Looking for love? Try sniffing someone's ARMPIT: Scent reveals vital secrets about a potential partner's health
Smell is key in the selection of a mate - it can even show if they are healthy
Scientists say the the scent of someone can become like a drug
A speed dating event will be held to allow people to smell each other
Sniffing out love: A person's odour can reveal whether or not they are in good health, meaning smell can be important in the selection of a mate
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To test the theory, a scientific speed dating night, organised as part of the Edinburgh International Science Festival, will give participants ample opportunity to check out each other’s odorous oxters.
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Zoologist Dr Cromier said: ‘Everyone thinks of love at first sight but there are so many other senses involved, and smell is one of the most powerful. We are doing a session of sensory speed dating. We test how smell and sound are involved.
‘People will be blindfolded then made to smell the armpits of random strangers and then pick out the scent that they like.
‘A lot of people have fallen completely in love with the scent of someone and it becomes like a drug. The reason for it is called the MHC locus. This is a complex of genes that determine what you smell like.
I'm sure i read somewhere that sniffing your partners armpit either before/during/after sex can enhance the experience. Something to do with pheromones and stuff. Bit ick tho
