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  2. Sneeze - Wikipedia

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    The tendency to sneeze upon exposure to bright light is an autosomal dominant trait and affects 18–35% of the human population. [7] A rarer trigger, observed in some individuals, is the fullness of the stomach immediately after a large meal.

  3. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2010 August 28 ...

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    How powerful is a human sneeze. user--86.41.133.57 17:28, 28 August 2010 (UTC) According to sneeze , "Conservative estimates place the speed of release at around 100mph. However, the data collected from the 147th episode of Mythbusters titled 'Flu Fiction', concluded that the speed is closer to 35-40 mph, and launching from 15-20 feet."

  4. Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary

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    Their exhale can rise up to 15 feet into the air, clocking at a speed of 300 mph(the human sneeze at its fastest is about 100 mph). When born, calves are generally 10 ...

  5. Is it possible to sneeze while you are sleeping? - AOL

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  6. Doctors share 6 ways to make yourself sneeze on command - AOL

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    Avoid trying to hold in a sneeze or closing the nose or mouth, as this can rapidly increase the pressure of a sneeze, says Lane. While sneezing, the experts recommend taking steps to protect others.

  7. List of reflexes - Wikipedia

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    Photic sneeze reflex — a sneeze caused by sudden exposure to bright light. Plantar reflex — in infants up to 1 year of age, a curling of the toes when something rubs the ball of the foot. Pupillary accommodation reflex — a reduction of pupil size in response to an object coming close to the eye.

  8. Orders of magnitude (speed) - Wikipedia

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    Speed of International Space Station and typical speed of other satellites such as the Space Shuttle in low Earth orbit. 7,777: 28,000: 17,400: 2.594 × 10 −5: Speed of propagation of the explosion in a detonating cord. 10 4: 10,600 38,160 23,713.65 0.00004 Speed of propagation of the explosion of Octanitrocubane (ONC). 11,107: 39,985.2: ...

  9. List of onomatopoeias - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 2 December 2024. This is a list of onomatopoeias, i.e. words that imitate, resemble, or suggest the source of the sound that they describe. For more information, see the linked articles. Human vocal sounds Achoo, Atishoo, the sound of a sneeze Ahem, a sound made to clear the throat or to draw attention ...