Another newbie question

[**DONOTDELETE**]

OK, let\'s assume that I am wearing the proper combo of pheromones to get the desired results from a member of the opposite sex. But let\'s also assume that I am in a group of other guys (at a work meeting, or out at a bar, etc). Let\'s say that the pheromones kick in successfully. How does this member of the opposite sex know that they are *my* pheromones and not, for example, the guy standing next to me?

.WiseMan

[PHP 87]

Because you will be the one standing the closest to her and talking to her.

Pheromones work far better if you take the initiative to approach and talk to women.

[Whitehall]

People have ways...

Do this thought experiment. Instead of pheromones, say one guy in a group has bad BO. Would the women in the bar be able to figure who the stinker was?

Of course! It may take some time but people are bi-nasal and smell in stereo.

And another thing... the other guys would smell you as alpha male (if wearing \'none) and would show you some added deferment. (That\'s another trick - bring along your own entourage.)

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Are you sure we smell in stereo? I doubt it. That would require two separate channels and a mechanism to interprete minimal differences as direction clues. Actually it\'s very hard to pinpoint the direction from which a particular smell is coming from. Only when you get closer and the smell gets stronger can you draw conclusions about where it\'s coming from.
Finn

[Whitehall]

Finn,

I was skeptical at first too but when I started to pay attention I noticed some capablity that surprised me. No, the nose isn\'t as good as the ears in determining direction but it still works, to some degree in some situations.