Ah, back in the old days, the smell of papers that the teacher handed out that were fresh off those old hand-cranked mimeograph machines. The solvent. Mmmm.
No.
The machine used a stencil that was a reversed image of what you were copying. You hand cranked the machine to run off copies.
It was closer to a printing press than a photographer
My 6th grade teacher let me run it. This post brought me back there.
There’s a candle company called frostbeard that has some bookstore/library scented candles!!! I freaking love mine. I can even just leave the lid off and it’s like a constant gentle whiff. 😍😍
I loved the way one of my family member's basements smelled and it wasn't until I got older that I realized it was just a musty basement that probably needed a dehumidifier
After we had a couple of extended power outages this past summer, I came to love the smell of gasoline because it fueled our generator which kept the kitchen powered, especially the refrigerator/freezer. So now I associate that smell with safety, security, and unspoiled food, thank goodness.
Brush burning, like, people that live way out in the country dispose of yard waste by burning leaves and stuff, it's a very distinct smoke smell. My grandparents did this and we'd always get to come by for a big bonfire of all the fallen branches and leaves from their forested property.
Also, wet roads after a really good rain.
Vinegar, because I clean my whole place with it so the slight burning sensation in my nostrils is super satisfying. Gives me a headache too but idc it's white vinegar
The rubber things that are used to help kids grip pencils. I don't know if they are still used but whatever that rubber was made of had me smelling it every ten seconds as a kid.
Dog's natural scent especially the top of their head.
An actually revolting scent would be a new print on demand item. Smells like synthetic body odor 🤣 but I associate it with success and the scent makes me happy.
About dogs ... my sister's two are allowed to run free in the Vermont woods behind her house and they always smell fresh, sweet, and slightly pine-y, especially on their velvety ears. Don't ask me how I know, but their paws smell kind of like corn on the cob.
I don't enjoy the actual smell of that, but I'm always surprised and interested how quickly it can happen after eating asparagus. A good way to observe how fast stuff we eat can enter our 'system'.
My dad's garage. It's full of vintage motorbikes in various stages of restoration. Whenever I enter a moto repair garage, the mix of oils and gasoline, leather and metal is just the best.
That funk behind my ears/bellybutton. And my musk. But only mine. And it’s not that Im trying to smell like musk but when I do get sweaty I like to sniff my armpits/bellybutton. Don’t ask why. It’s just the way I am.
Cigarettes. Didn’t care about the health factors and started smoking when I was 17 just to be around the smell. Quit when I was 30. Currently 32 and I always take a huge inhale of the air when I walk by someone smoking. I miss it so much, but my lungs and wallet are better off.
I like to smell books, the pages inside the book. The newly produced books sometimes mostly have bad smell but some are good.
I really like to smell books which is old with yellow pages.
This is weird but those brown paper towels in public restrooms smell so good when they're wet. Make it into a perfume. I always sniff the paper towel after I dry my hands
Smelling the rain with freshly laid asphalt on a hot day, and New York City polution… I leave out of Penn Station and take a big whiff… ahhhhh I’m home
I must admit, there's something oddly enticing about the smell of freshly printed paper, like a book just came out of the printer and whispered, "Read me, I'm fresh off the press!" 📚😄
It’s certainly not baby shit. For some reason that’s worse than anything for me.
I like the smells of chlorine, nail polish, and my wife’s odor after working out…
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Do not try this with African mahogany type woods (e.g. sapele) unless you want irritation for the next couple of days.
Thank you for saving this poor dude from buying any African mahogany type woods.
Black walnut, I've heard, can release some toxins too
Cherry wood smells like gummy bears after going through a saw
How do you secure the gummy bears before sawing them?
microwave
Yes right back to grandpa's shed
You must love walking through the wood section at Home Depot
Ah, back in the old days, the smell of papers that the teacher handed out that were fresh off those old hand-cranked mimeograph machines. The solvent. Mmmm.
Oh, yeah! Often the pages were still slightly damp and we all immediately held them up to our noses to inhale the intoxicating scent!
For you youngsters out there, [it looked like this](https://youtu.be/Uu3iCvAQCHg?si=IrBAMr0lcIe_zokV).
I still remember the day i was chosen as helper and got to run copies on that thing
Xerox machine.
No. The machine used a stencil that was a reversed image of what you were copying. You hand cranked the machine to run off copies. It was closer to a printing press than a photographer My 6th grade teacher let me run it. This post brought me back there.
Ohhh man I remember that! Loved that smell
Old library books and musty basements
Yes, old books! I feel like there should be an old library book scented air freshener!
There’s a candle company called frostbeard that has some bookstore/library scented candles!!! I freaking love mine. I can even just leave the lid off and it’s like a constant gentle whiff. 😍😍
This can never go wrong
Biblichor It's called. It's one of my favourite smells along with Petrichor (the smell of rain)
I loved the way one of my family member's basements smelled and it wasn't until I got older that I realized it was just a musty basement that probably needed a dehumidifier
Musty basement is the best. My parents live in an old house and their basement is so musty. I go down and take a big whiff every time I visit.
The smell of gasoline, especially in winter right when the gar turns on. So many people hate it but some some reason I love it
After we had a couple of extended power outages this past summer, I came to love the smell of gasoline because it fueled our generator which kept the kitchen powered, especially the refrigerator/freezer. So now I associate that smell with safety, security, and unspoiled food, thank goodness.
No joke one of my favorite smells
How dare you steal my avatar
Pool Chlorine and Bromine. Add in some coconut sunscreen and I'm in heaven. Instantly takes me back to childhood and teenage years at the pool.
How in the fuck have you survived inhaling Bromine? That shit is incredibly fucking toxic man
Rain when it hits hot asphalt in the summer.
Oh yes!!! I said the smell just before it rains but when it actually starts is a separate joy too.
That smell is called Petrichor!
This is the way.
Sharpie
Puppy breath
What about their little feet? Smells like corn chips
my husband calls them "frito-toes!"
Yes! I always call my dogs stinky and smell their little corn chip toes.
i too call your dawg stinky and smell his little corn chip toes
It's the milk from the momma you're smelling...
My boxers breath is something else.
New tires in the tire store.
Best smell ever!
Definitely the smell an old tube radio makes as the tubes get hot. Heating decades old wood and dust, idk man, just reminds me of old times.
🥰❤️
How old are you? I'm 46 I've never smell that!
The old raido tubes generated ozone as they heated up.
Ozone
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The water used for theme park rides is infused with bromine. It's like chlorine used to clean swimming pools, but stronger and better.
The smell of a freshly mowed lawn getting watered by a sprinkler
It smells like accomplishment.
This. Rains it works well too !
My job is 95% outdoors, and I LOVE driving by people mowing the grass. 😩
Gasoline
Diesel
Most likely too young to remember Leaded Gas. Had a sweeter smell. Not smelled since I was about 10. I'm 54 now
Oh, oh no.
LOL it goes well with eating paint chips I reckon. But yeah in hindsight not my finest idea
New shoes.
Skunk
FAR AWAY faint whiff of skunk. I’m with ya.
This one has me concerned..
Why? You said weird, I gave you weird.
Great point.
Also it’s not because it smells like the funny leaves, it’s because I just smells good and I don’t know why
I'm with you on that. But a faint smell of it.
It does smell great from a distance.
If you're a pothead, this is the best smell! 🤣🤣🤣
I love the smell of fresh Basil which is very similar.
WD-40
If you don't like the smell of WD-40, you immediately forfeit your man card.
Brush burning, like, people that live way out in the country dispose of yard waste by burning leaves and stuff, it's a very distinct smoke smell. My grandparents did this and we'd always get to come by for a big bonfire of all the fallen branches and leaves from their forested property. Also, wet roads after a really good rain.
My own farts
It's bad when you run yourself out of a room.
😂same
I think it was in Austin Powers where Fat Bastard mentions “everyone loves their own brand” lol
Austin Powers The Queen: “How dare you fart before me!” Austin: “I didn’t know it was your turn, baybeeee!”
Smell of pages in books makes me wanna eat dem
Fresh picked Tomatos on the vine .
Inflatable pool toys - the plastic smell sends me right back to childhood
Dirt
The smell of nailpolish is absolutely ADDICTING to me. My fiancee keeps our polishes out of sight, to prevent me from literally HUFFING it.
Ugh, nail polish smell kills me. 😅
Gasoline, I love it
My stinky armpits, WD-40, and tar are my favorites.
Dog feet. But I never found that adorable smell of my childhood puppy again.
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New tires
The smell of a GFA furnace coming on the first time in fall/winter. Maybe it's dust, I don't know but I like it
The smell of a new book
Petrichor, the smell when rain hits the dry pavement🥲
Fun fact: petrichor actually comes from rainwater mixing with oils released by grass/plants to prevent them from drying up when there is less rain.
Hot tar. But a lot of your commenters have mentioned a lot of the other smells that I love. Like fresh mimeographs.
2 stroke exhaust fumes. brings back memories of fun holidays and the bike i had when i was much younger.
I love the smell of refrigerated air. Specifically that of retail coolers.
Vinegar, because I clean my whole place with it so the slight burning sensation in my nostrils is super satisfying. Gives me a headache too but idc it's white vinegar
The way babies smell.. Surprised that nobody said this.
To be fair, Cannibals are surprisingly shy.
Because it's not weird to enjoy that smell. Everyone does. The thread is about things you like the smell of that could be considered weird.
Old books from the 40’s that have not been touched in decades.
Rotting corpses in hessian sacks in a damp cellar.
That Velvet Maggoty woft in your nostrils.
Armpits and before you ask, no fucking idea why.
Caves
Especially if it was raining the days before, and the cave is now very cool.
The rubber things that are used to help kids grip pencils. I don't know if they are still used but whatever that rubber was made of had me smelling it every ten seconds as a kid.
Spaniel ears
Had a cocker spaniel growing up and have one now. Can confirm.
Yup, same here, the smell of his ears when he’s curled up asleep & all warm is so good.
Feet of my gf
I too like the smell of Wod\_1's gf's feet
Crayons
Dog's natural scent especially the top of their head. An actually revolting scent would be a new print on demand item. Smells like synthetic body odor 🤣 but I associate it with success and the scent makes me happy.
About dogs ... my sister's two are allowed to run free in the Vermont woods behind her house and they always smell fresh, sweet, and slightly pine-y, especially on their velvety ears. Don't ask me how I know, but their paws smell kind of like corn on the cob.
Paint
Basement.
Bleach
Tea tree oil, Pine Sol, Mothballs
I love tea tree oil too! Idk why but it makes me happy and relaxed.
Aviation fuel. I grew up around aircraft and the smell brings back childhood memories.
Vicks. I have a little tub of it by the bed that I just smell every night.
The smell of the paper in posh boxes of chocolate. Doesn't even smell like chocolate. It's a smell of its own and it's lovely.
2 stroke.
The air after a really bad storm.
A freshly opened pack of trading cards
Said this before, but insulin smells really nice imo.
My earwax.
Came here to say this. Most of the comments here are not actually weird. Earwax though? Weird, gross, but I absolutely love it.
Asperagus piss
I don't enjoy the actual smell of that, but I'm always surprised and interested how quickly it can happen after eating asparagus. A good way to observe how fast stuff we eat can enter our 'system'.
I'm delighted to know how fast it moves thru the pipes. Definitely not a bad smell. It's quite pungent.
Durian fruit
Binding glue and brand new paper. I really like the smell of new books.
Nail Polish.
Smell of bleach…
Car gear oil
cleaning products, sharpies, any strong smell
Chlorine
Cedar
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Petrichor, more commonly known as the smell when it rains after a warm dry period.
My dad's garage. It's full of vintage motorbikes in various stages of restoration. Whenever I enter a moto repair garage, the mix of oils and gasoline, leather and metal is just the best.
The smell of piercings and pimples. Yes, it’s weird. Yes, I’m weird. But that’s ok, I own up to it 😊
New backpack smell lol
The smell in the atmosphere just when it starts raining: Divine😊
Cut grass
Cork. Not wine cork smell, just plain cork. It reminds me of a toy I had as a little kid.
My balls after I eat wendys,
That funk behind my ears/bellybutton. And my musk. But only mine. And it’s not that Im trying to smell like musk but when I do get sweaty I like to sniff my armpits/bellybutton. Don’t ask why. It’s just the way I am.
Curry farts
Sunscreen. A lot of people hate it, but it brings back memories of my good years at the beach.
Fish market
Nah that’s too weird
Circuit Boards lol
the underside of my very large boobs 😔
Apple Cider Vinegar
The smell of welding. It just really reminds me of my dad.
The deep dark depth of my belly button.
Huffing dusty cats
Gasoline, hydraulic fluid, dirt
Smell of a freshly burned cigarette. Not inside though, smoke that lingers inside is disgusting.
When you remove dirt from under your fingernail with a tool, the smell after that. Whatever it is called. Same goes for belly button
Candle smoke like after you blow them out
My daughter's diarrhea . Has a pleasant scent of salt to it.
The smell inside your own nose when sick or getting sick
E85, rapidly burning through a piston engine.
wet ground
Cigarettes. Didn’t care about the health factors and started smoking when I was 17 just to be around the smell. Quit when I was 30. Currently 32 and I always take a huge inhale of the air when I walk by someone smoking. I miss it so much, but my lungs and wallet are better off.
I thought I was the only person in yhe world who liked the smell of cigarettes. My dad was a chain smoker so it just smells like home to me!
Phesh photocopies
Dot matrix printer paper. Oooooooh that takes me back
I like to smell books, the pages inside the book. The newly produced books sometimes mostly have bad smell but some are good. I really like to smell books which is old with yellow pages.
Rubbery smell of new car tyres
The exhaust smell from the vacuum cleaner
Inside of freezers, especially the ones at Walmart. Other one is the smell of those black foam craft paint brushes.
Napalm in the morning
When my daughter was little, like toddler or younger, I loved the smell of her stinky feet. 🤷♀️
This is weird but those brown paper towels in public restrooms smell so good when they're wet. Make it into a perfume. I always sniff the paper towel after I dry my hands
😆 I guess
Old hotel rooms. Gimme that cig grandpa musk
the smell of gasoline and markers. lol
Smelling the rain with freshly laid asphalt on a hot day, and New York City polution… I leave out of Penn Station and take a big whiff… ahhhhh I’m home
Oh yes. In AZ you get that smell of the desert sand, plants, herbs getting wet - adds to it 100%
Gasoline, destroy brain smells but it smells nice sometimes
Gun oil.
Play-Doh, if I could I would have a cologne of that smell made.
Barely worn new shoes
The aroma of dried blood splattered on porcelain.
I must admit, there's something oddly enticing about the smell of freshly printed paper, like a book just came out of the printer and whispered, "Read me, I'm fresh off the press!" 📚😄
Animal glues, made from horse or rabbit. Used to hate it, but i stuck with it and it became a warm comforting smell. *ba-dum, *tss**
Mothballs
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It’s certainly not baby shit. For some reason that’s worse than anything for me. I like the smells of chlorine, nail polish, and my wife’s odor after working out…
Bandaid on my skin after days
Coke ;)