It's AMA time again!
ask me anything except why I love Beyond Paradise
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Oh- one more. In one of Richard Feynman’s books, he describes a long row of books that hadn’t been touched in a long time. He had a friend pick one out, handle it for a bit, then put it back, without letting Feynman see. Feynman then sniffed each book spine and was immediately able to tell which one was handled- it had a different smell to it. I tried this with a friend an old set of encyclopedias- it was funny as he cleverly selected the last one, and I started to panic when I reached almost the end and they had all smelled alike- until BOOM I hit the last one and the smell of FRESH HUMAN on it hit me like a ton of bricks and I burst out laughing. Sooooo my question is - have you tried this? And if not, please do because it is a very interesting experience and you will feel like a good dog :)
Sorry, not a question but a recommendation. I especially like the review of Cockatiel: '...an old man saying “flower” in a deep voice' https://www.reddit.com/r/fragrance/comments/1jg3p46/my_8_year_old_sons_zoologist_reviews/