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Can you blow through the eyes?

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A photo circulates online in which 35-year-old Chinese Ling Chunjiang exhibits his rare ability: to blow out 12 candles with his eyes in one minute. Although he falls short next to his compatriot Ping Zui, able to inflate a balloon with the same method.

This is possible because the tear duct is connected to the air cavities called the paranasal sinuses . In any case, very little air escapes through the narrow path of tears; emulating Ling and Ping is almost impossible.

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