I thought I remember someone telling me about this, so I did a search.
Q: What is the new-car smell? A: We're essentially sniffing glue. The new car smell emanates from 40 volatile organic compounds — "primarily alkanes and substituted benzenes along with a few aldehydes and ketones," says Steve Ritter in Chemical & Engineering News. Slide into a new car. You see plastics, fabric, and upholstery — held together with adhesives and impregnated with sealants that outgas into the car. You smell solvents, adhesives, gasoline, lubricants, and vinyl. "Day with the Motor-car on the Sea Ice" in "The heart of Antarctic", Volume I, by E.H. Shackleton. This open-air 1909 Antarctica explorer lacks the new-car smell. Perhaps you also smell the "treated leather" odor of shoe stores. Tanned leather smells slightly rank so tanneries add an artificial "treated leather" fragrance. Some automakers spray this in their cars. These days, you may not smell much. In December 2001, Australia's Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) reported on a two-year study of the volatile organic compounds released by new cars. They found threats to health — especially in the first six months after car purchase — especially on a warm day — with the windows closed (and air conditioning off). As a result, automakers now try to eliminate such substances. But, not to worry, most car trips in the U.S. are less than five miles – short for much threat, especially if you open the window. |
who said smiffing glue was bad?
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Looks like I picked the wrong time to stop sniffing glue.
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Originally Posted by Baldy' date='Aug 5 2003, 10:28 AM
especially on a warm day — with the windows closed (and air conditioning off).
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Originally Posted by Srce' date='Aug 5 2003, 08:54 AM
Who the **** does that?
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All the kids wanna sniff some glue
All the kids want somethin' to do Bleh, I hate new car smell. It doesn't make me feel rich. |
i think the new car smell is good in a way. b/c it eliminates the smell of lets say if your friends smell bad and have bad b/o and it gets in ur car and ur car smells like hot sick a$$ till they leave then the new car smell will overpower the god aweful smell..So see it is good in a way..
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Don't have stinky friends. Problem solved. https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/bigok.gif
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Originally Posted by SkylineCrazy' date='Aug 5 2003, 02:10 PM
i think the new car smell is good in a way. b/c it eliminates the smell of lets say if your friends smell bad and have bad b/o and it gets in ur car and ur car smells like hot sick a$$ till they leave then the new car smell will overpower the god aweful smell..So see it is good in a way..
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everyone stinks on a hot ass day, unless you had your sweat glans mucked with
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