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> is a giant stinking heap of blubber, Is it actually stinking? I'd assume no, both as most smells are associated with decay and our ability to smell is somewh
by boomboomsubban 2y ago
> is a giant stinking heap of blubber,
Is it actually stinking? I'd assume no, both as most smells are associated with decay and our ability to smell is somewhat hampered in the cold, but I have no idea how much blubber normally stinks.
- madaxe_again 2y agoI promise you it stinks of rancid fat to high hell, despite the interior of the cabin having been below freezing for over a century, as the freezing point of the oils in blubber is well below zero - the strips of blubber sit in a puddle of foul oil. Sour, rotten smell. Thankfully the boot room/stables are separated from the rest of the cabin by a door, so the rest of the cabin just smells of camphor and old paper. One of the people I was with had to run outside and vomit - and then carefully scoop up all of their vomit into a plastic bag, because you only leave footprints in the Antarctic, and take nothing but what you brought with you - including your stomach contents.
- boomboomsubban 2y agoI wasn't sure if your use of "stinking" was literal or not, I didn't think you were lying. Thanks for clarifying!