How do noses help us choose our friends? This may sound like an absurd question, but it is true and impacts us in our daily lives. According to people who study human olfaction (your sense of smell), noses and our brains make decisions at a subconscious level. This helps people make decisions about the people around us.
These scientists even did a test on odor with friends and strangers to test their decision. The first test they did was testing pairs of friends that “clicked” from the start. They found fascinating evidence that each person’s body odor was closer to their friend’s than expected. They did another test, but with strangers. They let the strangers decide if they wanted to be friends based on their odor.
Another test they did was gathering 20 pairs of friends that “clicked” as they described their friendship. The people in the test stopped eating onions and garlic for a few days to affect body odor, laid off the after-shave, and stopped using deodorant. They even had to wear the clothes that the lab provided. After the clothes were returned to them, they used 25 volunteers and electric noses and indeed found that friends smelled more like each other than strangers. While there are many reasons that you may become friends with someone, the smell is one of the reasons.
These scientists even did a test on odor with friends and strangers to test their decision. The first test they did was testing pairs of friends that “clicked” from the start. They found fascinating evidence that each person’s body odor was closer to their friend’s than expected. They did another test, but with strangers. They let the strangers decide if they wanted to be friends based on their odor.
Another test they did was gathering 20 pairs of friends that “clicked” as they described their friendship. The people in the test stopped eating onions and garlic for a few days to affect body odor, laid off the after-shave, and stopped using deodorant. They even had to wear the clothes that the lab provided. After the clothes were returned to them, they used 25 volunteers and electric noses and indeed found that friends smelled more like each other than strangers. While there are many reasons that you may become friends with someone, the smell is one of the reasons.
