but you ate them? On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Fritz Holt <fh...@townandcountryins.com>wrote:
> The latter. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Ron Rutherford [mailto:rcrutherf...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, August 13, 2009 3:41 PM > *To:* Fritz Holt > *Cc:* texascavers@texascavers.com > *Subject:* Re: [Texascavers] RE: The smell of dirt > > Does this mean that, to you, bat quano smells good enough to eat, or > that your instant potatoes smell like s**t??? > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 2:34 PM, Fritz Holt > <fh...@townandcountryins.com>wrote: > >> Speaking of smells, on numerous occasions when being subjected to >> instant mashed potatoes, I have noticed their smell as being the same as bat >> guano. I noticed it this week when my wife had mashed potatoes and gravy >> from KFC. Is it just me? >> >> Fritz >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Mark Minton [mailto:mmin...@illinoisalumni.org] >> *Sent:* Thursday, August 13, 2009 2:17 PM >> *To:* texascavers@texascavers.com >> *Subject:* [Texascavers] Re: The smell of dirt >> >> Julia said: >> >> >>Actinomycetes (the common soil microbe that contributes so much to the >> earthy smell of dirt, both in and outside of caves). >> >Now I may know the "secret" ingredient in my "Cave Passages" candle that >> I purchased from an ICS vendor (www.speleosoap.com). The smell of this >> candle is EXACTLY like a cave passage! >> I don't know whether it is also made by actinomycetes (it seems to >> mainly come from streptomycetes), but one of the compounds responsible for >> the odor of dirt is called geosmin: < >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosmin>. It is a relatively simple >> molecule whose biochemical pathway has recently been elucidated: < >> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070916143521.htm>. >> >> Better living through chemistry! :-) >> >> Mark Minton >> > > > > -- > Ron Rutherford > -- Ron Rutherford
