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Re:Why old books smell so good by SECProto on Saturday August 19, 2023 @05:27PM (#37193407)
Butyric acid is a highly unappealing compound characteristic of vomit. Cellulose acetate butyrate is used in inks and coatings and can decompose to butyric acid. Maybe how it happened
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Re:Why old books smell so good by WalterBright on Saturday August 19, 2023 @05:30PM (#37193433)
The explanation I was looking for!
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Re:Why old books smell so good by silisili on Saturday August 19, 2023 @07:48PM (#37194538)
huh, TIL. I've also had books that smelled like vomit, though I forgot about that altogether until this comment chain. Thanks!
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