[lit-ideas] Re: "Bless You" (Was: Sneeze)

Have you tapped your mother on the nose? 

yrs,
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Stone" <pas@xxxxxxxx>
To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 10:08 AM
Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: "Bless You" (Was: Sneeze)


> At 12:55 PM 7/30/2004, you wrote:
> > > Looking at the sun always causes one to sneeze.  I'd like a  physiological
> > > explanation of this, please.
> >
> >Another unsolved riddle problem in physics: Tap a dog on the nose and 
> >he'll sneeze.
> 
> It's not really unsovlved. It's called "Photic Sneezing" AKA "ACHOO -- 
> Autosomal Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst".
> 
> It is genetic and it only affects less than half of the population. My 
> father does it, my sister and I both do it, but not my mother. I can even 
> do it by looking at a fluorescent bulb (only when it's on). I do it all the 
> time because hey, there aren't too many better things than a sneeze.
> 
> looking into the light,
> paul
> 
> ##########
> Paul Stone
> pas@xxxxxxxx
> Kingsville, ON, Canada 
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