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+ | {{incomplete|Created by a HOUSE FULL OF EGGS. Please mention here why this explanation isn't complete. Please do not delete this tag too soon.}} | ||
+ | English, like many languages, lacks many words for describing smells. There are plenty of words to describe visual and material properties of objects; for example, a balloon is big, red, round, made of rubber, and floats. By contrast, words like 'fragrant' and 'pungent' describe very broad categories of smells, and it's actually quite challenging to tell someone what something they've never smelled smells like without using comparisons to other similar smells. | ||
In this comic, [[Ponytail]] explains to [[Cueball]] that if he smells sulfides then the chemistry experiment on which they're working has failed. Ponytail then clarifies that sulfides smell like rotten eggs. The main and most distinct chemical rotten eggs emit is {{w|hydrogen sulfide}}, hence most people who smell them will link the chemical with "rotten egg smell". | In this comic, [[Ponytail]] explains to [[Cueball]] that if he smells sulfides then the chemistry experiment on which they're working has failed. Ponytail then clarifies that sulfides smell like rotten eggs. The main and most distinct chemical rotten eggs emit is {{w|hydrogen sulfide}}, hence most people who smell them will link the chemical with "rotten egg smell". |