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weavebot t1_j1cdqk4 wrote
Humans are actually ridiculously good at smelling petrichor, that earthy smell before it rains. We're better at detecting that smell than sharks are at detecting blood in water. Why, I have no idea.
shodan13 t1_j1eqob7 wrote
Before?
Orbeef t1_j1cl0r6 wrote
Not if you bathe.
Scoobydoomed t1_j1cbkqy wrote
Yep, a dog can pick up a scent from up to 12 (yes twelve!) miles away.
shodan13 t1_j1eqs55 wrote
Wouldn't the concentration matter way more than the distance?
I can also smell a forest fire 12 miles away..
Scoobydoomed t1_j1et7s0 wrote
Sorry I mean the scent of a human.
shodan13 t1_j1evewo wrote
Ah, I see.
Thatguy0096 t1_j1dkf8a wrote
Dogs can smell the time of a scent. Way more brain involved there. We can just identify more smells.
theythatspeak OP t1_j1ca875 wrote
Dogs have around 300 million scent receptors, which is why they have such an acute sense of smell. We smell more scents, but less acutely.
Plonsky2 t1_j1drdnp wrote
Puppies smell nicer than we do.
SignificantTrout t1_j1cvvlt wrote
They have far more scent receptors and larger parts of their brains dedicated to their use.
Bcbulbchap t1_j1de8nl wrote
… especially before I’ve had a shower!
Scoobydoomed t1_j1cbnfj wrote
How did they test this? I don’t suppose they had people smell a million different scents?
theythatspeak OP t1_j1ccj84 wrote
The measure doesn't come from a smell test, it comes from how prolific the cellular bind sites are for the scent receptors. More of a "look at cells under a microscope and see what the receptor properties are" kind of thing and less of a guess and check by smelling stuff.
Gluten_Tolerant_2 t1_j1cclhe wrote
I honestly think most people don't bother to develop their sense of smell worth a dam. The majority of people couldn't smell the difference between types of Jelly beans vs wines or coffees
theythatspeak OP t1_j1cco8g wrote
Personally, my sense of smell is my least favorite sense. Freaks me out for some reason. Then again I have OCD
soMAJESTIC t1_j1dsizk wrote
I’m Ron burgundy?
theythatspeak OP t1_j1duarq wrote
60% of the time.
Dumb_Vampire_Girl t1_j1ccuui wrote
Imagine if our eyes and ears could hit the kind of range our noses can
monkeypox_69 t1_j1cgcdn wrote
The nose knows..
dustin91 t1_j1cmq1m wrote
Not during allergy sewson
TheKnightsRider t1_j1cxfbo wrote
Who’s Allergy Sewson, some you went to school with? Like stig of the dump and flea bag?
Bcbulbchap t1_j1delh4 wrote
In terms of detecting and identifying different smells, can dogs recognise burning toast or leaking gas any better than humans can?
Mind you, I’d be unable to recognise any of my friends or family by sniffing their butts…
Eknoom t1_j1cc2hw wrote
Not with Covid they don’t!
backstage13 t1_j1ecwmd wrote
Something something yeah your Mom smells.
Plonsky2 t1_j1ca1vp wrote
Dogs smell better than we do.