Smell experiment: Channeling your inner bloodhound

Caitlin Stier, video intern

Are our olfactory skills wrongly underestimated??To find out, reporter Catherine de Lange puts her bloodhound skills to the test by following a path marked by a cinnamon scented rope (see video above).? While she drifted off course on her first attempt, she eventually sniffs her way to the end of a 10-metre trail.

You can read our full feature about how smell rules your life here.

If you enjoyed this video, you might also like to see this smell-activated robot or watch how the smell of death freaks out lampreys.

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