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Mystery smell perplexes authorities

By T.K. Randall
December 24, 2009 · Comment icon 9 comments

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Residents in northern Australia have been plagued by a mystery smell that permeated their homes and across the countryside for miles. Authorities investigating the source of the smell have come up empty.
Theories about the source of the stink ranged from sewage to the exhaust fumes of an alien spaceship. Keith Risk, 47, of Howard Springs, said the stench woke him up about 3am. "It was overpowering," he said. "Like gas or rotten eggs. I drove around nearby streets and could still smell it. "The stink went on for kilometres."


Source: NT News | Comments (9)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by brlesq1 15 years ago
"It was overpowering," he said. "Like gas or rotten eggs. I drove around nearby streets and could still smell it." Sulphur?
Comment icon #2 Posted by Codehook 15 years ago
God farted
Comment icon #3 Posted by Ell 15 years ago
Volcanic exhaust? (There have been several earthquakes today in the Banda sea directly north of Howard Springs. The smell was reported two days ago.) Rotting sea weed?
Comment icon #4 Posted by WaltFreakinWhitman 15 years ago
This also happened in our living room & my wife was trying to figure it out...
Comment icon #5 Posted by Primus 15 years ago
Another possible theory is some sort of space junk that made it partway down into our atmosphere before it burned up... Wouldn't be my first choice but it's possible, just not probable.
Comment icon #6 Posted by The Silver Thong 15 years ago
A propane leak.
Comment icon #7 Posted by storminateacup 15 years ago
A propane leak. Oh Thongy... let down! LOL I so thought you were gonna say "My bad!"
Comment icon #8 Posted by eqgumby 15 years ago
Mystery solved.
Comment icon #9 Posted by cluey 15 years ago
This also happened in our living room & my wife was trying to figure it out...


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