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Acetic acid and Butyric acid. Used for those clear tool handles. [1][2] It gets nastier once you realize you are smelling the odor of vomit with hints of vinega
by cornchips 9y ago
Acetic acid and Butyric acid. Used for those clear tool handles. [1][2] It gets nastier once you realize you are smelling the odor of vomit with hints of vinegar.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butyric_acid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butyric_acid
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose_acetate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose_acetate
- XorNot 9y agoNo worse then a Hershey's chocolate bar...
- Stratoscope 9y agoFor anyone unfamiliar with the connection, Hershey's milk chocolate is made with a process that produces butyric acid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey_bar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey_bar
- cynicalbastard 9y agoit isn't that. my dad worked in biochemistry and that's what i'm talking about. my shitty screwdrivers have the smell you're talking about.
- cornchips 9y agoMy mistake -- I was thinking of a Newtonian work bench. :-)
- creeble 9y agoThanks so much for that! I've been wondering for years what that unique smell (from various clear-handled Newtonian tools) was. I guess it's used where clear or somewhat- clear plastic is used. But does BPA have the same smell over time?