When you slice a crisp onion, it tears through cells releasing a sulfur-based gas. When the gas contacts the water coating your eyes, it forms an irritating sulfuric acid. To protect your eyes, your tear ducts work overtime like crying..
here are some tricks to try:
-Slice the onion under cold water. The gas will react with the water rather than your eyes.
- You can freeze the onion for 10 minutes before cutting it. Cooling the onion will slow down the chemical reaction.
1 comment:
Very nice blog. I learned a few interesting things :D
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