What is the speed of a sneeze?
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Seems like the average speed is 90 MPH.
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Superstition had it that at the moment of a sneeze, all thoughts are momentarily banished from the concious mind, leaving an opening for the Devil to get in. I think it goes back to the second century.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photic_sneeze_reflex
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Sneezing feels good because it's releasing pressure -- it's an orgasm* of sort. \n\n*Orgasms are not only sexual for the dirty minds out there!
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A sternutation or, more commonly known, sneeze is a semi-autonomous, convulsive expulsion of air from the nose and mouth. This air can reach speeds of 70 m/s (250 km/h) and an unimpeded sneeze sends two to five thousand bacteria-filled droplets into the air\n\nThis was also interesting:\n\nFebruary 2002 - Your brain musters a host of muscles to clear irritants from your nose at speeds up to 100 mph.\n\nEver try to stop a sneeze? Not easy, is it?\n\nSneezing is a reflex. "When your nose itches you sneeze," just as your knee jerks when a doctor taps it, says California allergist William E. Berger, M.D., a member of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. "Closing your eyes when you sneeze is also part of the reflex reaction."\n\nSneezing may seem simple, but it's more involved than you think. Here's how it works: Your nose often warns you a sneeze is coming. An irritant makes your nose start to itch or tickle.\n\nThen the part of your brain termed a "sneeze center" sends a message to designated muscles. "The signal from the brain tells our body to sneeze as a means of clearing out the irritating particles," says Dr. Berger.\n\nThe chest, abdomen, diaphragm, vocal cords, throat and eyelids join in a certain order to launch a sneeze. Presto -- your nose releases the irritant that's causing that itch. A sneeze propels particles from your nose at a speed of up to 100 miles per hour.\n\nSome particles sneak into your nose in a normal breath. A lot more come from colds or allergies. But the cause of your sneeze could also be bright sunshine.\n\nStrange as it sounds, bright light causes one out of three people to sneeze. Some doctors call them "photics," from the Greek meaning "of light." Photic sneezers can blame their parents -- you inherit this trait.\n\nIf your sneeze comes with chest congestion, headache, yellow or green nasal discharge, fever or a stuffy nose, you may want to see a doctor. You could have a cold or allergy.\n\nYou may be tempted to stop a sneeze. Don't.
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I would at least rub it immediately against my pants to wipe it hastily. It's probably best to tell the person. The person should know I sneezed if we ran into each other right afterward. I never sneeze in my hands. I always try my best to pull  the collar of my shirt to sneeze inside it. Germs don't spread as much.
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No, I sneeze all the time.\nb
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First of all not all people sneeze multiple times in a row.  The reason for sneezing is your body's primary defense against something trying to get in that shouldn't be there such as dust, pollen, bacteria, etc.  The little hairs in your nose are very sensitive and when something moves them it gets trapped inside and sneezing is how your body expels the invader from your nose or throat if it made it that far although coughing is usually more related to the throat.
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The speed of light and other EM waves (in a vacuum) is:\n299,792,458 meters per second\n\nThe speed of sound (at sea level) is:\n340.29 meters per second\n\nThe ratio is 880,991 times faster.\nThe difference is 299,792,118 m/s faster.\n\nOr the simple answer is about a million times faster.\nThe even simpler answer is *lots* faster!\n\nThis also explains why you see far away lightning long before you hear the thunder clap (except in the movies).
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At the same time?? I can't recall doing that, however I would have to say that if I were to sneeze and fart at the same time  while driving down I-95 the air would be going at least 65 M.P.H.
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A.) 3.02891 seconds\nB.) 290.1 m/s\n\nTrust me... =)
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A sneeze happens with tremendous speed and pressure, and you can feel it coming, if a ball is coming at you extremely fast, or anything for that matter, it's our instinctive response to close our eyes. I was in a car accident and as soon as the car went off the road, I closed my eyes, there was nothing else to do. We're just people.
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If your heart stops your dead or in cardiac-arrest, plain and simple. Sneezes increase the pressure in your chest and change blood flow, causing the heart to "flutter" a little bit. When u sneeze your heart doesnt stop or pause or anything, it may speed up, but stopin is a negative. \n\nThe "bless you" thing came from the plague, when people sneezed it was a sign of the plague. They said "bless you" so that incase that u didnt make it, you would still go to heaven after u bit the dust.\n\nFinal Answer: Hearts dont stop from sneezing. "Bless you" is said from the days of the plague.
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Sneezing helps u to remove an irritation from your nose.It is more of a response than a voluntary action. Like all other involuntary actions in our body sneezing also involves a lot of muscles. Some of these muscles may be involved in the closing of the eye lids. Being an involuntary action we are unable to keep our eyes open when sneezing. \nHowever we do find yogis who have control on many of their muscles - may be they will be in a better position to keep their eyes open when sneezing.\n\nOn the lighter side - what do you really expect to see when u are sneezing!!!!!
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Look at a brihgt light until you sneeze. Or Get some pepper and smell deep into it if you wait a while.\n~*Alyssa*~
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Everyone has their own unique style of sneezing.  Based on what you are saying I am guessing that when you sneeze you put pressure in your throat and on the back of your neck and into your shoulders.  The spinal nerves that control your arms are in the back of your neck just at the area where if you put your fingers on the back of your neck and tilt your head backwards, your fingers would be sort of pinched between your back and your head.  If, when you sneeze violently, you put a lot of pressure on your head downwards and bring your shoulders up, it could pinch off those nerves enough to send pain down your arms and even into your hands.  In order to avoid this, just try to do the impossible--change your style of sneezing.  Good luck with that.  If I have not described the way you sneeze, then, I'm sorry, I don't know why you get pains in your arms.\n\nSherril H.,  R.N.
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Sneezing is a reflex action intended for you to relieve somtehing from your air ways.  If the reflex is caused by a strong agent (such as pepper) you can bet that thinking won´t help.  On the other hand, if the agent causing the reflex is not very strong, thinking about anything will make it stop.