FabSwingers.com forum: That rain smell

By *ean counter OP Man
over a year ago

Kettering

Just had a very light rain shower here, the first rain in weeks. I've just popped outside and noticed that smell you only get during the first rain after a long dry spell. You never get it if it has rained previously that day or that week. What is it? Are there any scientists that can explain this ??

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

King's Crustacean

Dust. Soil. Vapour.

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By *ily WhiteWoman
over a year ago

It's called petrichor

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

Its stinks

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By *asmeenTV/TS
over a year ago

STOKE ON TRENT

"Its stinks "

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

King's Crustacean

Uncommonly known as petrichor

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By *iddlesticksMan
over a year ago

My nan’s spare room.

I love it. That and newly mown grass.

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By *ean counter OP Man
over a year ago

Kettering

"It's called petrichor

Is that real or fab Bullshit?

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

King's Crustacean

"It's called petrichor

Is that real or fab Bullshit?

No. It's petrichor

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By *ily WhiteWoman
over a year ago

"It's called petrichor

Is that real or fab Bullshit?

Definitely real...google it if you don't believe me

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I love it. That and newly mown grass. "

Snap. Although freshly mown grass makes me sneeze

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By *chupforitMan
over a year ago

Peterborough

Well said lily

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By *ean counter OP Man
over a year ago

Kettering

"It's called petrichor

Is that real or fab Bullshit?

Definitely real...google it if you don't believe me

Well you learn something new everyday

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By *otsossieMan
over a year ago

Chesterfield

" Uncommonly known as petrichor "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There is an ancient Indian technique of capturing the smell of petrichor, they distill baked earth harvested before the monsoon rains into sandalwood oil. Its called 'mitti attar' its quite pricy and often adulterated or fake these days but if you can find a real one it's well worth the price. I have some and it's beautiful, lasts for hours and hours on the skin giving you gebtke wafts of petrichor all day

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Oh i love sniffing the summer rain

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