Re: The smell of rain

[Cliff Parker <cparker@EMPOWERING.COM>]

Yes it does contain the assumption that we all smell the same odor.  I know I am
not the only one.  I am talking about an odor that happens for perhaps less than
a minute just as it is beginning to sprinkle.  After a heavy rain develops I
don't detect the same odor.  If you have never experienced this you should stop
and smell the roses (air) next time it starts to sprinkle.

paul o johnson wrote:

> Cliff
>
> Your question contains the implicit assumption that we all smell the same
> odor you did when the rain started. Personally, I can't recall ever walking
> in the park while it is raining.
>
> Perhaps the odor you detected was due to rain water landing on your skin and
> clothing, dissolving what it could of whatever resided there, then
> evaporating back into the air.
>
> poj
> Collin County College
>
> Cliff Parker wrote:
>
> > I was walking through a parking lot today just as it started to rain.  I
> > was struck by that familiar smell.  Can anyone tell me what exactly we
> > smell in this situation or lead me to a source that would explain?
> >
> > Cliff Parker