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Andie Marsh's avatar

I thought the dirt cologne was an AI image lol, but to see that it's a real product makes me weirdly proud of my own 'personal scent'. Great read. <3

cass marketos's avatar

haha, omg - wait. actually even if i grabbed it from Etsy, it might be an AI image?!?! lol i didn't even think to double check that.

Andie Marsh's avatar

I think it's an AI image to market a genuine product!

Scott Kent's avatar

I would use it! I love the smell of actinomycetes and my wife has associated that smell with me lol

John Craig's avatar

Beautiful read. Learned something new 🙂

cass marketos's avatar

thank you for reading!!!!

abby francesca's avatar

"We can safely assume that the time-traveller visiting the planet as it was about 440,000,000 years ago would recognise the familiar smell of soil" made me good emo about the Earth as our home. Thanks for the great read :)

cass marketos's avatar

Thank you so much for reading! <3

Lacey's avatar

So the gray blooms in the compost pile - they are a good sign? I’ve seen them plenty and thought they were signs of dry spots or anaerobic spots. Tell me more!

cass marketos's avatar

You can send me pics if you’d like or are unsure, but yes - this bacteria will appear in your pile as a cloudy gray fuzz or almost powder-looking substance! Perfectly normal and fine.