Power of smell

[akhileshbc]

[Aash]

poor cute cat

[honeybee]

It's better called "How to tell if you have smelly shoes", the cat is only sniffing the shoes, or rather the left shoe, to be precise.

I still don't understand what is it in the smell of the shoe that attracted the cat to it. This is the first time I am seeing someone/something attracted by that smell. Positively horrible. The cat deserved what it got.

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[akhileshbc]

I still don't understand what is it in the smell of the shoe that attracted the cat to it.
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Maybe it smelled like fish

[honeybee]

Have you ever smelt fish? And then smelt shoes?

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[Aash]

no..no.. don't relate edible with smelly man shoe.

[stlaural]

This cat is addicted, he's getting high on shoe smell.

[akhileshbc]

Have you ever smelt fish? And then smelt shoes?

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Yep. Rotten fish is somewhat is bearable. But the smell of shoe & shocks(which was not washed for a week or more) is ridiculous.

When we enter our computer lab, we are supposed to remove our shoes at the doorstep of lab. And for the next 3 hours, some of us have to keep our breath to avoid the smell of those socks.

I think, our lung capacity had increased drastically because of this habit of holding breath during lab hours.

[Aash]

When we enter our computer lab, we are supposed to remove our shoes at the doorstep of lab. And for the next 3 hours, some of us have to keep our breath to avoid the smell of those socks.

strange, is it necessary before entering lab?
its like you're entering on some worship place

[akhileshbc]

There's a male lab assistant (the one and only male staff in the lab. The rest are females) and he's a bit weird. He put forward the rule of removing shoes prior to entering the lab. If you see his performance, you would believe that, he's the Principal He's kind of showoff guy.

We can't even move/talk to the next person sitting near to us, without his permission. If someone did, he would shout loudly !

We used to call him (silently) as "The Bill Gates with a screw driver". Because of his showoff.

[Aash]

be sure u've air freshner with you in lab

[akhileshbc]

be sure u've air freshner with you in lab

Nope.

Sometimes the ceiling fans would also stop rotating.

[Ram2Curious]

I still don't understand what is it in the smell of the shoe that attracted the cat to it. This is the first time I am seeing someone/something attracted by that smell. Positively horrible.
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I was tempted to know about their strange behaviour which lead me to this site http://www.hdw-inc.com/behaviorswhy.htm. Pretty interesting reasons.

Your cat has special scent glands located in various parts of his body, including the area underneath the skin on his chin, and the area around his eyes. When your cat rubs up against you with his head, he is actually "marking" you with his own scent, as a signal to other cats that he is claiming you as "his"! You will probably notice that when your cat is doing this behavior, he is in a loving, peaceful and contented mood. The scent glands around his face release what are known as "facial pheromones", sometimes dubbed "happy hormones"! You should feel honored when your cat does this behavior to you as it is demonstrating his deep affection for you. Rubbing his head against your shoes is also a marking behavior - perhaps your cat is trying to cover up the scents from where you have been during the course of the day (which of course will be on your shoes) with his own scent, signifying again his "claim" on you.

[LaVolpe]

...When your cat rubs up against you with his head, he is actually "marking" you with his own scent, as a signal to other cats that he is claiming you as "his"!

Much better than the alternative method of marking territory: lift leg & squirt

[Ram2Curious]

Much better than the alternative method of marking territory: lift leg & squirt

[Shaggy Hiker]

There's a male lab assistant (the one and only male staff in the lab. The rest are females) and he's a bit weird. He put forward the rule of removing shoes prior to entering the lab.

He's nuts. If that lab is supposed to be any kind of clean, removing your shoes makes the problem worse, unless you immediately don slippers or booties, which it sounds like you don't.

[dilettante]

Yep. Rotten fish is somewhat is bearable. But the smell of shoe & shocks(which was not washed for a week or more) is ridiculous.

When we enter our computer lab, we are supposed to remove our shoes at the doorstep of lab. And for the next 3 hours, some of us have to keep our breath to avoid the smell of those socks.

I think, our lung capacity had increased drastically because of this habit of holding breath during lab hours.

Must be really bad when some have leprosy or are zombies or something.

[akhileshbc]

He's nuts. If that lab is supposed to be any kind of clean, removing your shoes makes the problem worse, unless you immediately don slippers or booties, which it sounds like you don't.

But this rule can be overridden by other staff or "him" itself. No problem with that ! Only applicable to students!!! If someone moved a chair, he would yell at it.

Must be really bad when some have leprosy or are zombies or something.

only when some of us used to wear socks. Because of being lazy, some of us wouldn't remove the socks. As this shoe can be removed by using the feet itself.

Anyway, I used to wear footwears(that has straps around) other than shoes.

[honeybee]

Yep. Rotten fish is somewhat is bearable. But the smell of shoe & shocks(which was not washed for a week or more) is ridiculous.

Well, I have both: shoes which haven't been washed in probably two months, and shocks which haven't been washed for God knows how many weeks. None of them stink. The shoes are packed in a carton and the shocks are on my car.

There's a male lab assistant (the one and only male staff in the lab. The rest are females) and he's a bit weird. He put forward the rule of removing shoes prior to entering the lab. If you see his performance, you would believe that, he's the Principal He's kind of showoff guy.

Foot fetish? Or does he have a foot smell fetish?

be sure u've air freshner with you in lab

They could make it, damn it, they have the whole lab with them!

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[akhileshbc]

Well, I have both: shoes which haven't been washed in probably two months, and shocks which haven't been washed for God knows how many weeks. None of them stink. The shoes are packed in a carton and the shocks are on my car.

So, you always keep it there and never use ?

Foot fetish? Or does he have a foot smell fetish?

[honeybee]

Yeah, I do use them once in a few months. Wear them in the morning, get them off in the night and then back they go to the carton. When I take them out again, they smell almost like new.

Shocks, I use them every day!

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[akhileshbc]

Yeah, I do use them once in a few months. Wear them in the morning, get them off in the night and then back they go to the carton. When I take them out again, they smell almost like new.

Shocks, I use them every day!

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That's cool.

What kind of deodorant do you use ?

[honeybee]

Deodarant? What's that?

Lemme guess...

Deodar is a kind of tree that you find most in snowy regions. Are you talking about ants on Deodars?

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[akhileshbc]

Deodarant? What's that?

Lemme guess...

Deodar is a kind of tree that you find most in snowy regions. Are you talking about ants on Deodars?

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You never heard of it ? That's bad..

You should atleast take a look at the bottle to see what it is labelled, before you use anything.

[FunkyDexter]

the smell of shoe & shocks(which was not washed for a week or more) is ridiculous

Pah, you lot don't know you're born.

I climb, which is a sport where you where wear very tight shoes with no socks and you sweat... alot. And it's fear sweat too. On top of that it's not a great idea to wash the shoes because it softens the rubber of the soles (making it harder to stand on tippy-toes). Finally, I just have naturally smelly feet (OK for my regular shoes, though, I just keep clean).

This combination is a lethal cocktail for my climbing shoes. I actually can't bring them into the house and have to keep them in the shed. Even then you can smell them at a range of about 5 or 6 yards. After getting home from a climbing trip I have to leave the car window open a crack overnight to aerate.

If that cat tried that with my climbing shoes he wouldn't end up flat on his back, he'd just disintegrate.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Well, I have both: shoes which haven't been washed in probably two months, and shocks which haven't been washed for God knows how many weeks. None of them stink. The shoes are packed in a carton and the shocks are on my car.

I don't believe you!!! When is the last time you took a really good sniff of your shocks. The last time I smelled my shocks, they had a tar/grease smell to them that was quite distinct, though I didn't feel it was unpleasant.

[FunkyDexter]

The other day I had a VERY nasty shock. The ensuing smell was indeed terrible.

[Shaggy Hiker]

I should add that many years ago (more than 20, I'm afraid), I went on a two week hike. When I got home, my mother wouldn't let me bring my socks into the house cause they were so rancid. Two weeks of hiking in the rain of Vermont had not done them any good at all, so I left the socks out in the woodshed. When I got up in the morning, the socks were gone. After looking around a bit, I found one on the driveway. I headed further down and found another at the side of the road. On the other side of the road I found the third sock (I always wear two pairs at a time when hiking). Twenty feet beyond that there was a raccoon out cold with the fourth sock in its mouth.

Actually, that last line isn't true. I never did find the fourth sock, but the three that I did find had been left in a line that went directly to the swamp, so I would guess that the fourth sock is somewhere out there, and I have only a vague idea of what took them. It probably wasn't a fish.

[FunkyDexter]

I always wear two pairs at a time when hiking

I was wondering where the story was going at that point...

[honeybee]

I don't believe you!!! When is the last time you took a really good sniff of your shocks. The last time I smelled my shocks, they had a tar/grease smell to them that was quite distinct, though I didn't feel it was unpleasant.

Are your shocks leaking? Maybe it's time to change them. Usually they do last a few years before you need to change them.

OK, guys, shoes, socks, shocks. What next, armpits? Back of the ears? Bring it on!! The smelliest places on a human body!

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[FunkyDexter]

The nose... surely!

[abhijit]

Anyway, I used to wear footwears(that has straps around) other than shoes.

They are called sandals.

[abhijit]

Pah, you lot don't know you're born.

I climb, which is a sport where you where wear very tight shoes with no socks and you sweat... alot. And it's fear sweat too. On top of that it's not a great idea to wash the shoes because it softens the rubber of the soles (making it harder to stand on tippy-toes). Finally, I just have naturally smelly feet (OK for my regular shoes, though, I just keep clean).

This combination is a lethal cocktail for my climbing shoes. I actually can't bring them into the house and have to keep them in the shed. Even then you can smell them at a range of about 5 or 6 yards. After getting home from a climbing trip I have to leave the car window open a crack overnight to aerate.

If that cat tried that with my climbing shoes he wouldn't end up flat on his back, he'd just disintegrate.

Climbing shoes should not be washed. Just dusted. However, they can be left in the sun to dry till the smell goes away.

Unless you're in a country where the sun doesn't shine a lot.

[akhileshbc]

They are called sandals.

Thankuuu

[Aash]

Thankuuu

Abhijit has given a gift

[FunkyDexter]

Unless you're in a country where the sun doesn't shine a lot

I live in the UK. I've heard of this thing you call "sun" but I think it's just myth and legend. A huge ball of fire hanging in the sky indeed! What sort of credulous fool do they take me for?

I give the shoes a dose of anti-bacterial spray every time I get home from climbing which helps alot but I still get visits from UN weapons inspectors. I've put them through the wash a couple of times and the results aren't catastrophic but it definetely softens up the bases and makes fine toe and edge work trickier.

Still, on the plus side, I never struggle to get on a route. I just stand at the bottom for a minute or two and the area miraculously clears.

[dilettante]

On a serious note...

I have a climber friend who always wears thin polypro "wicking" socks and goes all around and between his toes with a roll-on deodorant before putting them on at the site. First time I saw him do that I doubted his sanity. He said good climbing shoes are too expensive to stink up and washing ruins them.

He says he used to use a spray but it isn't as easy to find anymore.

[FunkyDexter]

I've often thought about wearing some kind of sock but never actually tried it. When I first started climbing the argument against them was that they stopped you from feeling the rock but I think that's BS. If you can feel rock through the thick, stiffened rubber of the shoe I really don't believe that a tiny layer of cotton's going to make a difference.

More recently I've also heard the argument that they encourage the foot to rotate in the shoe, particularly when edging, which would make more sense. That would matter to me because I'm a technical slab fan (although I do enjoy the pump you get off a really steep overhang) and fine footwork's important to me.

Maybe I ought to give them a try some time but my climbing shoes are already a size and a half smaller than my feet and I'm genuinely not sure I could get them on if I had socks on.

[Shaggy Hiker]

Polypro is not the same as cotton as far as feel and rotation. For one thing, they are VERY thin. I tried them on a long hike one time. Once they got dirty (the second day of use for any pair), they bonded to my feet and started ripping the skin off of them. By the time I gave up on them, both feet were bloody wrecks. I was limping pretty badly by the time I reached my next supply drop.

[FunkyDexter]

Hmmm, bonded to your feet you say... That might get around the slipping problem.