ANSWERS: 9
  • We have hairs in our noses to stop dirt from passing through so basically, boogers are accumulated dirt on our noses.
  • All of our mucus membranes produce a (typically slimy) protective substance called, oddly enough, mucus. One of the several purposes of this substance is to 'catch' airborne contaminants. The old mucus from lung and sinus membranes is disposed and with it the contaminants are expelled - most (I think) gets swallowed, some spit out or blown out the nose. Some thickens (with trapped contaminants and/or gets dehydrated) and becomes uncomfortable hard or sticky deposits in the nose. Mucus in the lungs or throat does not generally get dehydrated because the environment stays moister than the outer nasal passages.
  • so we'll never go hungry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • If we could find out how boogers get in our noses then we could figure out how to stop getting boogers!!!!!! :-D
  • Believe it or not, boogers are actually the bowel movement from all the germs and bacteria.
  • i think that boogers are dead brain celss and who on gos green earth would ever eat them lol
  • Tears and dust/dirt
  • my daughter just asked me this today. We both have been sick and got sinus infections, Our noses are both working overtime producing the stuff!!!
  • It's natures way of filtering out the "dust" and preventing it from causing infections in your sinuses. Sort of like a protective slimey little soldier.

Copyright 2023, Wired Ivy, LLC

Answerbag | Terms of Service | Privacy Policy