Roy Basan wrote:

> Dan Logcher > wrote in message >...
>
>
>>If it's supposed to have a floral scent than why does it smell
>>like shit to me? Actually, it smelled like pepto bismo, but
>>that's still kind of shitty.
>>
>
> Well Dan, it is about the concentration of these extremely
> disagreeable smelling chemicals present.
> What you smell at the market stall selling those thorny fruits is an
> exudation of flavor chemicals in higher concentration...almost in the
> same level you smell from the well used baby diaper (or fecal matter
> to othersdepending upon the sensitivity or their noses).That is in the
> vicinity of 10 parts per million in the actual presence of the
> durian fruit or dirty diapers. Too little isn't it? But significant
> to offend your sensibilities.
> And in its raw state where other components in the durian fruit
> enhances it.
> And remember at what concentration does the flavor description change
> from offensive to agreeable; about 1-3 decimal places. That is a
> fraction of the original concentration.That is the simplest
> explanation.

No Roy, why does the Durian shake smell like crap? I would assume
the used a diluted concentration to make the drink, or it would be
offensive to most anyone. Correct?

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Dan