Why do sulfur pits smell like rotton eggs?
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They give off H2S gas which is the smell of rotten eggs.
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rotten eggs that were over 3 years old..........dont ask!
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It has gaseus ingredients in it.  Take some GasX
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The distinctive odor of feces is due to bacterial action. Bacteria produce compounds such as indole, skatole, and thiols (sulfur containing compounds), as well as the inorganic gas hydrogen sulfide. These are the same compounds that are responsible for the odor of flatulence. Consumption of foods with spices may result in the spices being undigested and adding to the odor of feces. Certain commercial products exist that can reduce the odor of feces.
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I think you mean, "Why don't rotten eggs sink?"\n\nThere's more gas in it because the thing inside decayed, meaning it gives of gas and becomes smaller in size. But since it is inside the egg, there is no way out for the gas, so it stays inside the egg and makes the egg float when placed in water, just like a balloon filled with air.
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Some people call it "the smell of the sea", but actually it's the smell of the land.\n\nIt's caused by the stuff in the ocean being left behind as the tide receeds and rotting.
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Smelling salts   (ammonium carbonate)\nbasically it's a really stinky ammonia smell that's released when you break this little cloth-covered ampule.
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I don't think it smell at all, maybe it is just egg, the smell of raw egg, but i love its smell after beaten ^^
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Among other things in feces, there are materials containing hydrogen sulfide and other organic sulfides as well as low molecular weight organic acids such as caproic acid (Caproic is take from the Latin word for goat), Putrescine, cadaverine and a host of other unappetizing substances. Sulfur itself has no odor.
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I can't answer why but I can testify it sure does make it smell "different".\n\nI Googled it and here is what I found - \n\nThe smell cannot be noticed in raw or cooked asparagus, so it is believed that the body converts a compound within asparagus into a metabolite, which can then be smelled in the urine. The odour is often described as the smell of rotten or boiling cabbage, or even ammonia, and is believed to be due to the presence of methyl mercaptan, also known as methanethiol, which is a sulphur containing derivative of the amino acid methionine.
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After a thunderstorm, there is a distinct smell associated w/ ozone created by lightning. Could be that.\n\n:)
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What you are probably using is called pharmaceutical sulfur. It is used as a scabicide, parasiticidal, and antiseptic. There are three forms. Precipitated sulfur, sublimed sulfur, washed sulfur. Sublimed and washed sulfur are in the form of a fine yellow crystalline powder, with only a faint odor and taste. Precipitated sulfur is a very fine pale yellow amorphous or microcryst powder, which is odorless and tasteless. I am still looking for toxicity data and I will update my answer if I find anything. I wouldn't worry about using it, the cure is probably better than the illness. But always talk to a doctor before starting any kind of treatments.
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Cos it was a smelly pit
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nope it's the smell of a puss filled sore as it's lanced and drained talk about an aroma that can gag a maggot!!
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lmao, mr chili that's so funny.  The odor from flatulation (fart) is actually microscopic particles of feces along with body heat and gases. That is where the smell comes from. \n Once those particles are no longer airborne and fall to the ground the smell can no longer be detected, it's at your feet not up at nose level.\n\nDid you really poot in a box and seal it up? Ahhhh-haaa. LOL!!
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muggy sulfur or burned vinegar or wet wood...depending on what I ate
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Poop stinks as a result of the products of bacterial action. Bacteria produce smelly, sulfur- or nitrogen-rich organic compounds such as indole, skatole, and mercaptans, and the inorganic gas hydrogen sulfide. These are the same compounds that give farts their odor.