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I live on a road which is a main route into the city. I like it, but at a couple of times a day it is a bit noisy and there's a bit of a smell of petroleum.

It went amazingly quiet during lockdown.

As combustion vehicles are gradually replaced by electric I've been listening and sniffing for a change, and I think it is here.
Not yet large, but coming on.

(The new rubbish trucks being electric made a separate and particular difference, much appreciated.)

#EV#noise#smell

Today's post on ErosBlog is about a conversation I found on TikTok where a dark romance author is looking for pleasant and non-cliched ways to describe vagina scent. But that's not why I'm here. It reminded me of that weird time in 2019 in which I spent 1100 words explaining -- to nobody in particular, which is precisely who asked me -- why I don't really accept the idea of "nasty pussy".

erosblog.com/2019/02/08/nasty-

ErosBlog · No Such Thing As "Nasty Pussy" - ErosBlogHey, about "nasty pussy." I don't believe in it. I blogged this thought, because could I really man/pussy/splain on Twitter "at" a woman who thinks it does?

I normally #charge my #iPad #overnight. This afternoon it had very little charge left (the latest #Beta #iOS I’m on really drains the #battery) so I started charging it.

A few minutes later I could #smell something #burning.

The charging cable was smoking!

I’ve ordered a new cable BUT I think I really dodged a bullet there.

If I’d done my normal charging routine, I could have been asleep when the cable started to burn.😳

Why does a rose #smell like a rose? Scientists have analysed the chemical composition of floral #odours, whose volatile compounds serve not only to attract but also to repel. Scent is used for #communication.

"Agreeable #fragrance results from a subtle balance between ionones, oxylipins and 2-phenylethanol, while terpenes are associated with fruity scents. Oxylipins are already well known for their anxiety-reducing effects in humans and animals."

news.cnrs.fr/articles/the-secr

CNRS NewsThe secret behind the scent of rosesWhy does a rose smell like a rose? Scientists have analysed the chemical composition of floral odours, whose volatile compounds serve not only to attract but also to repel.

Fun #smell fact: #petrichor, the distinctive odour that occurs when it rains after periods of dry weather, is caused by a chemical (geosmin) emitted by bacteria in the soil. For reasons that are unclear, humans are extraordinarily sensitive to geosmin, being able to detect concentrations as low as four parts per billion. Perhaps somewhere in our evolutionary history this ability helped our ancestors detect and seek out water, much as camels do today. #olfaction

#smell : to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate materials or qualities

- French: odeur

- German: der Geruch / riechen

- Italian: odore

- Portuguese: cheiro

- Spanish: olor

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