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Well, me too. Never have been able to detect odors anywhere near to normal degree. So I'd fail the test for "peppermint, fish, orange, rose and leather" miser
by jrapdx3 12y ago
Well, me too. Never have been able to detect odors anywhere near to normal degree. So I'd fail the test for "peppermint, fish, orange, rose and leather" miserably.
FWIW humans rely much less on sense of smell than many other creatures. Interestingly, animals with poorer odor detection tend to have better vision. Raptors have excellent vision and aren't reliant on smell to detect prey.
Human vision is also well-developed, the only trichromats among the great apes.
Goes to show, "tests" don't always apply in each and every instance.
- deeviant 12y agoThe research looks at loss of smell, not never having a (good) sense of smell as an indicator.