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371 points clumsysmurf | 1 comments | 19 Feb 25 23:53 UTC | HN request time: 0.222s | source

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shellfishgene ◴[20 Feb 25 10:20 UTC] No.43113076[source]▶

"A forest is a pristine environment..." Hmm, is that really so? The forest air is also full of pollen, fungal spores, viruses and bacteria, all kinds of volatile organic molecules and so on. The terpenes mentioned as problematic come from conifers after all.

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lm28469 ◴[20 Feb 25 14:52 UTC] No.43115372[source]▶

>>43113076 #

Things we had hundreds millions of years to evolve with and adapt too... now we have brake pad dust and haribo strawberry flavored candles

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1. Cthulhu_ ◴[20 Feb 25 15:04 UTC] No.43115541[source]▶

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Would the world be a better place if we had brake pad dust flavored candies? I like to believe so.

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Scented products cause indoor air pollution on par with car exhaust