i like to smell things
2007-12-25 13:59:37 · 5 answers · asked by abbey c 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
hahah, no. There is not a "speed of smell" that is constant. There is only the amount of time it takes for particles to reach your nose. The speed that particles travel can depend on a lot of things, including temperature.
2007-12-25 14:17:24 · answer #1 · answered by CosyInTheRocket 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Light is electromagnetic waves.
Sound is waves in air or other material
Smell is particles that have to move with air. No speed of smell.
2007-12-25 22:26:47 · answer #2 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well maybe, i have similar curiosity too. how come a shark gets to smell a drop of blood from miles away and get to visit its exact location? did some particles of that single drop of blood really traveled that far in the medium of salt water and landed right to the nose(sensor or whatever it is) of that shark.
the same case also happen with polar bears
2007-12-25 22:10:27 · answer #3 · answered by poorboyoutofus 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure, the University of Kinmount has done a study of Farts. a=# of people in room/ # of egg salad sandwiches. The rest is top secret due to the Bush gov'ts weapons of **** destructions
2007-12-25 22:16:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes,Graham's law of diffusion, rate of diffusion is inversely proportional to square root of its molecular mass, in case of any smell, it is a gas which diffuses & we report a smell of that gas,
eg.-NH3 gas's smell =pressure/squre root of (17) :molecular mass of NH3 is 17, where is H2 gas moves faster than this bcoz its molecular mass is 2 (smaller than NH3)
2007-12-26 08:02:00 · answer #5 · answered by PRABHAT K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋