I know this guy who doesn't have a sense of smell. I don't know if he was born that way or if it developed over time, but his nose has taken a permanent vacation. The cool part is that his sense of taste has moved in to compensate. Usually, people can only taste the basics: sweet, bitter, etc. Our noses are what give us broader and deeper tastes when we eat.
This kid's mouth has stepped in and has managed to duplicate what the nose should be doing.
So, what is the huge downside to this?
Just think of what happens when someone farts. You guessed it. While the rest of us just plug our noses, he walks around with a pretty nasty taste in his mouth.
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Before you commented about the farts I was thinking, oh good...he can't smell them. But to taste them instead??? Triple Yuck!!!
YIKES.
i have an unfortunate highly-developed sense of smell as well. it bites me in the arse sometimes.
my bro-in-law has no sense of smell. but i don't think his sense of taste has over-compensated. i'll have to ask him about this...
you must have have been thinking about how grateful you were for your sense of smell all day today along with aind drops on roses and whiskers on kittens... la la la...'I'm so glad I don't taste farts.' lovely Nathan. Just lovely.
Remember in Psych 111 our textbook said people who can't smell have the highest suicide rate. I don't get it.
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