Well, for those who are worried, I'm doing better now :). Thanks for the advice from you all. I am back to work now for my school and have access to the
Internet twice a week. However, the computer i use now is a mac. Needless to say, i have no idea what
I'm doing and will have to figure out where and how i can find my pictures that i wanted to upload to show off to all of you. in the meantime, you'll just have to read about me instead of see me!
I have a question for anyone to answer. why do onions make you cry? Why do some make you cry uncontrollably and others don't even make you shed a tear ?
my next question: how many of you have had your identity stolen or something similar?
I hope you all have a great night!
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So you found some work!? Good I'm glad for ya, a little extra money is always nice. We TOTALLY need to finish our movie. What works for you? Call me and we can work something out. Maybe Kalynne would like to watch it too, then she can take a break from making frozen meals.
When you slice through an onion, you break open a number of onion cells. Some of these cells have enzymes inside of them, and when they are sliced open, the enzymes escape. The enzymes then decompose some of the other substances that have escaped from sliced cells. Some of these substances, amino acid sulfoxides, form sulfenic acids, which then quickly rearrange themselves into a volatile gas.
The gas reaches your eyes and reacts with the water that keeps them moist. This changes the chemical's form again, producing, among other things, a mild sulfuric acid, which irritates the eyes. The nerve endings in your eyes are very sensitive and so they pick up on this irritation (this is why our eyes sting when we slice onions). The brain reacts by telling your tear ducts to produce more water, to dilute the irritating acid so the eyes are protected. Your other reaction is probably to rub your eyes, but this will actually make the irritation a lot worse, of course, if you have onion juices all over your hands.
Oddly enough, this volatile compound is also responsible for a lot of the great taste in onions, as well as the pleasant aroma when you cook the vegetable. You'll also get sulfenic acids by cutting up garlic, chives and leeks, among other vegetables, but they don't form the same irritating gas, just a strong smell.
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glad to here that you are doing better - it was my phone call wasn't it? YIPPEE about the news...
Hey Chel! My identity wasn't stolen exactly...but around Christmas a couple of years ago someone randomly picked my debit card's numbers in Illinois and used all my money....it took a while to get it back and to prove it wasn't me......if you have other questions i might be able to answer them!
Did your identity get stolen? Last year I found out someone in California had been using my SS # since 2000. It was a little scary, and a pain to contact the credit bureaus but it looks like everything is all straightened out. I don't know anything about the onions but the white ones make me cry alot. Hope you are doing good! Thanks for having the party at your house a couple weeks ago, we had fun!
i'm so glad to hear that you're doing better. i would really like to play sometime. a couple of months ago i had a fraudulent charge on my debit card - no idea where it came from. it was only $50, but still. I got it back along with a new card. has your identity been stolen?
I'm glad you're doing better. I know it was a HUGE adjustment for me when I stopped working. Hang in there it does get better.
I don't know why onions make you cry but I do know if you put them in the freezer for about 15-20 minutes (I think it might be a little longer - I'll double check and let you know) and then cut them, they wont make you cry (or at least not as much).
I am glad you are feeling better! I would offer to let you come hang out with me at my house, but all the dog hair might kill you.
I luckly haven't ever had my idenity stolen. I hope you didn't have your stolen because I hear it is quite the pain to fix!
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