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Petrichor (mander.xyz)

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[-] lnxtx@feddit.nl 13 points 2 years ago

I thought it was ozone.

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 12 points 2 years ago

It is also that.

Petrichor is the smell of rain and is a term like Channelle #5 where it's a combination of ozone and geosmin and other compounds.

[-] Album@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago

Diff smell.

I call this 'outside' smell and you can smell it on a clear day.

[-] TeamAssimilation@infosec.pub 3 points 2 years ago

There's also fat volatiles in our skin that metals and sunlight degrade, so that outside smell could be the smell of you in the sun.

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

There's a saying, someone smells like sun.

[-] Shawdow194@fedia.io 2 points 2 years ago

I find I smell it more often this time of year. I guess the heavier and colder air?

[-] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

Ozone is the smell of an electrical fire

[-] lnxtx@feddit.nl 8 points 2 years ago

Or poliester fleece or blanket when you hear little sparks.
Some will remember playing with a CRT TV screen 👀

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

I remember the feeling and the sound, but not scent.

[-] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Smells kinda dry and vaguely fishy/metallic. It's very distinct, you know it when you smell it.

Should be noted however that it's not very healthy to breathe it in and large and/or repeated exposures can cause respiratory damage. Some static electricity is probably fine but I don't want to encourage someone to go out there and learn what it smells like first hand