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| 540818 | 2007-04-13 06:16:00 | Why do onions make you cry when you cut them up? :illogical beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 540819 | 2007-04-13 06:21:00 | the act of cutting an onion produces a gas, and when it hits your eyes (And the water in them) it makes an acid which irritates your eyes. The crying is your brain trying to dilute the acid. Oh... and the worst thing to do is to rub your eyes, cause you will probably have onion juice on your hands. and that REALLY HURTS Source (home.howstuffworks.com) |
Dannz (1668) | ||
| 540820 | 2007-04-13 06:22:00 | howstuffworks.com has the answer (home.howstuffworks.com) | Myth (110) | ||
| 540821 | 2007-04-13 07:34:00 | If you want to avoid the watering eyes while peeling or cutting onions, first put them in some water. Trevor :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 540822 | 2007-04-13 07:41:00 | If you want to avoid the watering eyes while peeling or cutting onions, first put them in some water. Trevor :) Don't try this beetle ! ! ! ! Your eyes could drown ! And how could you see to put them back in place ? |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 540823 | 2007-04-13 07:54:00 | Murderer! So you SHOULD cry! Have you no respect for a life?! | mejobloggs (264) | ||
| 540824 | 2007-04-13 08:06:00 | Meh, onions are nothing! Just try going to the loo after handling chillies without washing hands or wearing gloves. ♪♫♪ Feeling HOT! HOT! HOT! ♪♫♪ |
bob_doe_nz (92) | ||
| 540825 | 2007-04-13 08:07:00 | Meh, onions are nothing! Just try going to the loo after handling chillies without washing hands or wearing gloves. ♪♫♪ Feeling HOT! HOT! HOT! ♪♫♪ :waughh::lol: LOL! is all i can say. Nice one bob...... :eek: |
Dannz (1668) | ||
| 540826 | 2007-04-13 08:57:00 | lol, or you could simply light a candle while you're cutting the onions and the flame will burn the chemical that makes your eyes water. | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 540827 | 2007-04-13 16:14:00 | heheh some years ago my brother'n'law and I decided to make some pickled onions so we bought a sack of onions then asked his daughter to peel em.....well she did about one and then complained that her eyes were stinging and didn't want to continue.......we said 'that's ok we'll do em it wont affect us at all' .....she said 'how come' .......we said 'well men dont cry'......you shoulda seen the look we got ! lol..... | drcspy (146) | ||
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