What is the worst smell?
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Butyric acid is pretty bad.
A dead body that has sat for a few days is pretty bad.
Fragrances. I have no idea why so many people think they are pleasant. Fragrances these days are all made from byproducts from the petroleum industry- Petrochemicals. They burn my nose and make my eyes smart. Many of them give me asthma, make me dizzy or nauseous. Many people put this garbage in restrooms. I often leave without even washing my hands because I can’t afford to stay in there that long. Ugh!
And for heaven sake why does anybody call it “air freshener”? If you want to freshen the air then open a window or put in an exhaust fan that works!
Sulphur
Burning tires
undiluted ammonia
Spoiled milk
There are lots of unpleasant smells.
See @chyna
Not much worse than a three or four day old corpse. Plus it stays with you.
I’ll take @chyna & @josie‘s word for it,
The best smells are jasmine, honeysuckle and certain roses.
Vinegar is one of my least favorites. Also the smell of tar. But I think the worst of all is wet dog (which is not only produced by dogs, but can be encountered in other situations that I can’t quite pin down; apparently the smell is bacterial in origin).
The best smell—a cliche, but I would have to say rose, namely the double delight rose. The smell is so wonderful I almost can’t pull my nose away from one.
Burning flesh.
Worked at an industrial metal arts school. (Blacksmithing, welding, foundry, etc.) Students were told not to wear polyester socks. And if they had forgotten, we gave them duct tape to cover up their socks.
One year, a student came to school wearing polyester socks. But didn’t follow proper safety protocol.
Spark hit his sock. Burned right through the polyester and started melting the polyester onto his skin.
I will never forget that smell.
Ha Ha Ha !
An advertisement for a cologne called Joop! just appeared in the middle of this thread!
And I agree. Worst smell ever. Like an insanely-smelling glandular ass.
A mix of stale beer and piss in a dark alley.
The Queen’s haunted pussy!
Dead (rotting) animal carcasses, malathion, vomit, the dog poop trash can on a warm day, the city dump, really bad body odor, and bad breath.
Dead animal (trapped in the ventilation system of my junky car that I drove for a year).
The top a new baby’s head. New baby smell.
You decide which is which.
Has the baby been changed lately?
Oh goodness! I forgot to post my favorite smells.
Campfires
Pine trees
Gingerbread baking
Garlic bread baking
Coffee being heated over a campfire
Grapefruit
Cat tummies
Fresh Tar
Bad Body Oder
Rotten anything
Spoiled milk
Fish that went bad
Acidic expired orange juice
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