Thought of this while
smelling some money:
It is impossible to describe a smell without relating it to another smell. If you were talking to a person with
no nose how would you describe the smell of a
freshly cut orange, or the
toilet after school camp serves shellfish.
Same goes for
sound really, except
deaf people can often still '
feel' alot of sounds.
Sverre, actually we taste in our
noses much more than we do with our
tongues. Your tongue really only tells you
Bitter/
Sweet/
Sour/
Salty, while your nose says
Oranges/
Mashed Potato/
Red Wine. This is why Wine Tasters place so much importance on smelling the wine before they taste it.
You can notice this if you try eating while
holding your nose, or when you have a cold. Food tastes different, because you only get part of the
flavour.