Question:
"Will your eyes pop out if you sneeze with your eyes open?"
Answer:
"Yes, especially if you're eating soup or drinking a tall beverage"
You will then need a spoon to fish them out and pop them back in. And since you won't be able to see, that will be quite the challenge. ;) Actually, it's supposedly impossible to sneeze with your eyes open (though I swear I've managed it), so this isn't really something that you should worry about too much. Note this nicely written article on the subject:
The received wisdom states that if you don't blink when you sneeze, your eyes will fly out of your head. Thankfully, as is often the case with urban legends, this theory is a load of hooey. Your eyeballs are safe and sound in their sockets. In reality, a sneeze is simply an involuntary nervous response to nasal irritation. According to this nifty science blog entry, the sneeze impulse affects a variety of body parts, including the abdomen, chest, neck, and face. During a sneeze, the impulses that travel through your face cause your eyelids to blink. This response is entirely automatic. There's nothing you can do about it. Sneezing puts a lot of pressure on your head and respiratory system, so blinking is probably a protective mechanism. The point is that all of these responses (the abdominal contraction, the sharp burst of air out of your lungs, the general lunging movement) are intertwined. When you sneeze, you can't do one without the other.
And another site:
No, the unstoppable response of closing ones eyes while sneezing is to prevent the sneezed particles from entering the eyes of a person.and that is is basically impossible for that to happen. But DO NOT EVER EVER EVER, I REPEAT NEVER sneeze with your eyes open. THEY WILL pop out!
Basically, don't try and sneeze with your eyes open, just to be safe. :) haha *cough cough* Cassie *cough cough*. haha Have a great day! :)
Special thanks to: http://askville.amazon.com/eyes-pop-sneeze-open/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=391756
-Kristina
8 comments:
Good thing my eyes didn't pop out!!
haha, good thing! or you might have looked like that guy in the picture or worse. you might have needed to fish them out w/ a spoon! :P
baahaha!
Silly girls....sounds gross...TMI...but interesting non-the-less! Have a fun spring break!! Miss you!
Wow! That was one of the most random posts that I have ever read in my life! :) That is o.k. though. I can totally picture Cassie sneezing with her eyes open now, just to see what happens!!!!!
well it said that it was impossible to sneeze with your eyes open, so i wanted to prove them wrong... it didn't work out to well. haha!
Ya, maybe it they tell you not to, you shouldn't do it! :) :) :)
Good idea emma! ;) haha
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