Smoke smell in a flat below mine.

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When a man smokes on a balcony, the smell can indeed reach people below him, not just those above. Warm air rises, but smoke can diffuse and travel through the air, especially in still conditions without a breeze. The discussion highlights that smoke can permeate a significant area, allowing those below to detect the odor. In some cases, strong-smelling tobacco can even be sensed from a considerable distance, such as the next block. Overall, the consensus is that smoke can affect air quality for people living beneath a smoker.
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Good day, everyone,
I have an uncommon question:
Man smokes in a balcony. Will the people, who are below him will smell that? Or just people who live above the man?
I guess warm air is going up, but how about a smell, diffusion says that molecules are moving disorderly, so I completely lost my mind whether smell can be smelled if you are below.
This is some kind a exercise, but I can't recognize which physics field it belongs to.

Thank you!
 
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bagofbones said:
warm air is going up
So long as it's warm --- which isn't long for smoke.
bagofbones said:
diffusion says
No breeze, a smoker can "perfume" a fairly large volume of air.
 
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Bystander said:
So long as it's warm --- which isn't long for smoke.

No breeze, a smoker can "perfume" a fairly large volume of air.
So the answer is yes? People below can smell that?
 
Definitely. If it's left-handed tobacco, some can smell it on the next block.
 
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