Is it roasted almonds or cyanide?
Imagine one fine afternoon you are just sitting at home, and suddenly you smell something strange. “Are those roasted almonds?” you ask yourself while the smell gets more intense with each passing minute. However, you investigate and realize no one is roasting almonds around your house. Now what? Would you blame all those late-nighters you’ve been pulling since the last week for hindering your sense of smell, or would you look for the nearest exit and make a run for your life?
“Run for my life? Why?” Glad that you asked. When you smell roasted almonds in a place they are not supposed to be, you should seek the nearest exit and escape that room as fast as possible without a second thought. The highly poisonous gas Cyanide smells like roasted almonds and is responsible for most fatalities caused by gas poisoning. So, the next time you smell roasted almonds in an unexpected setting, you should not expect a surprise candy or pie; just run!