experiment. This was discussed r

Reminds me of Issac Newton, who had the total opposite attitude towards needles in his eye. He poked holes in his cornea as an experiment. This was discussed recently here on HN, but I couldn't find the submission. Here's a link to another story about it: https://jsaulburton.com/2014/07/27/isaac-newton-his-eye-and-his-bodkin/ https://jsaulburton.com/2014/07/27/isaac-newton-his-eye-and-...