Unless it's 2020, then saying "It doesn't smell like anything here" is concerning...
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Hmm, why does my coffee smell like boiled water?
An actual thought I had before the penny dropped
“this doesn’t taste of anything” a disparaging remark
“I can’t feel anything” rather alarming at times
"I'm not touching anything at the moment" you're either a master of stating the obvious, or you've just made everyone in that room very fucking uncomfortable
Especially because it's really hard to not touch anything, you'd need to be naked and jumping. And not count touching "air" as touching something.
But my balls will be slapping my thighs…
Weird flex but okay
None of us are every touching anything since the space between our atoms is so vast. Something something forcefields created by electron cloud activity
I can't feel anything. That's what she said :(
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weird how no one ever comments on the absence of smells unprompted. the nose just isn't a topic of conversation unless it's urgent huh
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"it's dark in here" normal regular observation
"finally some quiet" relatable exclamation
"doesn't smell like anything in here" absolutely deranged sentence
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This hits really hard for someone that experienced multiple years of anosmia.
Somebody would say something smells bad, and it really bothered me that I couldn't smell it.
Then when I started regaining a sense of smeel (post surgery) the smells I was able to pick up were always bad. The first time I could smell nice things like cooking, or perfume, I was elated.
Going from, I ate meat that was off because I couldn't smell it was off or really taste it, to being able to smell cooking was amazing. I will never take the sense of smell for granted ever again.
That sounds really distressing, I'm glad that you got to experience things coming back.
I struggled during COVID because of how my sense of smell changed. I could still smell stuff, but some things were different. My body odour, for example, smelled different. At first I thought that illness was causing funky swear smell, and then I thought it was poor hygiene for an extended period making me smell extra funky (my best friend died, I was a grief blob for a while), but eventually I realised that it was a perception issue, not a sweat issue (onions also smelled bad).
I hated it because for months afterwards, it felt like I was being haunted by COVID. I can also relate to what you describe, a sort of "epistemological anxiety", where being aware that your perceptions are not to be trusted throws you off balance in many ways.
What's your favourite smell?
Sorry to hear about your experience and the loss of your friend. That sounds like a pretty rough time.
It's amazing how much we repend on the sense of smell, but when it isn't working it throws everything off.
My favourite smell was being able to once again smell the perfume my wife always wears, Inish. All the memories of how we first met and made a life together just flooded into my brain immediately.
I'm on team nose!
I always say clean smells of nothing. Not chemicals, not lemon. If it's clean, it should smell of nothing.
"It's dark in here" Said when the room is expected to be lighter than usual.
"Finally some quiet" said when there was a noise that is now gone.
"Doesn't smell like anything in here" Said when a smell was expected but is not found.
People do say it, this meme is weird.
People do say it, this meme is weird.
We already concluded that Lemmy will upbean anything, not surprised this meme is popular.
On the corner hand I unsubbed from the meme Reddit because it was horrible cringe. This meme doesn't make sense (don't really think it even qualifies as a meme), but it's at least bearable and I understand the joke it's attempting to make.
"I swear I left a dead body somewhere here three days ago. Why can't I smell it?"
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I feel like it'd be weird because it usually does smell neutral after a time. You notice smells off of your baseline but typically you're just unaware after a while.
I read somewhere it's likely an adaptation to help us notice dangerous smells. You're more successful at avoiding fire or poo (germs) etc when it stands out, which is easier when the baseline is neutral.
After a certain point you kind of get used to the smell of fire, though, too
Source: I'm Canadian
Well, if you can smell something for days and stay alive then the smell becomes neutral (as in the source doesn't actively tries to kill you)
These forest fires, man
Who the fuck lit the whole goddamn province on fire
This would be a great cross post with shower thoughts, I actually thought I was there for a minute 😂
"Finally a breath of fresh air" said nobody ever.
Not for an area that is getting forest fires. Walk into a space that is being properly filtered and you 100% get a breath of fresh air.
Not for an area that is getting forest fires. Walk into a space that is being properly filtered and you 100% get a breath of fresh air.
I imagine dogs do
I feel like this was a dog asking this
Fun fact about dog's sense of smell!
It's sensitive enough that when their human leaves for work at 8am, the human scent is strong and fresh, but it fades over the course of the day. A dog knows how strong the residual human smell is at 5pm, when the human usually returns from work, so can build a sense of routine from that. Especially cool though is that they can smell the difference between 4pm and 6pm, so this is why dogs are usually super excited when their humans return from routine jobs, it's not just that they hear their friend approaching, they are functionally clock watching. They know when we're running late.)
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Edit: further reading added: non-academic article https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/12/22/1139781319/can-dogs-smell-time-just-ask-donut-the-dog#:~:text=%22So%20newer%2C%20more%20recent%20odors,is%20inextricably%20woven%20into%20space.
been to places that smell like shit and i can't wait to get out and i'm super glad when i finally get to a place and i'm like "wow it doesn't smell like shit anymore".
Lemmy smells like beans
If in doubt, Meriadoc, always follow your nose.
Oh shit! Never thought of it like that
I laughed a nugget. "It kind smells in here, huh?"
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