Josh Clark
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Stuff You Should Know
How Sneezing Works
I am a photic sneezer more than I'm a native-born Toledoan even.
Stuff You Should Know
How Sneezing Works
Like anytime you like turn on a light –
Stuff You Should Know
How Sneezing Works
And I think it's just because of the intensity of it.
Stuff You Should Know
How Sneezing Works
But yeah, like if I walk out, say like if I go see a movie in the middle of the day, like it's just a slacker.
Stuff You Should Know
How Sneezing Works
And I come out and it's very sunny.
Stuff You Should Know
How Sneezing Works
It is guaranteed three sneezes in a row.
Stuff You Should Know
How Sneezing Works
And I looked into that, like, why do we sneeze multiple times?
Stuff You Should Know
How Sneezing Works
Apparently, there's a very simple answer for it, and that's that your brain has determined that the irritant hasn't been ejected yet.
Stuff You Should Know
How Sneezing Works
But with photic sneezing, it's almost like it's mistaken identity, right?
Stuff You Should Know
How Sneezing Works
I actually did see some other things too about the patterns because that's always fascinated me because I always sneeze in threes.