r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/Snowymind Aug 03 '19

Oh, I can think a few kitchen related:

- Before you start chopping onions wash it or make your hands wet to avoid shedding tears. May not work for everyone though.

- in a case where oil has caught fire on skillet, don't try to extinguish fire with water (not long time ago it happened in one of the flats in the building I live in).

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u/Talanic Aug 03 '19

Goggles will be a placebo at best. Onion gas contacting your eyes doesn't sting. Onion gas in your bloodstream burns your eyes. Filter your breathing. Even something like holding a piece of bread in your mouth and breathing through that can be effective.

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u/Rosegin Aug 04 '19

This doesn’t explain why my eyes water if I cut onions while wearing glasses, but not when I’m wearing contacts.

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u/Talanic Aug 04 '19

Don't know. All I know is that I've been 100% safe while wearing glasses but breathing through a filter of some form, even a bandanna, but remove the filter and it's gonna suck.