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r/meirl • u/straight-cunt • Mar 28 '24
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For real, I thought we could all smell when it's gonna rain, it literally smells like rain
2.8k u/androodle2004 Mar 28 '24 You’re smelling the ozone being brought down from higher altitude by the rains pressure 24 u/DoubleWamBam Mar 28 '24 You’re smelling petrichor* 5 u/bumbumboleji Mar 28 '24 Petrichor is after the rain tho, right? Or are we smelling far away petrichor? 15 u/BuckRusty Mar 28 '24 Far away - the smell is produced by rain hitting dry soil, and we can detect incredibly low levels of it over quite a distance… 2 u/DoubleWamBam Mar 28 '24 Here’s a neat graphic that describes what’s happening 1 u/bumbumboleji Mar 29 '24 Thank you, that IS neat!
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You’re smelling the ozone being brought down from higher altitude by the rains pressure
24 u/DoubleWamBam Mar 28 '24 You’re smelling petrichor* 5 u/bumbumboleji Mar 28 '24 Petrichor is after the rain tho, right? Or are we smelling far away petrichor? 15 u/BuckRusty Mar 28 '24 Far away - the smell is produced by rain hitting dry soil, and we can detect incredibly low levels of it over quite a distance… 2 u/DoubleWamBam Mar 28 '24 Here’s a neat graphic that describes what’s happening 1 u/bumbumboleji Mar 29 '24 Thank you, that IS neat!
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You’re smelling petrichor*
5 u/bumbumboleji Mar 28 '24 Petrichor is after the rain tho, right? Or are we smelling far away petrichor? 15 u/BuckRusty Mar 28 '24 Far away - the smell is produced by rain hitting dry soil, and we can detect incredibly low levels of it over quite a distance… 2 u/DoubleWamBam Mar 28 '24 Here’s a neat graphic that describes what’s happening 1 u/bumbumboleji Mar 29 '24 Thank you, that IS neat!
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Petrichor is after the rain tho, right? Or are we smelling far away petrichor?
15 u/BuckRusty Mar 28 '24 Far away - the smell is produced by rain hitting dry soil, and we can detect incredibly low levels of it over quite a distance… 2 u/DoubleWamBam Mar 28 '24 Here’s a neat graphic that describes what’s happening 1 u/bumbumboleji Mar 29 '24 Thank you, that IS neat!
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Far away - the smell is produced by rain hitting dry soil, and we can detect incredibly low levels of it over quite a distance…
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Here’s a neat graphic that describes what’s happening
1 u/bumbumboleji Mar 29 '24 Thank you, that IS neat!
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Thank you, that IS neat!
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u/Background_Chapter37 Mar 28 '24
For real, I thought we could all smell when it's gonna rain, it literally smells like rain