Sense of Smell

The cluster focuses on discussions about smells, odors, and the human sense of smell, including personal anecdotes, detection of scents, scientific explanations of olfaction, and comparisons of various smells.

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Sample Comments

jfim Nov 27, 2025 View on HN

The smell from those though is quite something

raverbashing Oct 23, 2015 View on HN

Yes, the smell was specified in the article, you can't smell anything else

elcomet Oct 23, 2024 View on HN

I think the smell gives you a good idea

jcuenod Jan 11, 2024 View on HN

It's with respect to the smell

throwuwu Sep 4, 2023 View on HN

Kind of a big difference in smell. Can you really not tell the difference?

peteradio May 8, 2022 View on HN

Interesting, what smells were you picking up?

samirm Mar 15, 2019 View on HN

perhaps you're projecting and just smell what you want to smell?

mkramlich Jul 27, 2012 View on HN

This smells in several ways. Wow.

Aperocky Nov 16, 2021 View on HN

well that explain the smell mentioned by another comment..

kyleee May 23, 2020 View on HN

Because of the scent or something else?