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They add mercaptan which is like 1000x the rotten egg smell of H2S.
by beacon294 2y ago
They add mercaptan which is like 1000x the rotten egg smell of H2S.
- taejo 2y agoMercaptan is a group of compounds, more than one of which are used as gas odorants, so in some places, gas smells of rotten eggs, similar to H2S, while in others gas doesn't smell like that at all, but a quite distinct smell that's reminiscent garlic and durian.