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If you get a whiff of something, or even a really strong, nasty smell for a minute or two, does that mean you are then going to smell like that?

Asked by Dutchess_III (46849points) August 23rd, 2016

When you get a whiff of something outside, does that mean you’re going to smell like that for a while? Like, getting a whiff of new mown grass, or the first rain on a hot sidewalk. Or what about running over a freshly killed skunk on the road, and the car just FILLS with the smell? Even after rolling down the window, it still takes several minutes for the air to clear. Does this mean you and your clothes are going to smell like skunk until you shower and change?

Again, this is outside. If a skunk let off in your house, and there was very little way to dissipate it then yeah, you and your house and everything you own is going to stink for weeks.
But just catching the smell outside?

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