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Sneezy!

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Here's part of an article from the Daily Telegraph.  Some questions follow. Don’t hold in a sneeze, warn doctors. It could be the death of you W hen sitting in a quiet theatre or a packed train, stifling a sneeze by holding the nose and closing the mouth may seem like the courteous option. But doctors have warned against the polite practice, after a man ruptured the back of his throat while trying to contain the convulsive explosion of air. Sneezes are powerful, travelling up to 200 mph, according to MIT scientists, with the power to eject debris up to 25 feet. Previously people have been admitted to hospital suffering from burst eardrums, ruptured blood vessels in the eyes, damaged facial nerves, pulled muscles and even cracked ribs from trying to contain the huge force. After seven days the man, who has not been identified, was well enough to be discharged with the advice not to block both nostrils when sneezing in future. Q1) What can we work out? Q2) Wha