Why can't you smell water but smell rain?

Question

Why can't you smell water but smell rain?

Answer 1

the humidity in the air when rain is comming brings out other smells that you normally wouldn't smell

Answer 2

b/c rain is a mix of the sky's air, and precipitation's smells.

Answer 3

thats because when it comes from the cloud it smells because of the h20 and when it is falling so they combine

Answer 4

its because rain has a little acid in it and because of that it sorta smells. not like anything though. but on the other hand water does not have acid

Answer 5

good question

the smell you smell is wet vegetation and wet dirt.

Answer 6

You can't smell water because water has no sent. Rain is not water. Rain is rain with it's own chemical properties, one of them being it's own scent.

Also, rain creates a sort of mist when it hits the ground causing other scents to float through the air, like an aerosol spray. Scents like the grass and pavement can be smelt easily with the help of this mist.

Answer 7

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