Gasoline
Steam Deck fan smell
Oh so you’re the reason they put out that health and safety statement.
No, Valve went out of their way to make it smell like electric strawberry.
Wtf I thought I was alone
the sharpie pro marker
Microbiology labs. It’s this weird microbe-on-agar musk.
That’s a good one, I like it too!
The liquid growth medium my college used smelled so, so much like a mix between chicken noodle and miso soup it was unnerving. Mostly because of how good it smelled. Lucky microbes in their soup bath.
There’s a distinct musty basement smell. Not like…moldy and swampy, but just a little damp.
Alfalfa. I even have scents made after it, which has led many to suggest I’m taking my role as a rural woman too far.
Fresh cut hay reminds me of helping my grandparents. So you’re not alone with the farm/ rural smells. Alfalfa is a sweet, neutral scent - I’d argue it’s better than some of the perfumes and cologne out there that just smother me with their smell
Secondhand cigarette smoke (but not too strong) even though i’ve never smoked
Skunk
This is mine too. Smells like weed to me.
I get what you mean… as long as it’s from a distance or a long time after it sprayed. I was recently in the vicinity of a skunk that had just sprayed (not at me, but happened maybe 50 feet away max), and holy shit it’s so, so much worse up close. I had an N95 on and had to retreat because the stench was unbearable. Like burning tires and acid and it’s SO overwhelming that you can fucking taste it.
0/10, would avoid if possible. I still find the smell from a good distance like a 6/10 though.
It’s pharmacies for me. Not sure how to explain it, but it’s smell I really like for some reason
Lapsang Souchong tea, most people seem to hate it. Also plastic glue
Burnt metal, from cut metal or welding is very nice.
Rubber cement
I don’t think I’d feel the same way now, but kid me used to think it smelled interesting. Oddly pleasant even.
Bakelite, especially fresh sawed or sanded.
Delicious cancer.
Cannabis.
It’s the only thing I could have and describe as, “baby vomit as a prevailing odour, with hints of Stilton, chocolate, and a lot of pinesol in the background” as something positive.
Can’t really put it into cohesive words. But the smell of something like a basement/garage/stairwell, a bit damp/moist. Smells like petrichor
