# Why does my nose run when I cry.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-nose-run-when-i-cry/609673>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 16, 2012, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-nose-run-when-i-cry/609673 "2012-01-16T06:48:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![copperwindow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4af34b/32.png) [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-nose-run-when-i-cry/609673/1 "2012-01-16T06:48:16Z")

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Look at tittle.

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**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-nose-run-when-i-cry/609673/2 "2012-01-16T07:01:32Z")

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> [@copperwindow](#):
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> Look at tittle.

Don’t mind if I _do_.

Oh wait… it’s because your eyes are connected to your nose via the [Nasolacrimal duct](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasolacrimal_duct). 😃

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**Author:** ![si\_blakely](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@si\_blakely](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/si_blakely)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-nose-run-when-i-cry/609673/3 "2012-01-16T08:32:05Z")

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> [@copperwindow](#):
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> Look at tittle.

I’m looking at the [tittle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tittle) - I’m not seeing much. 😉

Si

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-nose-run-when-i-cry/609673/4 "2012-01-16T09:49:44Z")

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> [@si\_blakely](#):
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> I’m looking at the [tittle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tittle) - I’m not seeing much. 😉

Not a jot.

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**Author:** ![Foggy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foggy/32/1082_2.png) [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2012, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-nose-run-when-i-cry/609673/5 "2012-01-16T11:24:40Z")

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I asked the same question (more or less) over 11 years ago.

[Crying](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=39879)