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How does it smell though?
by juancn 1mo ago
How does it smell though?
- ComputerPerson 1mo agoMost people associate mushrooms and fungi with the smell of their substrate; they commonly don't have a strong smell themselves I doubt it has a smell stronger than the wearer edit: this is a bad take, upon further research
- _whiteCaps_ 1mo agoChanterelles smell great. I would wear something that smelled like that. Pine mushrooms, not so much.
- fluoridation 1mo agoI've done cultures on agar agar and mycelium definitely does have a distinctive smell. To me it's reminiscent to the damp smell of a concrete basement, though less stale and unpleasant.
- AlanYx 1mo agoThe mushroom smell isn't from either the substrate or respiration. That distinct odor is 1-octen-3-ol. Biochemists call it "mushroom alcohol." It's caused by enzymatic breakdown of their cell walls, and it thought to be related to signalling. I doubt it would be strongly present here. The article says the mycelium are close to dormant. You can actually purchase mushroom alcohol commercially as a food additive.
- dhosek 1mo agoI didn’t think of the smell at all, I was wondering what the feel was like. There’s a certain level of comfort that’s expected from clothing that matters. There’s also the question of breathability. Is it going to trap sweat and smells like polyester clothing?
- other_herbert 1mo agoIf you sweat in this though, would it grow from the moisture or get killed off by the salinity? either way could lead to new and unexpected failure modes for clothing
- dylan604 1mo agoprobably smells like patchouli