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Sweaty dudes smell like vanilla or urine

I get the feeling that this study was done by some really rich guy who was accused of being smelly and he's like "it's not me it's you!"  He was so embarrassed that he came up with this whole experiment.  Wouldn't it just be easier to take a shower?  No, probably not.

Yahoo:   Stinky? It's not his sweat, it's your nose

The study, published online on Sunday in the journal Nature, helps explain why the same sweaty man can smell like vanilla to some, like urine to others and for about a third of adults, have no smell at all.

I remember there being a terrific funk in some of the Padres lockers when we got the tour of the club house in the pre-season.  I wonder if there were some women walking through there thinking, "Wowee lil' Clay's socks smell like f'n Vanilla!"

I hope I'm in the 1/3 of people that don't get any smell from sweaty dudes.  I definitely don't want sweaty dudes smelling like vanilla because-- well I don't need a reason. I don't think there is a worse smell than urine, it makes me want to vomit.  Oh there is one worse smell, vomit plus urine.  I'll just take no smell thank you very much.

Dex thinks I'm crazy, but whenever I walk into In-N-Out Burger I think the fries smell like B.O.  I really wish that didn't happen.  I like their fries alright, they aren't my favorite but maybe that's because I don't like eating fries made in somebodies armpit.  

What they found is slight genetic variations determine whether androstenone has a pungent smell, a sweet, vanilla-like smell or no smell at all.

The role of androstenone is not well understood in humans, but in pigs it sends a powerful sex signal that puts sows in the mood for love.

"It facilitates the courtship behavior in females," Matsunami said.

Didn't Mark McGwire use some form of "Andro", I wonder if pigs would be attracted to him or if he smelled like piss?

I have no idea what I'm talking about now, this isn't even Padres related.