Things that smell REALLY bad

[Dawnlight]

Your own flesh burning.

I had an operation in my mouth to expose a tooth that was under the gum (so the dentist could put a brace on it and bring it into proper position). The wound would not stop bleeding and I was gagging on huge clots of blood. Gak! I had to go in to the dentist in the middle of the night and he cauterized my mouth. I was awake and lucid for the entire procedure and will never forget that smell.

 

[BrianL]

Along these lines, dog butt gland expression. Once was taking a dog somewhere, and was in the backseat when the dog jumped on my lap and "expressed" himself. holy horrors is all I can say.

I had this happen with my cat. Her glands got clogged and she got bloated and constipated. The vet actually told me that I could express them myself and also give her what Seinfeld dubbed "the dreaded device." I was like, "No thanks. You can handle THAT no matter how much it costs!" Totally worth it!

 

[mnrose]

I'm going with Durian. WORST.SMELL.EVER. Seriously. I'd rather be seated next to a full cat box than a durian.

 

[TaylorEar]

Along these lines, dog butt gland expression. Once was taking a dog somewhere, and was in the backseat when the dog jumped on my lap and "expressed" himself. holy horrors is all I can say.

AHHHH!!! The dreaded "butt juice!". That is seriously a smell that will haunt me forever... we had to have our dog's glands removed because he expressed them so much. After the surgery the vet told us she had never seen such huge glands in a dog his size!

 

[squeegee]

Wet gangrene.

The smell stays in your nose for the rest of the day, sometimes longer, no matter how much Febreeze you snort. LOL.

 

[maslex]

I hate the smell of boiling a whole chicken. UGH!!!

 

[ThurlFan]

One time on the highway in Nebraska we noticed a horrible smell, and discovered we were travelling right behind a rendering truck. Not good.

 

[Jennasis]

Oh yeah...paper mills. Tjere is apparently one on 95 in Georgia that we pass on our way to WDW. One time i had been having some gut issues and I farted. Dh grumbled but we soldiered on...about 20 minutes later we hit the stink of the paper mill. DH screamed "oh my God...is that YOU??" We both gagged as i insisted it was not, but if a smell like that ever came out of me we would need to find the nearest hospital!

 

[Jedana]

Oh yeah...paper mills. Tjere is apparently one on 95 in Georgia that we pass on our way to WDW. One time i had been having some gut issues and I farted. Dh grumbled but we soldiered on...about 20 minutes later we hit the stink of the paper mill. DH screamed "oh my God...is that YOU??" We both gagged as i insisted it was not, but if a smell like that ever came out of me we would need to find the nearest hospital!

Yep, there in Jesup. DH worked there as a teen---he thinks that is what killed his sense of smell.

 

[Tinijocaro]

My son and daughter's hockey bags- blecccch! Probably the most disgusting smell out there.

 

[S. C.]

My son after he baths in cologne

 

[bcla]

Ever been near an active volcano like Kilauea? It's the earth literally and figuratively passing gas. I've heard it described as "the smell of ten thousand farts" and in my experience that's pretty accurate. It's basically hydrogen sulfide, and at least around Kilauea it's everywhere, including Pu'u O'o, Halemaumau Crater, and Kilauea Iki Crater. When it gets really intense it's dangerous to one's health and people literally can't stop coughing or gagging. They'll close off the road periodically and NPS and Hawaii County will close off the prime viewing sites for the lava flow.

 

[ebtbmom]

Seafood

 

[Sparkly]

Blue cheese!!!!!! Mum's favourite but I hate it.

 

[BrianL]

Ever been near an active volcano like Kilauea? It's the earth literally and figuratively passing gas. I've heard it described as "the smell of ten thousand farts" and in my experience that's pretty accurate. It's basically hydrogen sulfide, and at least around Kilauea it's everywhere, including Pu'u O'o, Halemaumau Crater, and Kilauea Iki Crater. When it gets really intense it's dangerous to one's health and people literally can't stop coughing or gagging. They'll close off the road periodically and NPS and Hawaii County will close off the prime viewing sites for the lava flow.

The entire country of Iceland smells like this. Even the hot water that comes out of the tap is heated with geothermic energy and smells like sulfur. You get used to it though. Beautiful country!

 

[Daneeo]

The entire country of Iceland smells like this. Even the hot water that comes out of the tap is heated with geothermic energy and smells like sulfur. You get used to it though. Beautiful country!

ughh ill stay away from iceland on 2nd thought

 

[bcla]

The entire country of Iceland smells like this. Even the hot water that comes out of the tap is heated with geothermic energy and smells like sulfur. You get used to it though. Beautiful country!

That's basically the smell of volcanic activity. We went to a place that used natural hot spring water on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. The water felt different (almost oily) and had a mild rotten egg smell. I've smelled various off odors at thermal features around the world. We have Bumpass Hell here in California, but of course Yellowstone is place to experience all sorts of odd odors. However, you do kind of get used to it.

There is this acid pool in Yellowstone called Sulfur Cauldron.

The viewing area is well above the pool so nobody gets hurt, but the fumes do sting the eyes and the smell is really funky. I understand the occasional animal falls in and the combination of heat and acidity is not something that can be survived.

 

[gracie1]

Mushroom farms.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

That's basically the smell of volcanic activity. We went to a place that used natural hot spring water on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. The water felt different (almost oily) and had a mild rotten egg smell. I've smelled various off odors at thermal features around the world. We have Bumpass Hell here in California, but of course Yellowstone is place to experience all sorts of odd odors. However, you do kind of get used to it.

There is this acid pool in Yellowstone called Sulfur Cauldron.

The viewing area is well above the pool so nobody gets hurt, but the fumes do sting the eyes and the smell is really funky. I understand the occasional animal falls in and the combination of heat and acidity is not something that can be survived.

Yup, I was thinking "Fountain Paint Pots" & numerous other features of Yellowstone.

Still not as bad as the rotting rat - confirmed by my warehouse guy who took a shovel to the other warehouse today & cleaned it up LOL

 

[bcla]

Yup, I was thinking "Fountain Paint Pots" & numerous other features of Yellowstone.

Still not as bad as the rotting rat - confirmed by my warehouse guy who took a shovel to the other warehouse today & cleaned it up LOL

Yellowstone is certainly interesting in the sheer variety of features and odors. However, I don't think they can really match Hawaii for absolute stink. Perhaps one of these days when it supposedly will blow its top, but not yet.

Once my dad asked me to check and see if there was a dead rodent under our house's crawl space when I was still in college and living at home. I looked from a distance and it kind of looked like a rat, but didn't really smell too bad from a distance. So I put on some gloves, carried a can of Lysol, and used a bag. Turns out it wasn't a rodent. My dog crawled in there, and apparently left a turd that had been there for a while. It was also kind of moist in there so it didn't dry up and the "hair" was just this hairy mold growing on the surface like a Chia Pet.

I've encountered skunks quite often within the past few weeks. Once I never saw anything, but there must have been a spray in my back yard or maybe the neighbor's. I also saw one walking along the street on the way to my folks' place. Another time was roadkill on the way to work. I can tell you that a run over skunk will pretty much release its spray.