2006-07-27 23:05:37 · 9 answers · asked by 666JME 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
A smell is the signal passed to your brain by nerves that recognise certain chemicals being picked up by special odorant (smell) receptors in the top of the nose.
The only way you can say that a smell can kill someone is if the signals from the olfactory (smell) nerves running from the nose to the brain were enough to cause some "brain overload" - this can't happen.
However, because smell is simply the detection of a chemical in the nose, the chemical itself could easily kill a person (many, many, many chemicals can) - but it wouldn't be their smell that does it - that is just incidental.
2006-07-28 04:42:21 · answer #1 · answered by the last ninja 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try using a public toilet in India. The smell is guaranteed to kill.
2006-07-27 23:39:49 · answer #2 · answered by uselessadvice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The smell of Hydrogen Sulfide is strong enough to knock out your sense of smell ... that's good enough because once you don't smell it anymore you might breathe more and more and more H2S - and DIE!
2006-07-27 23:09:42 · answer #3 · answered by Orinoco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No in the above answers its not the smell that kills you its the chemicals you breath in...
2006-07-27 23:14:12 · answer #4 · answered by craig m 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not pungent Odor's smells wont kill you but will give a nasty headache...chemical smells and gasses would kill
2006-07-28 00:24:46 · answer #5 · answered by JJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, the smell of a gas chamber..
2006-07-27 23:09:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, if the person is allergic to it.
2006-07-27 23:09:00 · answer #7 · answered by Joe-slim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Id have to say indian food.....
2006-07-28 01:27:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
bleach and dish washing soap...... poison and ammonia
2006-07-27 23:09:05 · answer #9 · answered by alwayzatemptation69 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋