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There’s another book smell which I noticed in lots of kids books when I was a kid, that totally smelled like vomit. For years I thought it was because kids barf
by dools 3y ago
There’s another book smell which I noticed in lots of kids books when I was a kid, that totally smelled like vomit. For years I thought it was because kids barfed all the time but it turns out it was the printing chemicals and paper.
- Waterluvian 3y agoOh wow I forgot about that specific smell for 30 years and suddenly I can smell it again.
- vinyl7 3y agoI wonder if that's to prevent kids from eating the paper. Similar to Nintendo's cartridges having a bad flavor.
- 1letterunixname 3y agoParm also contains butyric acid.
- bruce343434 3y agoWhat's parm?
- behrlich 3y agoParmesan cheese
- purerandomness 3y agoWho calls Parmesan cheese "parm"? Is that a US thing?
- cosmojg 3y agoIt's a common additive in baked goods as well! I used to work at a bakery that would pump it through the HVAC to attract customers. People loved it, but all I could smell was vomit after being around it for so long. I rarely eat pastries anymore.
- Solvency 3y agoI remember exactly the same thing as a kid in certain books. I acutely remember the feel/texture of the paper of those vomit smell books too. So funny.
- candiddevmike 3y agoI remember a magic school bus book with this exact smell.