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Why do our eyes burn and tear when we cut onions? This listener question will be discussed in this episode.
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\\nSources
\\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tear_gas
\\nhttps://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reizstoff
\\nhttps://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zwiebel
\\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onion
\\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syn-Propanethial-S-oxide
\\nhttps://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propanthialoxid
\\nhttps://www.britannica.com/story/why-do-onions-make-you-cry
\\nhttps://www.thoughtco.com/why-do-onions-make-you-cry-604309
\\nhttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/06/170620122950.htm
\\nhttp://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/pso/psoc.htm
\\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliinase
\\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliin
\\nhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cysteine#Biological_functions
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