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Thiopropanal sulfoxide. It is believed that this molecule forms sulfuric acid when it hits your eyes and makes them burn. This does not appear to be harmful to to body.

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mild sulfuric acid.

More correctly, propanethiol S-oxide, which produces sulfuric acid when mixed with tears from your eyes.

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What part of a onion makes you cry?

All onions make you cry, because when you cut them, the enzymes inside combine to make a gas that wafts up from the onion. When the gas touches the water in your eyes, it forms sulfuric acid, which is what makes your eyes cry in order to wash the irritant away. You can avoid this by cutting the onion under water, or chilling it.


Is looking at onions good for your eyes?

No, onion juice makes your eyes tear up and cry because they don't like the juice. Do not squirt onion juice into your eyes.


How much voltage does an onion have?

enough to make your eyes water.


Will cutting a onion by candle light prevent you from crying?

you cry when cutting onions because the chemical from the onion is attracted to moisture, and so as your eyes are full of water the chemical will irritate your eyes and tear ducts. in conclusion, yes candle light MIGHT help as the flame will evaporates the moisture and yet it might NOT help as the flame cant take all of the moisture out of your eyes. Pinecones... aged 13


When guine pigs are near onion the close their eyes?

Onions make guinea pigs eyes sting too, just like it makes ours. The guinea pig is simply keeping its eyes from the sting of the onion.


What food makes you cry?

Onion:When we cut onion 2 chemicals like sulfoxides and enzymes to form gas when this gas reach our eye it makes cry now usually to avoid crying we wash the onion then we see crying chemicals if we make next onion we will wear goggles to protect our eyes thus gas do not reach our eyes.


What onion makes you produce the most tears?

The onion which contains more amount of sulphur in it


Does Onion Soup mix cause redness in the eyes of diabetics?

Fresh onions always make my eyes water when I am peeling them. However, an onion soup mix does not have that affect. The onions are not fresh and there is no reason that your eyes should turn red from opening a package of onion soup mix.


Why you get tear when you cut onion?

A cut onion releases an irritant into the air which irritates our eyes, the body's response in turn is to try to get rid of the irritant through the production of tears. You can try one of two things to have your eyes water less when cutting onions...one is to cut your onion under a stream of water from your tap, the other is to not cut the end of the onion that has the roots on it...this will result in less irritant being released. kutay


Why do onion make you cry?

When you cut them, the enzymes inside combine to make a gas that wafts up from the onion. This gas is an irritant, so when it gets in your eyes they water in order to wash the irritant away. You can avoid this by cutting the onion under water, or chilling it.


How do onions make your eyes water?

It is due to breathing through your nose and the associated odor of the onion. By breathing through your mouth (or gnaw on a toothpick?) you should be able to control the weepy eyes and nose. According to the food channel, it's because when you cut the onion, you pierce the cells which releases a chemical which irritates the pink tissue of the eyes & nose. Which are proximate to the source when looking down to slice & dice. Wanna real treat? Cut up some horseradish, it's guaranteed to run you out of the kitchen right fast!


Will a frozen onion make people cry?

no it will not the air that makes people cry is frozen and will no longer burn your eyes.