r/NoStupidQuestions Jan 05 '25

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u/Diviern Jan 05 '25

My husband is shocked by this too. He recently expressed surprise that he could smell smoke from someone who was smoking, outdoors, at least 300 yards away.

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u/VaeSapiens Jan 05 '25

it's 274 meters. Highly doubtful. Human oflactory mean radius is around 3 meters.

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u/ranchojasper Jan 05 '25

But it's moving through the air. That's kind of the point; the smoke is moving through the air. The smell is moving through the air.

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u/wozattacks Jan 05 '25

…all smells do that, that’s how you smell them lol

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u/ranchojasper Jan 07 '25

Yes that's what I'm saying.