Ever Smell T-Rex's Breath?

Jim Hawkins writes "Well, in case you never have the chance of getting up close and personal with a T.Rex, Dale Air, a company who 'nose' its smells, has recreated Tyrannosaurus Rex's breath for London's Natural History Museum. Seems people made a stink about the rotting flesh smell that would exist on T-Rex's breath - guess someone forgot to tell him to brush his teeth."

Comments

T-Rex breath

[birdwax2k]

Supposedly it smells a lot like T-Rex ass.

"news for nerds"

[Anonymous Coward]

"stuff that matters"

Obvious joke.

[ideatrack]

guess someone forgot to tell him to brush his teeth

Well it is in England...

And I'm English before anyone gets upset ;)

Re:Obvious joke.

[jjjefff]

I'm not sure the stereotype is "from nowhere." Take a look at what some Brits have to say on the subject:

Until the NHS started up, and before the availability of fluoride in toothpaste (or water), our British teeth were spectacularly ugly. Look at any film footage of average Britons before about 1945, and weep. The standard of living of the contemporary American probably afforded them better dental care; and, I suspect, a certain cultural austerity would have meant that corrective procedures such as braces would be regarded by us Brits as extravagance and vanity.
- Simon Gilman, London UK

I think Simon Gilman has put it best. Having spent my first 20 years in America and 14 years since living in the UK, I find that the average Brit is satisfied with teeth that might be crooked, stained, even slightly rotten, if they aren't causing much discomfort to their owner. Average Americans have much higher standards of expectation in the state of their dental health -- regardless of whether they have to pay for dental treatment or not, they feel very strongly that good teeth are a wise investment in looks and health. Many visits to the dentist by average Brits happen only after something has gone horribly wrong with their teeth, whilst Americans take an actively preventative approach with semi-annual dental checkups and intervention before any problems become severe. As a result of the greater amount of attention that Americans pay to their teeth, they are far more likely to notice and comment on the state of other people's teeth.
- Wendy James, London UK

And this is just too funny not to include:

I don't know about the States, but here in Mexico the common phrase to describle 'wonky' teeth is 'dientes ingles' (English teeth).
- Iain Pearson, Mexico City Mexico

Britain Smells?

[upside]

Look at the URL. Those wisecracks at CNN couldn't resist a jibe, could they?

Re:This is not news!

[Anonymous Coward]

Actually, I think it's been there since 200.000.000 BC. :p

The smell of newbie in the morning

[AndroidCat]

"Say you've got help desk staff who are getting tense and frustrated -- they can press a button to get an aroma to help calm them down," Knight said.

And what aroma would that be? Luser eaten by a t-rex?

Calming down

[Anonymous Writer]

The firm is testing an aroma dispenser which plugs into a computer and is controlled from the keyboard.

"Say you've got help desk staff who are getting tense and frustrated -- they can press a button to get an aroma to help calm them down," Knight said.

A case mod with a built-in bong would work much better.

Considering T-Rex was a scavenger

[earthforce_1]

I don't think I would be particularly interested.

If you are really curious, leave a kilo of raw hamburger sitting on the kitchen counter for a couple of weeks, while you go on vacation. Your house will be filled with the lovely aroma of T-Rex breath upon your return.

". . . forgot to tell him to brush his teeth."

[Jack William Bell]

Not exactly. His parents reminded him every morning, but with those short arms...

Re:My T-Rex

[Mr. Bad Example]

> He's such a vain beast.

Obviously he's a Mesozoicsexual.