• lnxtx@feddit.nl
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      23 hours ago

      Or poliester fleece or blanket when you hear little sparks.
      Some will remember playing with a CRT TV screen 👀

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          22 hours ago

          Smells kinda dry and vaguely fishy/metallic. It’s very distinct, you know it when you smell it.

          Should be noted however that it’s not very healthy to breathe it in and large and/or repeated exposures can cause respiratory damage. Some static electricity is probably fine but I don’t want to encourage someone to go out there and learn what it smells like first hand

      • propter_hog [any, any]@hexbear.net
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        19 hours ago

        When I first started learning how to weld, I always wore a respirator because a lot of the fumes can be dangerous. So anyway, we come back to the shop after our lunch break and my first thought was damn, what’s that smell?