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Driving in suburban Houston early morning or at night with the windows down, it's not unusual to smell skunk. Smelling them like that, they don't really smell that bad. I'd always wondered what the big deal was. Then one night driving home, I must have driven past where one was hit by a car or had sprayed nearby. It was the same smell, but seemed 5,000x stronger, and at that strength, it's HORRIBLE. I can only imagine that a direct hit would be even worse. I now very much understand the whole skunk thing. I assume that after someone or something gets sprayed, they are highly likely to have learned that lesson permanently.

Good luck. That might make a good pepper spray/mace alternative, or maybe something to add into them so you get the burn and the stink.