# heh, no shit.... does bright light make you sneeze?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-no-shit-does-bright-light-make-you-sneeze/41623
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [January 11, 2008, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-no-shit-does-bright-light-make-you-sneeze/41623 "2008-01-11T06:42:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 17
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2008, 6:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-no-shit-does-bright-light-make-you-sneeze/41623/1 "2008-01-11T06:42:05Z")
[http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=looking-at-the-sun-can-trigger-a-sneeze](http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=looking-at-the-sun-can-trigger-a-sneeze)
Until I saw this, I thought everyone had this “trigger” so to speak. Must of looked pretty retarded looking at a bright light to get a sneeze out, to people it doesn’t effect.
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### Author:  [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2008, 6:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-no-shit-does-bright-light-make-you-sneeze/41623/2 "2008-01-11T06:44:03Z")
nooooooo idea
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### Author:  [@RuBiCaNT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RuBiCaNT)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2008, 6:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-no-shit-does-bright-light-make-you-sneeze/41623/3 "2008-01-11T06:46:39Z")
That’s happened to me before.
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### Author:  [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2008, 6:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-no-shit-does-bright-light-make-you-sneeze/41623/4 "2008-01-11T06:48:02Z")
WTFAYTA?
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### Author:  [@micah](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/micah)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2008, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-no-shit-does-bright-light-make-you-sneeze/41623/5 "2008-01-11T06:51:21Z")
when i feel a sneeze coming on, if i glance at the sun itll push through and ill sneeze
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### Author:  [@SkunkApe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SkunkApe)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2008, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-no-shit-does-bright-light-make-you-sneeze/41623/6 "2008-01-11T06:52:47Z")
^ew
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### Author:  [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2008, 7:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-no-shit-does-bright-light-make-you-sneeze/41623/7 "2008-01-11T07:03:32Z")
I thought it was like that for everyone too. Well its a yes for me same as Micah described.
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### Author:  [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2008, 7:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-no-shit-does-bright-light-make-you-sneeze/41623/8 "2008-01-11T07:17:22Z")
OT: If you want to hold back a sneeze, push hard against your upper lip and annunciate ‘cabbages’ a few times.
I’m serious.
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### Author:  [@Dr.Stevil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Dr.Stevil)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2008, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-no-shit-does-bright-light-make-you-sneeze/41623/9 "2008-01-11T07:39:02Z")
heh, I would of assumed more non-light sneezers
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### Author:  [@TORQDSS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TORQDSS)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2008, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-no-shit-does-bright-light-make-you-sneeze/41623/10 "2008-01-11T07:41:38Z")
i sneeze from bright light (i have some crazy eye condition and bright lights are actually very painful sometimes) and from strong mints
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### Author:  [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2008, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-no-shit-does-bright-light-make-you-sneeze/41623/11 "2008-01-11T07:50:56Z")
Walking out of a dark movie theater in the bright sunshine does it for me.
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### Author:  [@evilsrt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evilsrt)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2008, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-no-shit-does-bright-light-make-you-sneeze/41623/12 "2008-01-11T07:56:44Z")
its called photic sneeze reflex. If I’ve been inside and walk outside and look up I sneeze pretty much instantly. About 20-25% of people have it and its genetic.
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### Author:  [@Bigairskier1580](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bigairskier1580)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2008, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-no-shit-does-bright-light-make-you-sneeze/41623/13 "2008-01-11T08:03:36Z")
> [@evilsrt](#):
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> its called photic sneeze reflex. If I’ve been inside and walk outside and look up I sneeze pretty much instantly. About 20-25% of people have it and its genetic.
Weirdos.
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### Author:  [@AfXtc777](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AfXtc777)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2008, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-no-shit-does-bright-light-make-you-sneeze/41623/14 "2008-01-11T10:20:54Z")
im the only one out of all my friends that this happens to:gotme:
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### Author:  [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2008, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-no-shit-does-bright-light-make-you-sneeze/41623/15 "2008-01-11T10:35:43Z")
> [@MicaH](#):
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> when i feel a sneeze coming on, if i glance at the sun itll push through and ill sneeze
yep same here or any light for that matter
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### Author:  [@MikeRi24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MikeRi24)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-no-shit-does-bright-light-make-you-sneeze/41623/16 "2008-01-11T16:29:54Z")
generally doesnt bother me…when i have a cold though it does really bad, if i see any bright light, my eyes will water up horribly and i will feel like i have to sneeze for a good 3-4 min, then sometimes i will sneeze, sometimes i wont. only happens when im sick though.
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### Author:  [@orzech](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/orzech)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2008, 4:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/heh-no-shit-does-bright-light-make-you-sneeze/41623/17 "2008-01-11T16:33:55Z")
when i feel like i am going to sneeze for like 5 minutes and cant i will look at a bright light and then i sneeze. problem solved… so yes 🙂