something smells fishy

[Tracker89]

Although I didn't come up with the "tuner = better senses" thing, one explanation I came up with is that tuners commonly install mods that suck more air into the engine, such as larger intakes, turbochargers, superchargers, etc.

But there are a lot of performance cars and race cars that come standard with that kind of equipment, so it isn't a flawless theory.

[Volksdragon]

Fillmore's Nostrils are nothing. XD; If he were a Beetle, his 'nostrils' would be on top of his hood (which, in this case, is directly at the rear.)

[pookydoc]

i wonder if they have a pair of extra eyes on the back too XD

[Tracker89]

Sally also has to breathe through her rear:


The Maserati MC12 and Bugatti Veyron breath through their roofs(that's what those scoops are for):

[foreignconcepts]

woot woot the Carrera is from Ontario!

I think the disconcerting thing about the air intake theory is that people are offput by the air intake at the rear of the vehicle instead of the front, it breaks with our human preconceived notions of where the olfactory sense should be located (ie - the face or the front of the car). Otherwise, if you can move past that, the air intake is a perfect equivalent, making for a solid theory.

Sarah

EDIT: I just reread Tracker's comment about the Carrera... in this case I don't think smelling and breathing are 100% interchangable in theory... we can tell from the movie that cars DO breathe through their mouth. They just sense smells from somewhere else that isnt' their mouthes, their air intakes?

[Tracker89]

Now that I think about it...since there most likely is a link between the mouth and engine(or at least the engine compartment), it would still be possible for cars to breath from the front, through their mouth, even if they have rear- or mid-mounted engines.

[Amethyst]

*giggles* me and a friend was reading a erm... certain book and theres some dragon that can't smell so he licks things.... yeah you can see where that going

Mcqueen: * licks sally*
Sally:" wtf?" O.o;;
Mcqueen: " I'm just smelling you >:3"

lol @ Beetle "noses"

[foreignconcepts]

LOL... something tells me that wasn't quite the reaction that he was looking for? hehe

[pookydoc]

tracker89 said:

Now that I think about it...since there most likely is a link between the mouth and engine(or at least the engine compartment), it would still be possible for cars to breath from the front, through their mouth, even if they have rear- or mid-mounted engines.

yeah i agree! and you know what? fillmore also drinks oil through his mouth like the rest and he has a rear-mounted engine...so i think this theory is a good one. i believe it

[knuxswifie]

Of course they smell. The grille is like huge nostrils. I suppose they would process smells in their intake systems. It's just like humans except without the snot.

[Reiji Neko Mitsukai]

Apr 12, 2008 21:52:53 GMT -5 knuxswifie said:

It's just like humans except without the snot.

>.o That's not a pleasant image...

[DoubleEdgeSword72]

lol car boogers O___o;

I guess they could smell just like we can, and some can smell better than others. That happens in some humans too. And maybe the same thing with taste. Maybe even some cars can be "supertasters" *shrugs*

Those are just ideas derived from my classes though. >___>;