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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

The local species of squash bugs. They're a lot like stink bugs, when you disturb them they emit what's commonly described as "a foul odor". Except that foul odor in this species smells like a super concentrated artificial tutti-frutti bubble gum scent to me. It's overpowering to the point that it almost burns your nostrils at first, but it fades super quickly and doesn't linger like regular awful stink bug smell.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Xylene. I think it's maybe used as a paint thinner in some cases? I work in a lab where it is used daily in fairly large quantities (although not for thinning paint). I love it. Highly toxic tho lol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

As a vegetarian: the smell of a quality sausage being fried.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Nicotine, and antifreeze..

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Old books/old libraries

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Oil, turpentine, Coleman Campfire Fuel

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Diesel - not sniffing the container, but smelling burnt diesel in the air. Also the slightly putrid smell of a creek after it rains and all the gunk has been moved around and the sun has been blasting it and you can almost chew on the odour, it's that thick. I rather like that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Magic The Gathering cards, pretty sure it's some part of the lamination process. Under the house smell, earthy aroma that has stagnated for a few years. Moss covered valleys and crevices, basically where moss is so concentrated that it just jumps into the nose.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Durian. It smells sweet to me. Everyone else wants to vomit...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Tobacco smoke

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