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I'll bet you can't tell me what it smells like in the Sistine Chapel. You've never actually stood there and looked up at that beautiful ceiling; seen that.
by blitzar 9mo ago
I'll bet you can't tell me what it smells like in the Sistine Chapel. You've never actually stood there and looked up at that beautiful ceiling; seen that.
- amiga386 9mo agoI've been to the Sistine Chapel, and yes it has a lovely ceiling, but it's also jammed full of other tourists who are also craning their necks and not looking where they're going. While the Vatican has a lot more loot and bling to look at, I'd say looking at the pictures on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallery_of_the_Sistine_Chapel_ceiling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallery_of_the_Sistine_Chapel_... is the superior experience. The same goes for the Mona Lisa, which is the least interesting painting in the Louvre. Either see it in a crowded room full of tourists, behind a glass case, or see every last brushstroke at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa (7k x 11k pixels in uniform lighting) Personally I liked seeing the brickwork of St. Peter's dome more, but each to their own.
- card_zero 9mo agoSensuality is crucial to intelligence maybe?
- dguest 9mo agoBut maybe you will be able to soon! The ERC apparently allocated 11M € for a project to create "an olfactory equivalent of Google Street View" [1]. (yes, I know this wasn't the point) [1]: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101118977 https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101118977