Which+Onion+Causes+The+Greatest+Reaction+And+Is+There+A+Cure

Henna J   Cary Academy ** ABSTRACT  ** The purpose of the onion experiment was to see the strongest, most irritating onion, as well as the best proven cure. The cures were as followed: Refrigeration, cutting the onion under water, chewing Stride Mint gum while cutting, and biting a slice of wheat bread while cutting. The onions that were tested were red onions, white onions, yellow onions, green onions, leeks, shallots, and chives. It was hypothesized that the red onion would be the most painful to the exposed eye and also refrigeration would reduce the pain. The hypothesis was correct as far as red onion went, however only half correct as far as the cure went. The other cure that had a 0.5 pain level on a one to five ranking system was cutting an onion underwater, this ranked 0.4. Of course, the best cure is cutting underwater, but the most accessible cure for the average home cook is definitely refrigeration. All the onions were cut and ranked on a scale from one to five. (one being practically no pain and five being an exceeding amount of such) After this, the highest ranked onion was brought into Cure World where three great cures were brought out. After testing each one, the winner was determined. The onion that was most painful was the red onion at 3. The cure that was best was cutting onions underwater, with refrigeration tagging closely behind.
 * WHICH ONION CAUSES THE MOST REACTION AND WHAT IS THE BEST CURE?  **