rthmjohn Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 (hope this doesn't sound retarded) My nerdy godfather once told me that you only get bad body odor in your armpits when you're nervous, but that sounds a bit off. Can anyone verify this (or falsify it)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffsjoe Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 When your nervous you sweat and the BO is from the bacteria feeding and multiplying in your sweat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daecon Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 There's one anti-perspirant advert on TV that gives a good idea why as well: It's a gang of drug dealers getting raided by the police, and the leader is all stroppy and angsty - he trys to intimidate pepople to figure out who set them all up and the woman in the gang is all cool and innocent under pressure - not even breaking a sweat. Then the scene changes and we figure out she's really an undercover policewoman with a good anti-perspirant instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 you only get bad body odor in your armpits when you're nervous, the problem lies in his use of the word "Only". his argument is clearly false. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aumsonata Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Perhaps, though, when one is nervous, their body produces chemicals that add to the foulness of B.O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 that was never stated in his original premiss though. therefore rthmjohn wins not only that, but the chems produced when nervous (epinephrin and norepinephrin) are broken down internaly and exhibit no smell in themselves or as the breakdown products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daecon Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Maybe your godfather is psychic and can see people's auras and not only that but maybe he has that thingy that means he sees colours as smells and so when people are nervous their aura changes colour so when people are calm their aura is one colour and then they're angry it's another colour and when they're nervous it's another colour and that colour smells bad to your godfather so that's why he says that when you're nevous you smell bad because he's really seeing the colour change in your aura but dosn't realise it because maybe it's being ignored by the visual cortex and directly stimulating the olfactory centres instead, or... stuff. Comma? What's a 'comma'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rakuenso Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Hmm when you're nervous you tend to sweat a bit... and when you sweat your armpits tend to smell... =) oh transdecimal, are you a metro by chance? ^-^ you're avatar is rather suggesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daecon Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Um, I'm not sure. What does "metro" mean? I don't see how it's *that* suggesting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Hmm when you're nervous you tend to sweat a bit... as does illness or excersize, or not surprisingly elevated ambient tempreature. hence the "ONLY" word is a fallacy QED btw, what`s a "Metro"? oh transdecimal, are you a metro by chance? ^-^ you're avatar is rather suggesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 btw' date=' what`s a "Metro"?[/quote'] Metrosexuals. It's basically heterosexual men that act... well...gay. They show a lot of care about how they look and the type of clothes they buy etc. (for you UK-ians out there, think David Beckham). Anyway, this term is pretty much a martketing technique for coporations in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daecon Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Oh, well no - I'm not a metrosexual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Element Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 A couple times over the weekend i havn't showered and had a little bit of BO going on so the answer is no, it doesn't only happen when your nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
intothevoidx Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 A couple times over the weekend i havn't showered and had a little bit of BO going on so the answer is no, it doesn't only happen when your nervous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starbug1 Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 I can remember only two or three instances in my life when I have gotten BO. It's never when I exercise or when I'm nervous. Never did figure out what triggered it. I often smell it on people who exercise, so maybe its a sign of dehydration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisyphus Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 I think the real question is why do people sweat when they are nervous. Part of the fight or flight response, clearly, but why? Is it because the increased heartrate raises body temperature, and perspiration acts to cool you off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aj47 Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 I think the real question is why do people sweat when they are nervous. Part of the fight or flight response, clearly, but why? Is it because the increased heartrate raises body temperature, and perspiration acts to cool you off? But when you are nevous, most of the time your body temperature stays the same, hence the term 'a cold sweat'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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