Back in the 50s, I saw (and heard) a man fall from the ceiling of the old MSG (49th St) The sound of him hitting the arena floor......
re. 9/11, anytime I smell burning electrical insulation I’m taken back. According to Wiki, the pile burned for 99 days. I just remember it as a long time and the smell was always there, downwind.
I’ll bet. The sense of smell is a very primitive one, and the anatomy is attached directly to the underside of your brain.
There are certain smells that can trigger memory, no doubt.
When I smell jet exhaust, I am transported in time back to Cubi Point in the Philippines as a kid, and to NAS Millington in TN where I got my jet training.
Boom. Of course, those are good memories. I know guys who smell raw diesel burning, and it brings them somewhere else.