Why does it smell so nice after it rains.

[Shoe Phone]

I also thought it was ozone...

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[Fables]

[QUOTE=yellosno;23300275]It just rained.
It smells nice.
Why?[/QUOTE]

Smells like cigars after it rains here.

[BAZ]

I love the smell when the concrete on the floor is all hot and then it rains

[Naofa]

[QUOTE=Shoe Phone;23301661]I also thought it was ozone...

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[DimJim]

it's the smell of fuckin' rainbows

[Mokkan13]

[url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geosmin[/url]
[QUOTE]a contributor to the strong scent that occurs in the air when rain falls[/QUOTE]

Keep up the good work Geosmin and Petrichor..

Just rained here too :respek: Best smell... Especially when it hasn't rained for a while.

[EvilMelon]

I love the smell after it rains, especially in the countryside, it smells so fresh and clean.

[Andaeeee]

I'm the only person I know who likes the smell :saddowns:

[Zolofto]

[QUOTE=yellosno;23300275]It just rained.
It smells nice.
Why?[/QUOTE]

Because like your mother, mother earth uses these:
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It smelling nice doesn't constitute it being a nice day out. Stay in the basement.

[Abrown516]

I don't like the smell :/ and dear god I despise the humidity.

[yellosno]

[QUOTE=Andaeeee;23303698]I'm the only person I know who likes the smell :saddowns:[/QUOTE]
Well now you've got people to talk about it;)

[Taipan]

Rain usually happens in a low presure area.

Plants and flowers release moisture and other crap in low presure area's.

[Ryenoru]

"The human nose is extremely sensitive to geosmin and is able to detect it at concentrations as low as 5 parts per trillion."
Fucking sweet. But I'm curious as to why exactly our noses would be so sensitive to such a chemical?

[Bassplaya7]

[QUOTE=TheForeigner;23300882]I want to know why i get great pain in my ribs before it starts to rain.[/QUOTE]

Changes in pressure, if you have a sensitive body part due to an injury or something, you'll feel it. I tore my MCL a few years ago playing soccer and my knee sometimes hurts before it rains.

[Phoenix Ashes]

Once upon a time, when someone still loved you, you were walking across a street. And then it started to rain. You ran. And finally came to her house, where you lifted her up the gate and pulled yourself up. You both kissed on her front porch, drenched in rain, tasting it on each others' lips. And that is why, rain smells so nice.

[DainBramageStud]

[QUOTE=TheForeigner;23300882]I want to know why i get great pain in my ribs before it starts to rain.[/QUOTE]

Many people with scar tissue experience pain in those areas before a storm. Generally, the more severe the pain is, the more intense the storm is.

This is due to the fact that air pressure lowers before a storm. When the pressure drops, normal tissue expands easily because it is rather supple and elastic. However, scar tissue is more dense and inelastic, and so does not expand as easily. As the pressure falls, the area between scar tissue and normal tissue is compressed and sheared by the different expansions of the adjacent flesh, which causes pain.