Can you really taste air?

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Can you really taste air?

Somebody was just talking to me, and they said something about the air being so fresh you could taste it. Is that even possible? Is air taste-able?

2007-02-25 14:16:44 · 3 answers · asked by Mariah 4 in Environment

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Oxygen and nitrogen, the two primary components in air, are classified as Colourless, Odourless and Tasteless gases. Sometimes air can have a taste (usually not a good one) when contaminated with trace amounts of acid forming elements like sulphur, chlorine and carbon monoxide.

2007-02-25 16:19:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Taste the air in Galt, CA.

2007-02-25 22:47:56 · answer #2 · answered by RayM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

No. Our sense of taste is just not sensitive enough. Our sense of smell makes up for it.

2007-02-25 22:20:14 · answer #3 · answered by Christina 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋