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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"..or petrichor, as it is also known.
It smells devine; invading the senses and feels amazing.
Who else is getting this, this evening?  "
No rain here 
I do have chocolate cake to help me cope   |
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"..or petrichor, as it is also known."
Who knew!!! 
'.. the smell derives from an oil exuded by certain plants during dry periods, whereupon it is absorbed by clay-based soils and rocks. During rain, the oil is released into the air along with another compound, geosmin, a metabolic by-product of certain actinobacteria, which is emitted by wet soil, producing the distinctive scent; ozone may also be present if there is lightning...' |
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We've had a slightly disappointing storm with regards to thunder and lightning. But the rain has been amazing. It's that proper wet rain, the sploshy stuff, smells amazing and sounds lovely as I'm laid in bed.
No bloody cooler though! |
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By *uslaffMan
over a year ago
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I smelt it in Turkey once and announced to the world it was gonna rain. The Turkish barman said it hadn’t rained in August, since 1973.
I took shelter alone.
How I laughed 10 minutes later, as a biblical shower drenched everyone and everything ?? |
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