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Why do we sneeze

The change in Gibbs function during gas movement gas molecules move from high pressure to low [Pg.152]

When we sneeze, the gases contained in the lungs are ejected through the throat so violently that they can move at extraordinary speeds of well over a hundred miles an hour. One of the obvious reasons for a sneeze is to expel germs, dust, etc. in the nose - which is why a sneeze can be so messy. [Pg.152]

It is relatively easy to unblock a nose by blowing, but a sneeze is a superb means for unblocking the nose from the opposite direction. [Pg.152]

The air pressure above the upper side of the paper decreases because the air moves over its surface faster than the air stream running past the paper s underside. The [Pg.152]

Partial vaccum here causes paper to lift [Pg.152]


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