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The Mysteries of the onions you want to know about






Top Secret you need to know.
The onion is just a small round vegetables that is usually white, yellow or red and has a strong smell and taste. Despite being small, it does something that even a tree cannot do. Such as reacting with water in the tears to form sulfuric acid. 
First of all this article is going to enlighten us on the top secret you can use in slicing an onions without a single tear dropping from your eyes. The onions having the botanical name Allium cepa is a herb with pungent edible bulbs. This little plant produce the chemical irritant known as Syn-propanethial-S-oxide that stimulates the eyes lachrymal glands so they release tears. Do you know the gas release from the onion reacts with the water in your tears to form sulfuric acid? How dangerous this could be if our eyes don't produce lot of tears to wash the irritant away. 
The good news is that you can slice an onion without shedding tears. Want to know how? Guess you do. The steps involved are just two simple steps

1. Freezing the onion: Subjecting your onion to arctic temperature retards the release of the semi-toxic chemicals. 

2. Cutting under a kitchen vent/fan: The vent hoovers the sulfur-laced air into the great beyond, and away from your eyeballs. After using this methods you can save your tears for the next time Drake drops a single

N/B: Do not drop a sliced onion for reuse because when sliced, an onion attracts bacteria that are harmful.

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