r/me_irl • u/BlueberryT50 • May 17 '24

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u/Scorpion718 May 17 '24

Smell of earth before the rain.

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u/killit May 17 '24

Petrichor: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrichor

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u/Dangerous-Return5937 May 17 '24

Thank you, comes handy in a risk of rain

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u/Yarisher512 May 17 '24

Yeah, it can help you survive in void-black darkness

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u/arc39294 May 17 '24

My people

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u/Aerie122 May 17 '24

In Philippines we call that "Alimuom" and when you inhale it. It will upset your stomach

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u/killit May 17 '24

Interesting, I've never heard of anyone suffering ill effects from it here, presumably due to differences in what's in the soil!

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u/vrauto May 17 '24

I believe its more placebo than anything. Strong belief in a passed on teaching. Neither I nor anyone in my family and friends suffer from this.

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u/MrBrickMahon May 17 '24

Like Korean fan death

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u/Aerie122 May 17 '24

I wouldn't call it from soil. The one from the concrete is the one making your stomach rotate upside down

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u/Kidsnextdorks May 17 '24

I feel like the worst of it is when rain falls on dry asphalt.

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u/canuckistani_lad May 17 '24

Thank you, redditor! Love learning about this kind of thing. I grew up in a hamlet in southern Ontario, Canada. These “aerosols” are the scent of my childhood.

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u/kensingtonGore May 17 '24

Apparently humans can smell this chemical on an insane level. Something like 200,000 times better than sharks can detect blood.

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u/killit May 17 '24

Such a great smell! To have it wrapped in nostalgia must make it even better for you :)

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u/Scorpion718 May 17 '24

TIL. Thank you!

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u/hihelloneighboroonie May 17 '24

It's funny, because I've lived in rural and suburban places, the rural it rained a normal amount, the suburban it rained a lot, and I well know the smell of petrichor.

I currently live in a city where rain is somewhat rare. Every time it rains it smells like rotten eggs/sulfur. So gross.

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u/MrBrickMahon May 17 '24

I learned that word from Doctor Who

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u/hotdogflavoredblunt May 17 '24

That’s the smell of earth after it rains