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Welding Smell Research

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Smell is one of the five basic human senses. Smell is a powerful sense with many abilities. Smell can alert people to potential dangers. Smell brings variety into the world. In addition to these, smell also has one very special ability. Smell can instantly draw memories out of a person. I was first introduced to welding as a high school freshman. It was a very new and different thing for me as I have never lived on a farm or been anywhere where I would have experienced welding. As I remember it, welding has a few distinct odors. Different types of welding each have their own set of smells to accompany them. The first type of welding I learned, torch welding, has a noticeable smell when lighting your torch. The smell comes from acetylene gas,

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