• hansolo@lemm.ee
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    Can’t smell something that was so pervasive in the environment that an estimated 660 metric tons are frozen into Antarctic ice. Humans only smell changes in things, our brains are wired to grow to ignore a pervasive smell.

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      You don’t think the fact that lead just doesn’t smell all that much might be the better explanation?

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        Aerosolized lead likely would smell like something, which is ultimately what we’re taking about. A machine shop has a distinct smell because there’s aerosolized steel in the air.