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Why can't we keep our eyes open when we sneeze?

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Why can't we keep our eyes open when we sneeze?
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Technically, you could physically hold, or have someone else hold, your eyes lids open when you sneeze. Otherwise, I guess that it would fall under that involuntary reflex category.
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WHEN YOU SNEEZE YOUR HEART STOPS AND THAT IS WHY PEOPLE SAY "BLESS YOU"...SO YOU CANNOT CONTROL YOUR BODY WHEN YOUR HEART STOPS !!!
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its part of the muscle contraction...the face all works togther u open ur mouth to sneeze ur eyes close..
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My guess is the muscles involved in sneezing are close enough to the eyes that they would exert such a force on the eyes when you sneeze that your eyes would be damaged if you kept them open. . . There seems to be no proven answer to this question anywhere on the Internet, so good one!
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nope....i tried
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If your eyes were open when you sneezed the pressure would blow them out of the sockets.
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No, it is medically impossible. No one has ever done it, ever.
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