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[–] Lyra_Lycan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

That moment when you realise the 'smelling salts' folk used to use in Victorian- and Edwardian-era England to stimulate the senses and/or revive a fainted person.. Was often ammonia

[–] AnarchoEngineer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Bro my roommate once got some smelling salts from his work. No wonder that wakes you up, sniffing it legitimately feels like razor blades in your nose

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Yeah it just activates the body’s flight response.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

i'd pretend to be your roommate but i feel like this is not a unique experience. i took a whiff from about six inches away and wanted to punch whoever gave me the idea to do that (me)