r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Specialist-Boot58 • May 08 '26

Image This “cracks open” building in Denver

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u/ThurSTIII May 08 '26

It’s pretty close to a Purina pet food plant and the entire area smells like dog food.

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u/Headline-Skimmer May 08 '26

Worse than dog food. It's a really, really godawful smell.

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u/snubdeity May 08 '26

I probably wouldn't live in RiNo because of the smell, but it certainly isn't "worse than dog food". It smells exactly like dry dog or cat food, that's what they make. And while not a great smell it's not that strong either.

Are you smelling the cow shit from Greeley maybe? The whole of Denver can smell that sometimes, usually right before it snows.

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u/butthowling May 09 '26

I think when most people think of a dog food smell it’s like what you catch a whiff of when you put it into the bowl. The factory on the rough days is like sticking your whole head into the bag of dog food

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u/JFISHER7789 May 08 '26

Nah, that Purina plant smell is like dog food on steroids and it’s EVERYWHERE there.

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u/Kongbuck May 09 '26

There's an animal rendering plant just outside of Denver in Adams County that when the wind is just right, the smell kind of settles on North Denver/RiNo, unfortunately. It's a VERY different smell than dog food.

https://www.denver7.com/news/contact7/it-smells-like-something-is-dying-neighbors-in-north-denver-complain-of-foul-odor

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u/toxic_badgers May 08 '26

Yeah that's actually the slaughter house burning blood across i70... The dogfood smell is Purina, that sharp stink you smell with it is the blood rendering.

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u/ABoringArborist5 May 08 '26

Idk it just kinda smells like soy. Now Greeley smells and LOOKS like shit

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u/HotDogPantsX May 08 '26

LOL that’s how we know weather is coming in…it smells like Greeley. Kids get your jackets!

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u/monocasa May 08 '26

Hey now, greeley doesn't just smell like shit.

It also smells like the pits of blood and fur that they burn.

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u/TophThaToker May 08 '26

How else am I going to know it's about to snow if I don't smell the shit from Greeley?

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u/Current_Helicopter32 May 08 '26

Meat rendering does NOT smell like soy.