In fact, scientists aren't sure why some people can use both hands equally well (with no dominant hand), a skill also known as mixed-handedness. They also warn that since the phenomenon is rare, with just one out of every 100 people being mixed-handed, the study only focused on a small group of these individuals.
Since natural gas is odorless and colorless in its natural form, a distinctive odorant called mercaptan is added to help you detect a gas leak. Mercaptan makes the gas smell like sulfur or ârotten eggsâ. INDOOR GAS LEAKS. If you smell a faint gas odor near an appliance: Check all pilot lights. If you find a pilot light extinguished, open windows and doors to vent the area and then wait 15 minutes before relighting the pilot light.
Comparing natural gas to oil and coal, the amounts of sulfur, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) are considerably lower. Making natural gas one of the cleanest fossil fuels to burn. Natural gas does not produce a strong odor, which is common with generators powered by oil or diesel fuels.