I get this question a lot, and the answer, surprisingly enough is…I’m not sure…maybe. I don’t know if the sensation I’m feeling is a “smell” or simply a change in temperature or just the chemical eating away at my inner nostrils, but bleach is one odor that I can detect. That is, in very high and from what I’m told “dangerous” quantities.

The thing is, I can also taste bleach in the air (yes, kind of like a snake) and I can also feel a burning sensation in my eyes whenever around bleach. And those two sensations are almost always stronger than whatever it is I’m feeling in my nose. So, I’m not sure if what I’m feeling is actually a smell or a side-effect from the stinging I feel elsewhere.

So, the answer if I’m feeling in the mood to explain all of that is…yes.
If not in the mood, I simply say “no, I can’t smell a thing stupid.”