Facts or Fictions

Was listening to my brother yesterday that he mentioned about what his friend has seen few days back. Ever imagine when you sneeze with your nose pressed, trying hard to surpress the pressure, in fact something bad may happen to you. His friend actually witnessed a scene whereby the person eyes got popped out from her head. After listening to his bullshit, I have decided to find my good friend once again, google aka the grid computing!

Why is it absolutely impossible to sneeze with your eyes open?

One of the classic Odd Body Questions is why can’t I sneeze without closing my eyes. This question was answered in my first book, The Odd Body. The medical term for a sneeze is the “sternutatory reflex”. Almost all animals sneeze. A sneeze helps clear the nose and sinus regions while injecting oxygen into the cells of the body. A sniff does much the same thing. Nevertheless, a sneeze is a very complicated body action. Technically, a sneeze is produced when an irritant contacts the nasal mucosa, which in turn stimulates the trigeminal nerve, which in turn stimulates the pons and medullai of the brain, which in turn sets off additional nerve reactions, and so on. During a sneeze, tremendous stress is placed on the body. Considerable air pressure is place upon the eyes. This pressure is not enough to pop your eyes out of your head or even make them bulge out, but enough to make your eyes feel uncomfortable from the added pressure. According to Dr. G.H. Drumheller of the International Rhinologic Society in Milan, we close our eyes when we sneeze in order to keep the eyes from “extruding”.

Reference from http://www.theregister.com/2007/01/13/the_odd_body_sneezing_eyes_open/


oh yeah.. saw this while i did the above research. Someone did told me before that acne is caused by improper hygiene. Well, now i finally know its not true. :P

Fiction: Acne is caused is caused by improper hygiene

While it is true that acne is caused by blocked pores, better hygiene cannot prevent acne. All of the scrubbing in the world cannot unblock or prevent the blocking of pores, because the blockage is well below the surface of the skin.


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