What does a skunk actually smell like?
I live in England and since I was a kid, I've always wondered what they actually smell like. Could someone describe it to me?
Posted Dec 29, 2013, 8:46 AM UTC
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You don't want to know. Think of the worst smell you have experienced then multiply by 100.
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Is it a smell you can only understand once you've smelled it? Does it have any similarities with any other smell? I GOTS TO KNOW.
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Kind of like a dead body rotting in the sun.
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Ah, the ol' rotting dead body smell.
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It a sulphurous odor, but with a distinctly sweet note to it. When dilute, it's not really unpleasant, but fresh out of the skunk, it's overpoweringly strong.
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Ah okay, so it's the pungency that makes it so overpowering?
Edit: Thinking aloud there...
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You can smell a skunk from a mile away or more, and clothes that have been sprayed by a skunk are often just burned or thrown away, rather than trying to wash it out. It's that strong.
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It's also that the smell is so SHARP, like it gives me a headache just to be around it. It's really too distinct to be described. I bet someone would send you skunked clothes if you asked :D
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Sharp? Urgh.
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Like a mixture of burning rubber and marijuana
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spray your grandmothers perfume in the air.
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great weed
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As it is dissipating, I relate the smell to McDonald's french fries. Anyone else?
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I've heard people compare the smell of a skunk's spray to good kush, or weed.