its something ive wondered because feet can smell sweaty, your tung can smell mingy your hands can smell of what you've touched so do your eyeballs smell?
2006-06-15 00:42:40 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
its something that me and my friend thought of when we was revising. we're very random and i thought i'd ask lol
2006-06-15 00:54:21 · update #1
Eww... gosh, you have quite an interesting thought process!
2006-06-15 00:47:37 · answer #1 · answered by Agog 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The other parts of the body that you mention smell because bacteria is eating the sweat or organic matter on that part and then excreting a smelly substance basically a process of rotting and decay.
In a healthy person, eyes are constantly cleaned by tears which are sterile because of their salt content. This prevents bacteria from thriving in the eye. Healthy eyes do not smell bad, therefore. However if the eye is infected, bacteria may grow and excrete causing a smell but usually also a discharge and unhealthy appearance.
2006-06-16 13:14:57 · answer #2 · answered by Fluorescent 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm, interesting thought. Well firstly your feet stinks as there is the build up of sweat allowing growth of microbes and causing the stink. Firstly, your eye shouldn't normally smell much since the fluid washing and keeping your eyes clean(your tears) is constantly being replaced thus little or no microbes can thrive on your eye very well. Also tears is basically a salt solution so even if there is a smell it would be quite faint i guess. But i wouldn't advise really trying to smell the eye though.
2006-06-15 09:58:50 · answer #3 · answered by wonght12 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Eyes no not smell!
The only time they might produce an odour is during a period of infection, and then that is not actually the eye that smells but the bacterial source of the infection.
2006-06-15 09:19:22 · answer #4 · answered by tacrj 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything has some sort of smell... even metal and plastic.
So I guess eyeballs must also have some sort of smell.
Not necessarily a stinky smell, though.
2006-06-15 07:46:28 · answer #5 · answered by Victoria 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Noses smell, Eyes see
2006-06-15 08:01:46 · answer #6 · answered by wayforwardhow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know eyes smell inside because I dissected one once at school.
2006-06-15 09:42:21 · answer #7 · answered by Just a Guy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you cry they would smell salty.
and i guess they would have a bad smell if you had an infection.
2006-06-15 07:48:01 · answer #8 · answered by MissBehave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably but not as much so u can actually smell them.
2006-06-15 07:45:43 · answer #9 · answered by pete 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it depends on the state. Is it infected or have u just tried to blind urself by putting perfume on it. lol.
I suggest u put ur nose close to ur friend's eye and sniff!
I hope ur nose is not long, u don't wana blind her now.
2006-06-15 14:17:27 · answer #10 · answered by damselville 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try smelling someone elses eyeballs n then youll know
2006-06-15 18:03:56 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋