[w1ntermute]

”“A little-known piece of trivia,” Altman announced. “This smell, after it rains for the first time. You know what’s that called?”

“Is this going to freak me out?” Williams said.

“Petrichor,” Altman said. “It’s my favorite smell. You only get to smell this once or twice a year, because it has to not rain for a while, and then rain. It’s the smell of summers in St. Louis.”

“Petrichor?” Williams said, uncertainly.

“Petrichor,” Altman said.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/magazine/y-combinator-sil...

[pxue]

wonder if there is a cologne / perfume version of this smell

[blacksmith_tb]

But of course! https://demeterfragrance.com/petrichor.html

[krsrhe]

He totally stole that from Neil Gaiman’s episode of Doctor Who (who certainly stole it from elsewhere)

https://tardis.fandom.com/wiki/The_Doctor%27s_Wife_(TV_story...

[scubbo]

Haha, don't be silly, I remember watching that episode, it only came out a few years ago...

...wait...