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Re:Stench gas by cornchips on Friday June 09, 2017 @11:16PM (#14525981)
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

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellulose_acetate

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Re:Stench gas by creeble on Saturday June 10, 2017 @01:17PM (#14528164)
Thanks 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?

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Re:Stench gas by XorNot on Friday June 09, 2017 @11:22PM (#14526005)
No worse then a Hershey's chocolate bar...
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Re:Stench gas by Stratoscope on Saturday June 10, 2017 @01:57PM (#14528336)
For 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

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Re:Stench gas by cynicalbastard on Saturday June 10, 2017 @12:02AM (#14526107)
it 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.

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Re:Stench gas by cornchips on Saturday June 10, 2017 @12:19AM (#14526140)
My mistake -- I was thinking of a Newtonian work bench. :-)
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