We can hear in stereo with two ears and see in 3-D with two eyes, so why can't we smell in 3-D with two nostrils?
2007-03-19 07:15:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
I'll bet you that FOXES can!
2007-03-19 07:20:38 · answer #1 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The internal olfactory receptors are not separated right and left, only the external holes.
By analogy, the nose with two nostrils is like an eye with two pupils or an ear with two auditory canals.
2007-03-19 14:19:52 · answer #2 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Our sense of smell is poor compared to other animals. You cannot distinguish smells coming from one direction more than the other since you are lucky to be smelling anything at all.
2007-03-19 14:34:45 · answer #3 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that dogs can smell in 3D. That's why they use blood hounds to track down people. They can tell where the odor is stronger and distinguish which direction to go in.
2007-03-19 14:55:17 · answer #4 · answered by misoma5 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
3 D is a visual phenomena. Stereo is an auditory phenomena.
2007-03-19 14:18:43 · answer #5 · answered by Santa C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋