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Fire Up the Old Honker!

This study investigates whether gender affects the ability to identify the scents of common household items. Using various substances such as vinegar, mustard, and coffee, participants were tested blindfolded to see if girls outperform boys in recognizing smells. Results indicated that girls successfully identified 55% of the scents, while boys identified 47.5%. The hypothesis that girls would have a superior sense of smell regarding these items was supported. The experiment highlights potential errors and variations in scent perception based on individual factors.

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Fire Up the Old Honker!

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  1. Fire Up the Old Honker! By: Cole Slupski

  2. Problem • Does gender affect the sense to smell common household items?

  3. Introduction • Have you ever smelled something that you know what it is but you can’t name it? I have too, everyone has. I want to find out if girls can tell the smell better than boys.

  4. Hypothesis • I predict that girls will smell the products better.

  5. Materials • Rubbing Alcohol • Vinegar • Mustard • Pickles • Coffee • Tobasco Sauce • Onion • BBQ Sauce • Cotton Balls

  6. Procedure • Gather all materials. • Take common household items such as cleaners, foods, or fresheners, and put them on a cotton ball. • Test subjects blindfolded. • Record all results.

  7. Variables • Independent: Subject’s gender • Dependent: Results of identifying the smells • Controlled: The subject can smell as much as they need to. All of the same smells will be used as well.

  8. Results • Girls 4.4:8 or 55% • Boys 3.8: 8 or 47.5% • My hypothesis was correct according to the results.

  9. Major observations • The substances changed smell after sitting for a few days. A lot of people knew the smells but couldn’t name them.

  10. Possible Causes of Error • Someone could have stated one of the products. Someone could have peeked. People could have been sick and their nose could have been plugged.

  11. Acknowledgements • Scott Dellinger • Brian Walker • Jordan Proffit • Collin Anderson • Cameron Fair • Rachel Vessey • Chelsey Riffel • Andi Dowell • Sarah Wheeler • Julia Ferguson • Dillon’s

  12. Citations • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nose • http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/nosek.html • http://kidshealth.org/kid/htbw/nose.html

  13. Time spent • 11/10/10 1 hr. • 11/15/10 30 min. • 11/16/10 45 min. • Total: 2 ½ hrs.

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