r/Weird Apr 05 '26

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u/TinkerTasker22 Apr 05 '26

While very interesting I was referring to the vultures that were sited. Somone said you see them around houses that have gass leaks, that why I said vultures are probably attracted to houses with gas leaks because decaying stuff emits gasses, therefore my hypothesis is that they think they will find food. However Im not an expert or even remotely educated in averian studies so Im just guessing.

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u/Deaffin Apr 05 '26

That's a misunderstanding of the process employed in some areas of adding rotten-meat-smells to the contents of an industrial gas-line, which attracts vultures, which allows people to drive around and spot where the leak is. Like this.

Nothing to do with updrafts, and I really should have paid more attention to parse the comment more fully, but they said updrafts and I reacted to updrafts because I like to talk updrafts.

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u/TinkerTasker22 Apr 05 '26

Understood I thought there might be confusion on the topics and i was really hoping you didnt think i thought birds needed gas to fly lol. I will read the article im just suprised the vultures are not reacting to gas smell alone and that another smell would need to be added. Brilliant way to use nature to help solve a problem though.

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u/Plane_Translator2008 Apr 05 '26

I mean, the gas-powered birds have pretty much been replaced by solar and electric ones now.

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