" The Smell of Money " -- The Discovery Files

Most of us are familiar with the smell from a handful of coins, or perhaps a sweaty dumbbell or metal pipe. Turns out that so-called " metallic " odor is actually not from the metal object itself. Researchers from Virginia Tech found that the smell is really a body odor produced as a reaction of metal touching the skin.

Source: The Discovery Files - January 29, 2007 Category: Science Authors: National Science Foundation Source Type: podcasts