1162
Ant smell (mander.xyz)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] tja@sh.itjust.works 113 points 5 months ago

Wait, is that true? Is someone able to smell ants?

[-] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 116 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

There are lots of weird genetic traits. Sneezing triggered by sunlight is another funny one.

Veritasium video on that one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e69XZJ9DEj0

[-] MacStache@programming.dev 41 points 5 months ago

I have that! Sneezed twice today because of bright sunlight. It can sometimes also be triggered voluntarily by looking at a bright light. You can't trigger it multiple times in a row though. I suspect this is because sinuses need to recover from the shock of the sneeze.

[-] OfCourseNot@fedia.io 13 points 5 months ago

I can sneeze several times in a row if a light is bright enough. I've even triggered it just thinking of the sun, a few times.

[-] QuantumStorm@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

Yep same here! It's nice when you feel a sneeze coming on and then it stops, you can kinda force it to happen!

[-] Maalus@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Wait that's a genetic quirk? I do that shit all the time with "the sneeze that won't sneeze"

[-] llamapants@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Sure is! It's my favourite superpower.

load more comments (47 replies)
load more comments (71 replies)
this post was submitted on 28 May 2024
1162 points (98.1% liked)

Science Memes

11021 readers
4378 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.



Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.



Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS