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• Start date Jan 6, 2009

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Heath

Super Member Registered Joined Aug 28, 2006 Messages 115 Reaction score 8 Location Sacramento, Las Vegas, and Japan Has anyone smelled it? Is it a sweet aroma? Vinegar-like? Is it odorless?

alleycat

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Kind Benefactor Super Member Registered Joined Apr 18, 2005 Messages 72,918 Reaction score 12,273 Location Tennessee Have you ever smelled the refrigerant of an air-conditioner unit used being serviced? I believe that is suppose to be very close to chloroform. It's basically odorless at low levels.

cbenoi1

Banned Joined Dec 30, 2008 Messages 5,038 Reaction score 977 Location Canada I have a scene where my MC stuffs Chroloform into a pluggable Glade Air Wick air freshener and puts it in a closed room to trap a baddie. Oil-based perfumes apparently mask the odor while not altering the ester's chemistry. I haven't checked into this yet. From what found I have so far, it has a sweet, pleasant smell. Some might add it has some light nutty flavor to it. I'm interested in knowing more too. -cb Last edited: Jan 6, 2009

Silver King

Megalops Erectus

Super Member Registered Joined Apr 11, 2006 Messages 12,438 Reaction score 8,934 Location Florida (West Central) A similar discussion came up recently that might be helpful.

pdr

Banned Joined Feb 12, 2005 Messages 4,259 Reaction score 832 Location Home - but for how long? I am old enough... to have been anesthetized with chloroform. It smelt sickly sweet, a cloying scent.

JennaGlatzer

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Super Member Registered Joined Feb 9, 2005 Messages 9,703 Reaction score 3,462 Website www.jennaglatzer.com Hang on, I'll go check. *Sniff* *Sniff* Hmm, it smells like... sort of like... *Sniff* KERTHUNK.

waylander

Who's going for a beer?

Super Member Registered Joined Oct 24, 2005 Messages 9,736 Reaction score 2,217 Age 67 Location London, UK Doesn't have a strong smell, very slightly sweet and obviously 'chemical'

Tsu Dho Nimh

Super Member Registered Joined Sep 2, 2006 Messages 1,534 Reaction score 248 Location West Enchilada, NM Sweet but not flowery, not overpowering, and easily recognizable if you have ever used it. Does NOT smell like AC refrigerant.

Heath

Super Member Registered Joined Aug 28, 2006 Messages 115 Reaction score 8 Location Sacramento, Las Vegas, and Japan Thanks, all! I had written "sweet, ether-like aroma," and didn't want to identify it as chloroform per se because the point of view character has no idea what it is. Who would know except a doctor anyway? Last edited: Jan 7, 2009

KikiteNeko

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Super Member Registered Joined Feb 19, 2008 Messages 2,380 Reaction score 1,616 It smells like being unconscious.

KikiteNeko

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Super Member Registered Joined Feb 19, 2008 Messages 2,380 Reaction score 1,616

Heath said: Thanks, all! I had written "sweet, ether-like aroma," and didn't want to identify it as chloroform per se because the point of view character has no idea what it is. Who would know except a doctor anyway? Click to expand...

Casey Anthony would know

waylander

Who's going for a beer?

Super Member Registered Joined Oct 24, 2005 Messages 9,736 Reaction score 2,217 Age 67 Location London, UK Ether smells sweeter

2Wheels

Anachronista

Super Member Registered Joined Aug 21, 2008 Messages 549 Reaction score 53 Location Shores of the Solar sea Just remember that the darn stuff will melt plastic (given enough time), evaporates before you can say "WTF?" (thus feels cold to the touch) and has such low surface tension that it runs out of any pipette you try to suck it up into ...! (BTW have not stuck my head under the fume hood to smell it. Not going to either).

CharlotteAmbrose

Super Member Registered Joined Jan 6, 2009 Messages 124 Reaction score 16 Location pa

JennaGlatzer said: Hang on, I'll go check. *Sniff* *Sniff* Hmm, it smells like... sort of like... *Sniff* KERTHUNK. Click to expand...

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