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is that the nasty sour smelling chemical? sort of like sulfur, vinegar, burnt gunpowder, and vodka, mixed together? i used to get a whiff of it at my dad's be
by cynicalbastard 9y ago
is that the nasty sour smelling chemical? sort of like sulfur, vinegar, burnt gunpowder, and vodka, mixed together? i used to get a whiff of it at my dad's bench at his workplace.
- dnautics 9y agothat sounds like thiolacetic acid, or posibly triflic acid (trifluoromethanesulfonic acid).
- Herodotus38 9y agoMaybe. To me it had a very "industrial-fish" smell is the best way I can put it. Not fishy like Thai fish oil, but maybe like an ocean oil spill site puréed, baked in the sun and concentrated? I remember it provoked a visceral reaction to not smell it more.
- cornchips 9y agoAcetic acid and Butyric acid. Used for those clear tool handles. [1][2] It gets nastier once you realize you are smelling the odor of vomit with hints of vinegar. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butyric_acid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butyric_acid [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose_acetate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose_acetate
- XorNot 9y agoNo worse then a Hershey's chocolate bar...
- Stratoscope 9y agoFor anyone unfamiliar with the connection, Hershey's milk chocolate is made with a process that produces butyric acid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey_bar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey_bar
- cynicalbastard 9y agoit isn't that. my dad worked in biochemistry and that's what i'm talking about. my shitty screwdrivers have the smell you're talking about.
- cornchips 9y agoMy mistake -- I was thinking of a Newtonian work bench. :-)
- creeble 9y agoThanks so much for that! I've been wondering for years what that unique smell (from various clear-handled Newtonian tools) was. I guess it's used where clear or somewhat- clear plastic is used. But does BPA have the same smell over time?