The Leap - The Strange Journey of the World's Worst Smell

How bad smells led to the demise of American manufacturing

The Leap - The Strange Journey of the World's Worst Smell launched on December 30, 2015 with 61 votes, #1,333 of 3,504 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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LaunchedDec 30, 2015

Launch day▲ 61 votes, 1 commentstop 38% of 3,504 that month

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of 3,504 launches in December 2015: 50%
of 2015's launches got fewer votes: 4×
the median launch of 2015 (16 votes): 84
launches landed the same day

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