# And speaking of mundane stuff, why is it that...

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Why is it that the hotter they are, the worse they smell?

THis seems to be a direct linear function; perhaps even a logarithmic function. But with no way of measuring the ‘disgust’ response of others (your own stuff NEVER smells :dubious: ), only a linear function can be known.

The hotter they are, the worse the fart smells.

[![](http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-fart006.gif) ](http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-fart006.gif)