# sneezing and eyeballs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneezing-and-eyeballs/65434>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 14, 2001, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneezing-and-eyeballs/65434 "2001-05-14T21:31:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Acco40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/58956e/32.png) [@Acco40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acco40)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2001, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneezing-and-eyeballs/65434/1 "2001-05-14T21:31:22Z")

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Obviously, when a person sneezes, they naturally close their eyes.

But if somehow I keep my eyes open the next time I sneeze, what are the chances my eyeballs would pop out?

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**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2001, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneezing-and-eyeballs/65434/2 "2001-05-14T22:21:13Z")

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