How chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from stop producing tears. ?!


Question: How chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from stop producing tears. ?
Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from stop producing tears. What is the connection? Why does this work? does any site give details and support this?


Answers: How chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from stop producing tears. ?
Chewing on gum while cutting onions can help a person from stop producing tears. What is the connection? Why does this work? does any site give details and support this?

It can do this, the chewing action reduces the breathing in through the nose of the volitile oils that are released during peeling which explains this...

i am not sure

Chewing of gum I do not know, but putting the onions in water helps a lot.

Maybe http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/561887 Will Help U Littlebit...

Mythbusters I think disproved this.

HI! IT IS SCIENTICALLY PROVED AND CONTINUIOUS CHEWING KEEPS THE PUPIL MOVING HELPING TO PREVENT THE FLOW OF TEARS!

Never heard of such a thing; but when I wear my contacts (as opposed to glasses), my eyes don't tear up.

if they are male the multitasking might be a bit to much. i no i can't multi task to save myself!





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