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[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 12 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

If I remember right no - the way the sinuses are layed out makes them insanely efficient at filling/emptying air, more akin to a rocket nozzle and vastly better than just a simple tube with a single orifice (of the same size as the nostrils combined) would be.

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 4 points 15 hours ago

Also warming up cold air in the winter. And making sure the olfactory receptors hit enough particles to recognize smells accurately.