I was reading the Kleenex tips and saw this one from Zazen
...And if you smell nitrous oxide on anyone's breath, hold you own breath and turn away to breathe - their nose is making this gas to kill bugs they already have and they are infectious. Nitrous oxide smells 'cold' and metallic...
I always swear I can smell when my DCs and DH are getting a cold and am usually right, the smell is just as Zazen describes.
DH and my friends think I am mad - does anyone know the science behind this so I can be all knowing when I tell DH I am right?