Can someone explain this smell?
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32697)
Calgary, Alberta
July 11, 2024 10:11am CST
Whenever it rains, There is this good scent that comes with the air when the water is pouring. I usually smell this during spring. The wind smells great. I don't smell this in cities but in rural area. Someone told me the smell came from the soil, This scent was release when it rains. I heard India is able to capture this smell from the soil and capture it into perfurme.
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@LadyDuck (471541)
• Switzerland
12 Jul
I see that @FourWalls gave you the exact name "petrichor".
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32697)
• Calgary, Alberta
12 Jul
I just found out the smell came from rotting leaves on the soil
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32697)
• Calgary, Alberta
13 Jul
@LadyDuck who would have thought rotting leaves smells good
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@FourWalls (68032)
• United States
11 Jul
It’s called petrichor.
There's some chemistry to the pleasant smell of rain after a long, dry spell.
@CaptAlbertWhisker (32697)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Jul
So it has a name. I love inhaling the air whenever this smell manifest. I usually smell it during spring and rainy days
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32697)
• Calgary, Alberta
14 Jul
It is hard to smell the scent but its amazing
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@grenery8 (10665)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
16 Jul
@CaptAlbertWhisker it is like a scent of freshly washed laundry. you know the smell is there but you can't recognise which one.
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