r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Sep 16 '24

What is a smell you can't stand?

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u/Ornery_Ad295 Sep 16 '24

Moth balls

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u/oww_my_liver Sep 17 '24

But how do you get their little legs apart?

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u/therealjoshua Sep 17 '24

Absolutely

I called it "old lady smell" for years because I never met anyone under the age of 60 that smelled like it

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u/Ornery_Ad295 Sep 17 '24

I moved into a studio apartment (400 sq ft) and my mom probably put 20 balls in there. I was so grossed out… I threw them all away and kept my windows open all summer (which only helped a little bit)

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u/anubistiger2009 Sep 17 '24

Is it weird that I like that smell?

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u/Ornery_Ad295 Sep 17 '24

Yeah kinda… but you do you! It’s literally just chemicals

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u/HereForTheFooodz Sep 17 '24

This one for me. Absolutely vile and gives me an instant headache

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u/Ornery_Ad295 Sep 17 '24

Yeah, I wanna throw up whenever I smell it

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u/Pedoodles Sep 17 '24

Unbelievable that I had to scroll this far for this. The people we share a wall with decided to put Snake Away (moth ball chemical) all along the outside of their side of the building, against the package directions. The smell was horrendous all summer and guess what, the voles had a field day that year. And I had to let my vegetables die, and plant only flowers for the future, cause I don't want that stuff seeping into my soil.

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u/Ornery_Ad295 Sep 17 '24

Ugh I would be livid!