Can't Smell? You're Probably Going to Die!

JPhillips · 10-08-2014, 08:43 AM

This is a fascinating study. The gist is that in a study scientists found that an inability to recognize common smells was a greater indicator of death in five years than people with cancer and heart disease.

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PEOPLE whose hearts are failing, or who have had cancer or lung disease, have good reason to be concerned about their future. People who have merely lost their sense of smell might not be so worried. Actually, though, their prospects are worse. You are more likely to die within five years if you cannot recognise common smells than if you have ever been diagnosed with one of those more obviously deadly illnesses.

http://www.economist.com/news/scienc...h?fsrc=rss|sct

gstelmack · 10-08-2014, 09:05 AM

I haven't been able to smell much in like 30 years. I'm beating the odds, off to buy a lottery ticket!

Kodos · 10-08-2014, 10:12 AM

I smell all the time. I'm going to live forever!

cartman · 10-08-2014, 10:37 AM

You are especially in danger when you can't smell what this guy is cooking.

DaddyTorgo · 10-08-2014, 11:31 AM

Ohhhh....snap.

Well played!

Although a video or a GIF would have been even better

Honolulu_Blue · 10-08-2014, 12:04 PM

What the fuck?

As far as I can remember, I have never had a sense of smell. I can't remember smelling anything. My dog got skunked once and I couldn't smell it.

Well, I might as well live it up. I am on borrowed time.

Desnudo · 10-08-2014, 02:04 PM

I thought it was an indicator of psychopaths

gstelmack · 10-08-2014, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Desnudo

I thought it was an indicator of psychopaths

MWUHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHA!

10-08-2014, 09:05 AM	#2
gstelmack Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Cary, NC	I haven't been able to smell much in like 30 years. I'm beating the odds, off to buy a lottery ticket! __________________ -- Greg -- Author of various FOF utilities

10-08-2014, 10:12 AM	#3
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I smell all the time. I'm going to live forever! __________________ Indiana Hoosiers Football - 2025-26 National Champs The FOFC Ladder History thread

10-08-2014, 10:37 AM	#4
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	You are especially in danger when you can't smell what this guy is cooking. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

10-08-2014, 11:31 AM	#5
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Ohhhh....snap. Well played! Although a video or a GIF would have been even better Last edited by DaddyTorgo : 10-08-2014 at 11:33 AM.

10-08-2014, 12:04 PM	#6
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	What the fuck? As far as I can remember, I have never had a sense of smell. I can't remember smelling anything. My dog got skunked once and I couldn't smell it. Well, I might as well live it up. I am on borrowed time. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

10-08-2014, 02:04 PM	#7
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	I thought it was an indicator of psychopaths

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