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>well obviously umm, there are a gorrillion receptors on the olfactory epithelium
>and each odorant molecule can only uhh bind one receptor
>then each receptor initiates depolarization all the way to the piriform cortex/amygdala/hippocampus so we can ummm instantly interpret, distinguish, and qualify immeasurable permutations of smells
just give up, it's clearly magic
