‘What is a smell that we should all recognize as immediate danger?’ – 17 odours everyone needs to be aware of
10.
‘Fishy smell in your house with no fish. That usually means an electrical fire is starting like wires melting/burning. Turn off the main breaker and call an electrician immediately.’
-RickRymesWithCarl
11.
‘Whenever my car smells weirdly sweet like syrup while I’m driving, I’m pulling over because that coolant leak can turn bad fast’
-ffoooggyy
12.
‘If you smell cilantro (coriander) when you are near the bed in your hotel room…. that indicates bed bugs.’
-digitalglu
13.
‘E. coli bacteria.
‘Had a friend who worked in a research lab with E. Coli bacteria in college. A group of us went out to eat one day to try an all you can eat sushi place, and as soon as we walked in the door our friend said the place a strong E. Coli smell to it. While waiting for a table he convinced us to bail. We looked it up later and some people had left reviews online saying they got sick there.
‘I guess he was just hyper sensitive to the smell from being in the lab. So, my answer is E. Coli.’
-haonconstrictor
14.
‘If it smells like cut grass and nobody has been cutting grass nearby, it’s phosgene gas.
‘If a pill smells like almonds, it’s cyanide.’
-Kruse002
15.
‘If your partners genitals smell fishy, this is often a sign of bacterial vaginosis, which is easily treatable and they may not know they have. This can be with vaginas or penises (anywhere it’s warm dark and damp = bacteria breeding).
‘The danger is in explaining it tactfully.’
-jeremymeyers
16.
‘If you are ever hiking near a river or a canyon after a rain storm and suddenly is smells really strongly like trees and earth get to high ground immediately. Flash flood is coming.’
-shantyirish33
17.
‘Burning toast! either your toast is burning or you’re having a stroke. not good either way.’
–Hot_Screen_440
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