• Question: Why do onions make you cry?

    Asked by anon-198984 to Luisa on 7 Mar 2019.
    • Photo: Marialuisa Crosatti

      Marialuisa Crosatti answered on 7 Mar 2019:


      When we cut onions, they release a substance that irritates the eyes. The eyes start to cry as a mechanism to protect themselves

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