How to Make Yourself Sneeze
Smell some spices., Sniff a bit of capsicum extract., Sniff a fizzy drink., Open a stick of peppermint gum.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Smell some spices.
Smelling certain spices can cause you to sneeze.
Try searching your cupboard for a bottle of spices, such as ground black pepper, cumin, coriander, or crushed red pepper.
You can open the bottle and sniff the spices or use them in your cooking and inhale through your nose as you add them.Grinding the spices can also cause you to sneeze.
Try grinding a few peppercorns with a mortar and pestle to bring on a sneeze. -
Step 2: Sniff a bit of capsicum extract.
Capsicum is naturally derived from hot peppers, and is used in both medication and pepper spray.
You can purchase a bottle of some capsicum extract or look for a product that contains it already.
Don’t apply the extract to the inside of your nose because it will burn.
Instead, dab a cotton swab against the top of a capsicum extract bottle and hold the cotton swab in front of your nose.
Inhale the scent of the capsicum through your nose.If you do not have capsicum extract, then you can also cut open a hot pepper, such as a jalapeno or chili, and dab the inside of it with a cotton swab.
Then, inhale the scent of the capsicum through your nose. , Sniffing a carbonated beverage, especially from a soda fountain, may be all the stimulation your nose needs to let loose a sneeze.
Simply drinking a carbonated beverage may work, but you can also hold the cup right under your nose and inhale through your nose.This should cause you to sneeze.
Make sure that the soda is really fizzy.
If it is flat, then there might not be enough bubbles to bring on a sneeze. , Some people sneeze from smelling peppermint.
If you have some mints or peppermint gum around, then try popping one in your mouth.
Inhale the scent as you enjoy the gum or mint and it may cause you to sneeze.You can also try sniffing a bottle of peppermint essential oil if you have some.
Just open the bottle and inhale the scent of the oil through your nose.
Sniffing mint toothpaste may also work.
Just open the cap of your toothpaste and inhale the scent through your nose. -
Step 3: Sniff a fizzy drink.
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Step 4: Open a stick of peppermint gum.
Detailed Guide
Smelling certain spices can cause you to sneeze.
Try searching your cupboard for a bottle of spices, such as ground black pepper, cumin, coriander, or crushed red pepper.
You can open the bottle and sniff the spices or use them in your cooking and inhale through your nose as you add them.Grinding the spices can also cause you to sneeze.
Try grinding a few peppercorns with a mortar and pestle to bring on a sneeze.
Capsicum is naturally derived from hot peppers, and is used in both medication and pepper spray.
You can purchase a bottle of some capsicum extract or look for a product that contains it already.
Don’t apply the extract to the inside of your nose because it will burn.
Instead, dab a cotton swab against the top of a capsicum extract bottle and hold the cotton swab in front of your nose.
Inhale the scent of the capsicum through your nose.If you do not have capsicum extract, then you can also cut open a hot pepper, such as a jalapeno or chili, and dab the inside of it with a cotton swab.
Then, inhale the scent of the capsicum through your nose. , Sniffing a carbonated beverage, especially from a soda fountain, may be all the stimulation your nose needs to let loose a sneeze.
Simply drinking a carbonated beverage may work, but you can also hold the cup right under your nose and inhale through your nose.This should cause you to sneeze.
Make sure that the soda is really fizzy.
If it is flat, then there might not be enough bubbles to bring on a sneeze. , Some people sneeze from smelling peppermint.
If you have some mints or peppermint gum around, then try popping one in your mouth.
Inhale the scent as you enjoy the gum or mint and it may cause you to sneeze.You can also try sniffing a bottle of peppermint essential oil if you have some.
Just open the bottle and inhale the scent of the oil through your nose.
Sniffing mint toothpaste may also work.
Just open the cap of your toothpaste and inhale the scent through your nose.
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