eli5: How is my nose able to generate so much snot in such a short time?

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eli5: How is my nose able to generate so much snot in such a short time?

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Mucous comes from cells lining your airways. Not just from your lungs. When you have a runny nose it’s coming only from the cells lining your mucous membranes. Those in turn, take the raw materials from blood.

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