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In fairness to the NIMBYs, the factory has grown immensely in the last few years and the "smell" is aerosolized peppers, basically pepper spray. To quote the L
by guyzero 13y ago
In fairness to the NIMBYs, the factory has grown immensely in the last few years and the "smell" is aerosolized peppers, basically pepper spray.
To quote the LA Times: "...the hot sauce’s production facilities are, residents are complaining of burning eyes, irritated throats and headaches caused by a powerful, painful odor that the city says appears to be emanating from the factory during production."
- swang 13y agoIt actually moved to Irwindale from Rosemead.
- tedunangst 13y agoIn fairness to the factory, every resident everywhere to ever live near anything they didn't like, from power lines to roller skating rinks, has developed burning eyes, irritated throats and headaches. It could be true, but half the time people don't even realize they have symptoms until a "spokesperson for the community" reaches out and informs them of the terrible conditions they're living in.
- Sheepshow 13y agoMy intuition tells me there exists a more causal link between airborne chili and jalepeno peppers and burning eyes than exists between a roller skating rink and burning eyes. Yes, people actually do get watery eyes from cutting onions. It's not just that they are sad and blaming it on the onions out of shame.
- harryh 13y agoAt what part per million do burning eyes actually happen? At what part per million does the factory actually affect the surrounding atmosphere? Without any idea at all about these numbers your intuition is worthless.
- TillE 13y agoYeah, unless they've been examined by a doctor, it's hard to overstate the power and seeming realness of psychological symptoms that may simply be triggered by a bad smell.
- jlgreco 13y agoA timeless story about this: http://mybroadband.co.za/news/wireless/11099-massive-revelation-in-iburst-tower-battle.html http://mybroadband.co.za/news/wireless/11099-massive-revelat...
- selimthegrim 13y agoIn more serious manifestations: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo_student_poisoning http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo_student_poisoning http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_West_Bank_fainting_epidemic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1983_West_Bank_fainting_epidemi...
- Wingman4l7 13y agoAll of a sudden this joke makes sense: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/sriracha_odor http://theoatmeal.com/comics/sriracha_odor