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by beschizza 338 days ago
Without even looking at anything else, I love the name.
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Anyone want to let me in on the joke/reference/pun/pronunciation/why it's a clever name?
There you go https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrichor

> Petrichor is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil.

It's actually my favorite scent in the world. I grew up in New Mexico.
Also the name of a song by Ludovico Einaudi, quite popular. At least to me it was the first thing I thought when I saw this post.