2006-11-09 06:53:47 · 23 answers · asked by missshortly 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Yeah your eyes will pop out!
2006-11-09 06:55:34 · answer #1 · answered by Sir Sidney Snot 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it's an urban myth! Our eyes are actually very secure in their sockets and, as the sockets are made out of bone and not connected to our nasal passages, the pressure of a sneeze does not affect them. For the eye to pop out, there would have to be a muscle behind the eyes that contracted when you sneeze. The only muscles in the eyes are positioned at the front of the socket--and those are firmly holding our eyeballs in place. It's also almost impossible to hold our eyelids open while we sneeze, because they snap shut by reflex. This gives people the impression that our body is reacting to the sneeze by doing its best to keep our eyes firmly in place. In actuality, the reflex serves no purpose; it's just the way we're wired. The nerves serving the eyes and the nose are closely intertwined, and stimuli to one often trigger a response in the other. But you're better off worrying about what might be shooting out your nose than off your face!
2006-11-09 15:04:23 · answer #2 · answered by uknative 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I can sneeze with my eyes open, and everybody at my school says that you can do that if you hold them open with your hands... When you get LASIK done, there are these things that prop your eyes open, so I guess you could sneeze with your eyes open, unless your eyes had REALLY good resistance... No, your eyes will not pop out (LOL), and IF they did, I doubt they would pop out very far from the eye socket.
2006-11-09 15:55:21 · answer #3 · answered by nanceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i cannot sneeze with my eyes open so I don't know if my eyes would pop out or not. Interesting question though.
2006-11-09 15:02:09 · answer #4 · answered by carasmom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.
2006-11-09 15:04:31 · answer #5 · answered by pickle juice 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
haha no way. Have you heard and seen of people's eyes popping out when they sneezed?
2006-11-09 14:55:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No you cant sneeze with your eyes open because they close automatically.
2006-11-09 16:25:28 · answer #7 · answered by Little Minx 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i can sneeze with my eyes open and they didnt pop out....my pants fell down tho lol.
2006-11-09 15:20:35 · answer #8 · answered by ........ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, you can't sneeze with your eyes open because when you sneeze your body get's an impuls to actually close your eyes.
2006-11-09 15:07:41 · answer #9 · answered by lolkedouma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can! Have done it often myself and still have both eyes in my head! A lot of people have said in the past that it's impossible, but I have proved them wrong!
2006-11-09 15:01:56 · answer #10 · answered by Bymble 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋