RoseGoesToYale Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I'm one of those weirdos that thinks gasoline smells quite pleasant. Any other fellow weirdos out there? Edit: Since it's gone that way anyway, feel free to discuss any other unusual smell preferences! Link to post Share on other sites
Rkod75 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I think it is one of those odors that is pleasant in small doses, but after a period of time it becomes unpleasant. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I like it too! I also like strange smells, such as the smell of new Apple products (they don't smell like that anymore unfortunately) and also the smell inside the old building on my High School campus. Very specific, I know. 😁 Link to post Share on other sites
lowLifeLoner Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I love it although can get a head ache if I'm around it too long. I also love the smell of gunpowder, reminds me of fire works when I was younger, its one of the reasons I still love shooting these days. Link to post Share on other sites
Captain_Tass Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 My dad loves it but it gets way too overwhelming way too quickly for me. Link to post Share on other sites
everywhere and nowhere Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I rather like it, but I'm ideologically opposed to car overuse. I believe that public transportation should be promoted with "sticks and carrots" and that at least in the cities people should only drive if they absolutely have to (and should be encouraged to give their friends, neighbours and family members a lift, because cars with one person inside are the worst) and public transportation should be considered the default mode of long-distance travel. I can't drive. I have rather poor reflex, can't spend a minute without considering a lot of issues, and therefore can't concentrate, and besides: I find driving terrifying because I don't want to be able to harm innocent people. Because of this I refuse to ever again try driving. As a person who can't drive, I'm a member of a not so small minority - it's not true that "driving is easy", that "almost anyone can learn it", that "being really unable to drive is super rare". No, probably every tenth person can't learn driving on a good enough level and it's nothing to be ashamed of - some people can't paint and some people can't drive, yet only the latter are ridiculed. In fact, not driving because one finds it very hard to learn should be praised as a sign of responsibility and not perceived as "giving up". And national and local authorities in every part of the world should consider it an obligation to provide good-quality public transportation, at the very least for the always-exisiting group of people who can't or don't want to be drivers. Link to post Share on other sites
Anthracite_Impreza Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 It's my favourite smell, along with diesel, fresh oil, grease and burnt rubber (the kind when you've smoked them, not set them on fire) ❤️ Link to post Share on other sites
Salmiakki Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 It's been kind of a long time since I smelled gasoline. I don't really remember when it was, and I surely don't remember what it smells like. I probably dislike the smell though. Link to post Share on other sites
Philip027 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I remember liking it as a kid. I'm rarely exposed to it nowadays, because I'm no longer in a household that uses a car. Link to post Share on other sites
Neutral Charge Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 2 hours ago, RoseGoesToYale said: I'm one of those weirdos that thinks gasoline smells quite pleasant. Any other fellow weirdos out there? when i was a kid my dad had to leave cause we were poor so he had to go work outside the country, i have distinct memories of hugging his cloths that smelled like gazoline cause he worked on cars a lot, in the present the smell still brings back feelings of familiarity =))) Yes! I have always liked it as well Link to post Share on other sites
AceMissBehaving Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I hate it so much just reading the title made my nose sad 😭 3 hours ago, CBC said: I really hate it, but I like other weird smells. Some of my favourites are pressure-treated wood and new rubber tires. The lumber section of hardware stores always smells so good! I love the smell of freshly polished latex clothing. Hand washing vast amounts of it after a fashion show sucks, but having that smell all through my house makes up for it. Link to post Share on other sites
ElasticPlanet Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 1 hour ago, AceMissBehaving said: I love the smell of freshly polished latex clothing. Funny that, because the smell of latex is pretty much the only thing about it that I don't really like. Much prefer the smell of PVC - as it used to be in the 1980s before so many of the plasticisers they used to put in it got blacklisted. 😵 Another early memory is that my primary school had a duplicator. Photocopying must have still been too expensive at the time! The printouts were in a sort of purple ink, and it smelled amazingly nize for a few minutes after they'd handed sheets out to the whole class... but the smell didn't last long and it probably wasn't good for us anyway! Link to post Share on other sites
AceMissBehaving Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 11 minutes ago, ElasticPlanet said: Funny that, because the smell of latex is pretty much the only thing about it that I don't really like. Much prefer the smell of PVC - as it used to be in the 1980s before so many of the plasticisers they used to put in it got blacklisted. I know exactly the smell you mean and it was magical Link to post Share on other sites
SorryNotSorry Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Funny, the smell of gasoline evokes a color for me and at least one other synesthete I've met. For her, it was "baby-shit green". For me, it was a transparent, crystalline sky blue. Years later, I would find out aviation gasoline actually is dyed blue to distinguish it from other grades of gasoline. Link to post Share on other sites
Captain_Tass Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 19 minutes ago, Woodworker1968 said: Funny, the smell of gasoline evokes a color for me and at least one other synesthete I've met. For her, it was "baby-shit green". For me, it was a transparent, crystalline sky blue. Years later, I would find out aviation gasoline actually is dyed blue to distinguish it from other grades of gasoline. Interesting! For me, it's more of a dark yellow-ish color. Link to post Share on other sites
Firefly8 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Yes. I also like the smell of new asphalt paving and freshly copied papers. What I cannot stand is a cherry smell. Link to post Share on other sites
Rosendust Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I do not like the smell of gasoline, however, I enjoy some fountain pen inks and fresh journaling pages. Link to post Share on other sites
RoseGoesToYale Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 When I was little my dad went into work on the weekends sometimes and he took me. The cubicle part of the building had the most distinct smell, hard to describe... like old coffee, burnt sugar, plastic that's been overheating (back when it was all CRT screens), and something else. But it was so pleasant. I call it 90s office smell. I wonder if I'll ever smell it again. Link to post Share on other sites
FindingTheta Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I do like the smell of new electronics, but gasoline? I can't stop thinking about the harmful chemicals in the vapors whenever I fuel up. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I find the smell of gasoline rather sickening. That and/or the exhaust of some older, poorly-maintained vehicles I've been in would permeate the interior. Also, there have been times when I passed by a nearby gas station when the fuel truck was there filling multiple reservoirs. WHOO! I like the smell of fresh house paint but my mom does not. Link to post Share on other sites
Gloomy Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 My mom really likes the smell of gasoline. I like it too kind of. Link to post Share on other sites
ColeHW34 Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 (Vomits) Nope! Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy Alien Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Love it! Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 It's a pretty neat smell. Link to post Share on other sites
Larkaloke Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 I don't like it, which can be kind of awkward since I do really like cars. But then, really, I don't like most things that I can smell strongly (I have a poor sense of smell), so that's hardly unusual. Link to post Share on other sites
MerePeasant Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Yes, I quite like the smell of petrol. For an extended amount of time it would probably start to smell less pleasant. Link to post Share on other sites
LonesomeCrow Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I love the smell of it Link to post Share on other sites
J. van Deijck Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 no, it rather irritates me. but then, I have a strong sense of smell, so maybe that's why. Link to post Share on other sites
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