What Makes Sulfur Smell So Bad?
If you ’ve ever caught a whiff of instinctive gas , you get it on the stench is similar to that of sorry eggs or rotting kale . But the distasteful odor also saves life : Gas news leak put our home at risk for ardour and explosion , and can even induce asphyxiation and destruction . Since pure natural gasolene ( a.k.a . methane ) has no smell , utility companies add smelly , sulfur - containing odorants called mercaptans , or thiols , to warn us if anything is awry with our pipelines ....