Say What?!

I read in REAL SIMPLE recently that "53% of 16- to 22-year-olds around the world would rather give up their sense of smell than their favorite personal technological device."

Ummmm...

Isn't it common knowledge that one's sense of smell is heavily linked to one's taste for food? Fact: 90% of what we believe to be taste is really due to smell. And I'm not the only person who's recognized that smell is linked to memory, too. Why? Because the part of our brain that deals with smell is also the part that deals with emotion, behavior, and mood*

So, I've gotta say to those 53% of 16- to 22-year-olds...

You're doofuses. For reals.


Here's to the rest of us who aren't absurd enough to give up our sense of SMELL. Please enjoy, my nosey readers:

The musty smell of leaves during Fall.



The airy and sweet smell of fresh flowers.



The salty, sweaty, sunscreeny smell of the beach.



The maple, nutty, buttery smell AND taste of banana bread!



The crisp woodsy smell of the mountains.



The girl-i-fied smell of hair and body products!



The taste and smell of a beautiful glass of wine.



The thick ,spicy, smokey smell of incense.

The warm and sleepy smell of your husband's skin.




One of my favorite smells AND tastes: COFFEE!



The crisp, cold, clean smell of snow.



The bread-and-buttery smell and cheesy taste of grilled cheese!

I certainly told those technologically-obsessed tots what's what, didn't I? ;)

Help put those Crackberries to shame by sharing what smells and/or tastes delight YOUR senses?

* info taken from http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1575