• LustyArgonian@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Creosote, not the plant but the stuff they treat wood with. Smells like piers and amusement parks. Love it. Carcinogenic.

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      5 months ago

      Tbh the smell gives me a tiny bit of anxiety because I’m always hoping that a fire doesn’t break out lol

    • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      6 months ago

      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.