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| posted on 23/5/09 at 03:11 PM |
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Pear drops and spraypaint.
Why the hell do they smell the same? never have understood that.
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viatron
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| posted on 23/5/09 at 03:14 PM |
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becuase Cyanide smells of peardrops doesnt it? And modern 2 pack has some cyanide derivatives in it as well, sure your mask is up to the job?
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Staple balls
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| posted on 23/5/09 at 03:17 PM |
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2 pack?
Mask?
Halfords rattle can and wind outside all the way. Probably not the healthiest thing in the world, but the booze will kill me before the fumes.
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blakep82
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| posted on 23/5/09 at 03:44 PM |
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is there some kind of esters in there? if i remember anything from higher chemistry (which i don't) esters smell of pear drops 
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Staple balls
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| posted on 23/5/09 at 03:49 PM |
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That sounds about right.
So why the hell do pear drops smell like spraypaint? 
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blakep82
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| posted on 23/5/09 at 04:04 PM |
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pear drops are made of cyanide
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SeaBass
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| posted on 23/5/09 at 04:14 PM |
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Similar chemistry...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoamyl_acetate
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greggors84
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| posted on 23/5/09 at 04:41 PM |
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Was going to say acetate smells of pear drops. Which is why nail varnish remover does too.
Not that I've ever had to remove nail varnish...
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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Danozeman
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| posted on 23/5/09 at 04:42 PM |
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If you breathe in hard when your sucking a good strong proper pear drop it gives you the same affect aswell!
Lovely smell. I have been spray painting my rover cover this morning and sniffing.
Dan
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 23/5/09 at 05:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by viatron
becuase Cyanide smells of peardrops doesnt it? And modern 2 pack has some cyanide derivatives in it as well, sure your mask is up to the job?
Nope! Cyanide smells of almonds, because almonds contain traces of cyanide.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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Richard Quinn
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| posted on 23/5/09 at 06:00 PM |
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And you can tell it's cyanide rather than almonds as your heart will start to race! I used to work in a lab that used cyanide solutions.
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Phil.J
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| posted on 23/5/09 at 06:50 PM |
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It's the solvent Amyl Acetate that gives that pear drops aroma.
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