For what it’s worth, that’s not so strange. Our sense of smell is inexorably linked to our sense of taste. That’s why you can often taste a smell if it’s strong enough.
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themeatbridge@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Printing machines use all sorts of organic chemicals for inks and lubricants. Does it smell like fresh asphalt and citrus? Like tar and rubber mixed with fragrance.
To answer your question, I describe the way smells taste. Sweet, sour, bitter, salty, spicy. If you want to be vague, say it smells like wine.
booberry@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Tar and rubber and asphalt all seem like they could be elements, so yeah, it could very much be that.