Onion Tears versus Other Tears

[liz56]

Interesting news story:

"Above, you can see a crop of "Onion tears" on the left and 'Tears of grief' on the right. You can see full-sized images at her website and at the Smithsonian's Collage of Arts and Science blog."

http://io9.com/do-tears-of-grief-loo...der-1470513468

[Mawsky]

Very interesting. Unfortunate that I can not reap the benefit of either tear

[spmcc]

Certainly basal tears—like those that issue when chopping onions—have a different chemical component than psychic tears—like tears of joy and grief.

Strange. They call "onion tears" basal tears. From what I've read here and elsewhere, they are not basal tears.

[liz56]

Sorry, Mawsky!

[NotADryEye]

Well, this may explain why my own different tears feel so different to me. Happy emotional tears are the best. They seem to be the most soothing. I have thought sometimes that instead of irrigating with sterile saline .9% it would be better to cry a happy emotional tear for a few moments each day. Tears of fear or despair are the worst and to be avoided. I don't like angry tears either. They seem to be very caustic.