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Petrichor (mander.xyz)

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[-] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

Ozone is the smell of an electrical fire

[-] lnxtx@feddit.nl 8 points 2 years ago

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

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

I remember the feeling and the sound, but not scent.

[-] meowMix2525@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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