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This post/page is simply a link to a 2012 video with the answer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInTfrDnA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInTfrDnA Basica

This post/page is simply a link to a 2012 video with the answer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInTfrDnA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUaInTfrDnA Basically, a combination of chemicals in the paper + ink causes the smell, as the acidity in the old paper decays it. This post needs (2012) in the title, or in my opinion, deletion, since there is not much to discuss.

lettergram 8y ago
> This post needs (2012) in the title, or in my opinion, deletion, since there is not much to discuss. Why does the date matter to your statement at all? You’re really suggesting the link being replaced by a YouTube video (this content is date irrelevant anyway). Which I agree, video is the source of the info.
- dredmorbius 8y ago
  These are long-established HN guidelines. Please submit the original source. If a post reports on something found on another site, submit the latter. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html The "year in the title" rule is not explicitly listed, though it's well known: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12552507#12572710 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12552507#12572710