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"As onions are sliced or eaten, cells are broken, allowing enzymes called alliinases to break down amino acid sulphoxides and generate sulphenic acids. Sulphenic acids are unstable and spontaneously rearrange into a volatile gas called syn-propanethial-S-oxide. The gas diffuses through the air and eventually reaches the eye, where it binds to sensory neurons, creating a stinging sensation. Tear glands produce tears to dilute and flush out the irritant."
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What percent of people cry when they cut onions?
i think near about 70% people are cry when they cut onions including me.
What won't cry but will make you cry if you remove its skin?
That would be an onion. Onions don't cry, but the people who peel them do.
How do onions cry?
they don't cry
Will you not cry if you chew gum while cutting onions?
it is true that if you chew gum while cutting onions you will not cry
What enzyme is in onions that makes you cry?
allinases
Do you like onions?
no , I mean who in the world like onions they smell bad. They make me cry:( :( :( :( :(
Does Chuck Norris make onions cry?
Trick question!! Chuck Norris can't cry, only cause eternal crying for his victims.
Why onions make you cry?
Coz thy are apples
What are some other foods that make you cry?
onions
Which vegetable cry us when you cut us?
Onions.
Why do the onuon make us cry?
Onions dont make you cry the make your eyes watery
Why don't some people cry while chopping onions?
Because it is the strong potency coming from the onion that reacts with the eye.
