Tuesday, 4 March 2014

Why do we cry? The three types of tears



Whether we cry during a sad movie, while chopping onions, or completely involuntarily, our eyes are constantly producing tears. Alex Gendler tracks a particularly watery day in the life of Iris (the iris) as she cycles through basal, reflex and emotional tears.


Lesson by Alex Gendler, animation by The Moving Company Animation Studio.