• @[email protected]
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    2010 months ago

    I used to work at a library, and about 10% of the books had a pleasing aroma, and the other 90% smelled like literal ass.

  • Live Your Lives
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    710 months ago

    I believe most paints have been switched over to having low VOC content due to increased cancer risk. That means book reading might be cancerous to your health! (Or maybe not.)

  • @HoustonHenry
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    610 months ago

    I remember coming across the word “furfural” years ago, never knew what it meant 👍👍

  • @devilish666
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    610 months ago

    New books made with the latest technology should last longer than old books, right?

    • @LeafOnTheWind
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      910 months ago

      A lot of more modern books yellow much easier. I forgot why, but something to do with how the paper is made.

      • @Everythingispenguins
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        510 months ago

        The paper has acid in it as a by-product of modern paper manufacturing. They specifically make acid free paper for archival reasons.

    • FiveMacs
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      810 months ago

      LOL not if capitalism is involved.

      'latest technology ’ usually just means planned obsolescence and as a service costs…so no, they probably won’t last long at all.

  • @BallShapedMan
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    510 months ago

    This is more than mildly interesting, I love it and love the smell of books!!

  • @SchmidtGenetics
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    10 months ago

    Does this account for the permeability of the paper and how it will smell sweet after being in a sugar factory or similar place?

    Breweries would have an alcohol smell…

    Smoker takes it home for a couple weeks.

  • LazaroFilm
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    310 months ago

    As someone who’s allergic to paper mold. I hate this.

  • @ieightpi
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    210 months ago

    So interesting! Also benzene is bad lol

  • Zerlyna
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    110 months ago

    Makes me think if the mimeographed worksheets in elementary school. Better than glue. 🤣

  • @javasux
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    110 months ago

    This sounds like it was written by ChatGPT

  • freamon
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    010 months ago

    (sorry to intrude). This has had a few cross-posts on Lemmy - this one technically wasn’t, but it seems Lemmy has picked up on it. If you want some ALT text, and to reply to author of this image, the link that goes to [email protected] provides that.