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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 25, 2016 15:40:46 GMT
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Post by onlyMark on Mar 25, 2016 18:02:30 GMT
I remember a girlfriend who used to love sniffing my armpits.
I didn't reciprocate.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2016 18:13:34 GMT
I do not deny the validity of such a study but only if the ten samples are not sniffed on the same day. I think it would take about 3 rounds of one sniff a day while taking notes. After 30 days, some valid data might emerge.
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Post by htmb on Mar 25, 2016 19:26:21 GMT
Choice must be made from each side for there to be a match. It would certainly be interesting to study the results.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 25, 2016 20:20:12 GMT
I do not deny the validity of such a study but only if the ten samples are not sniffed on the same day. I think it would take about 3 rounds of one sniff a day while taking notes. After 30 days, some valid data might emerge. I have been in perfume stores where the customer is handed a vial of ground coffee to sniff between sampling the scents. Maybe the armpit cupids should include something like that in the packet. Choice must be made from each side for there to be a match. It would certainly be interesting to study the results. It's a shame there are no more than 100 participants, as it would seem that's too few to render any usable data. I'd be very curious to know how often there are mutual choices, for instance. Also, even though the researchers/love brokers claim this is based on the science of pheromones, what about other odors that attach to the t-shirts? Odor is so extremely evocative that maybe a slight whiff of cooking might unconsciously remind you of a beloved aunt, for instance, & thus trigger a pleasurable response to the sample that has nothing to do with pheromones. |
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Post by htmb on Mar 25, 2016 20:23:25 GMT
They wear the t-shirts three days in a row. No telling WHAT odors will be present.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 25, 2016 20:31:17 GMT
At least in most countries, they will not be spending an evening in a smoky club. But there are other ways to get stink on cloth.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 25, 2016 20:41:24 GMT
And often people aren't aware of ambient odors attached to their clothing. When we lived on the boat, we had a washer/dryer, so our clothes were kept clean. However, once off the boat and onto a land environment I would quickly notice that I reeked of diesel. And everything around smokers always stinks.
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Post by htmb on Mar 25, 2016 20:50:21 GMT
Maybe that's part of the point, rather than just the body odor smell. If you're a dog-loving pot smoker, and you smell dog and dope on a shirt sample, it might be love at first sniff.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 25, 2016 23:39:31 GMT
But since it's ostensibly about pheromones, mightn't it be that the dog is the love-seeker's soul mate, not the t-shirt wearer?
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Post by htmb on Mar 25, 2016 23:43:08 GMT
Only if the dog participates in the match-making process.
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 25, 2016 23:52:43 GMT
How tragic if a poor undergarment-snuffling human misses out on true love because of anti-canine bias in the matching process!
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Post by htmb on Mar 25, 2016 23:56:13 GMT
Well, dogs are certainly easier to get along with than humans, they make great companions, but they do have their limitations. Like, for instance, they can't fix you a nice dinner or do your laundry.  |
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Post by bixaorellana on Mar 26, 2016 1:26:31 GMT
True. But when you feel like sitting in front of the tv with a nice dinner or simply don't wish to deal with other beings, you can shut the furry beasts outside with a bone & a pan of water. Name a human that is that low-maintenance.
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Post by htmb on Mar 26, 2016 23:00:31 GMT
I've been trying to think for almost 24 hours now. I do believe you are right.
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