Why is it that we can actaully feel when someone is looking at us?

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Flys have 5 eyes.

Its a coincidence really. How many times have people stared at you and you never noticed vs catching them.

You'll never know.
Yeah my friends have told me when I was being stared at and I wasn't able to "sense" it
 

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My theory is that since the whites in people's eyes stand out, we subconsciously see it through our peripheral vision and instinctively turn to that direction
 

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I don't like that shyt especially after you catch them staring and they're still staring at you. It's really off putting when it's a dude and he's giving off the :shaq: Or the :demonic:vibe
 

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Nah, we can't. You're just most likely insecure. That "feeling" is basically us being self conscious. Aint no secret power spider sense shyt goin on.
 

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It may be some deeply ingrained survival instinct.

It's not in the same context the OP was speaking on but I've talked to a number of ex-military people(special forces commando types) both on and offline and read a lot of literature on the subject, and they all say that humans can indeed 'feel' when someone is watching them, especially the head/face area.

For instance if you're sneaking up behind someone(i.e: a sentry) it's best to look at their legs/ass area. Apparently when you look directly at the back of their heads they invariably sense it and turn around.
Another example would be a sniper looking at someone through the scope of his rifle. Some guys believe the scope somehow amplifies the killing intent or whatever. Apparently the target starts getting anxious, starts fidgeting around etc.
 

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If its a nice chick ill stare back till she stares down or smiles :shaq:
If its a nikka or s ugly chick n they keep staring ima give em a bad frown like fukk outta here lil bytch
If its a ugly chick ima change my face as if im getting sick
 

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I think we all have certain psychic abilities. Like how flys and bugs know exactly when you're about to swat them.

Long before the fly leaps, its tiny brain calculates the location of the impending threat, comes up with an escape plan, and places its legs in an optimal position to hop out of the way in the opposite direction. All of this action takes place within about 100 milliseconds after the fly first spots the swatter.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news139142949.html#jCp
 

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Evolution. It's a survival technique that has been honed through the ages. We're loaded with them. Many of which we don't even use these days because we are so modernized. If science isn't your cup of tea, you could say it's because we are lowkey psychic(which I don't totally discount but not in relation to feeling eyes on you)
 
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