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No bouncer at this club (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/funny@sh.itjust.works

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[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Quite literally. Human and other mammal scent receptors are very sensitive to thiols, sulfur compounds that are frequently found in sources of danger, like rotting corpses, feces, and toxic gas. Skunks evolved their spray to take advantage of this with high concentrations of thiols and compounds that help to adhere to things. It's like an olfactory flashbang.

[–] liv@lemmy.nz 2 points 10 months ago

That's so fascinating. Thanks for the specifics!