http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/brain_diesel_dc
Interesting.
Did you have anyone in particular in mind? [}:)]
I’d have to rule myself out, since I do quite well processing the information I receive. I’m sure an analysis of my brain might find some black matter amongst the gray, though.
I still like Asperger Syndrome to explain myself.
No single person specifically in mind…maybe a ‘genre’ of railfan-type people[}:)][:D]…
Thats good science for you…make people breathe a concentration of Diesel fumes, and find out they get stressed. No kidding. So how did they determine it was nano particles, and not the CO and CO2 levels that caused the stress?
I wonder how many of the researchers considered staying in the room with the subjects…and, I gotta admint, I am wondering about the brain wave activity of folks who would expose themselves to that on purpose, as opposed to incidently in their profession…
What about us railfans that spend lots of time trackside? I’ve always regarded the smell of diesel exhaust as familiar and associated with good memories, not that I would want to stand in the middle of a plume of exhaust. Maybe that explains why I like railfanning![(-D]
the diesel fumes of today dont smell like they did years ago. the smell of a city bus or fire truck and the trains now they smell differant and not for the better.
And the fact that these ten people finally realized they were locked in a room full of dangerous fumes had nothing to did with their stress level? And how does being locked in an enclosed room simulate the effects of being outside, where the fumes would mix and dillute with fresh air, and not be concentrated, and be blown around and away by wind? Why spend money on something so stupid and already known. Of course prolonged exposure to fumes effect the brain. Just ask any retired auto or diesel mechanic. And with the money they spent on this, we could have fed children in Africa.
You gotta love modern science, wasting money proving things already known.
We could have fed children here for Pete’s sake. However, that’s another topic!
What has been done to change the smell of the exhaust compared to 10 years ago?
My point in posting this was to pick on myself a bit (fumes from railfanning affecting my brain-duh! To say nothing of the sights and sounds…anyway).
Ah… there’s nothing like the smell of Alco exhaust in the morning!!
Has anyone else noticed that exhaust from an oil fired steam loco smells better than exhaust from a diesel loco? Of course,coal smoke smells best of all![8D]
I never thot about it but you are exactly right ! I used to love the smell of diesel when a greyhound bus would take off…
I wonder if they will do a study on numerous people in a closed bathroom with a bottle of hair spray each morning.
Disagree with first part, and strongest with second part.
It says in the article that they speculate on the long term effects. Wow I wish I could use my every speculation or WAG and report it as news. This smells of propaganda for an anti-diesel agenda. And I’m not talking the sweet smell of a train digging in as it goes by.[:D]
As for the smell being different, didn’t they reduce the amount of sulpher in diesel fuel over the years?