Mystery *maple syrup* smell in NYC...gov't not saying what it really is...

[lisafremont]

I live in Manhattan and have yet to smell the syrup.

 

[Ixions Fire]

I live in Manhattan and have yet to smell the syrup.

I'm in Long Beach and I haven't caught whiff of it, either. Nice to drool over though!

 

[KatherineQ]

It's sulphuric acid, I'm sure. When sulphuric acid mixes with water, it makes a smell identical to maple syrup.

I keep saying this and saying this and saying this hoping someone will notice. ;D I emailed the reporters of this story, and officials with the state of New York, and at some point someone will read it who knows.

It's sulphuric acid. Mixed with water. Really. ;D

 

[Norma]

It's sulphuric acid, I'm sure. When sulphuric acid mixes with water, it makes a smell identical to maple syrup.

I keep saying this and saying this and saying this hoping someone will notice. ;D I emailed the reporters of this story, and officials with the state of New York, and at some point someone will read it who knows.

It's sulphuric acid. Mixed with water. Really. ;D

I thought that when sulphuric acid mixed with water, it gave off an orange haze (this use to happen when I worked for an oil company and they'd empty out the useed oil trucks) And it's also hard to breath when it happens.

 

[Ixions Fire]

It's sulphuric acid, I'm sure. When sulphuric acid mixes with water, it makes a smell identical to maple syrup.

Blech, I disagree. That's battery acid, basically. Sulphur trioxide + water = sulphur dioxide. Plus water = 2H + SO 2/4 (at least when I was in school), and it did not smell like Aunt Jemima's sweet syrup to me, no way no how. It smelled like vinegar and it gave me some mighty ugly chest hair. I still can't get rid of it.

 

[KatherineQ]

I thought that when sulphuric acid mixed with water, it gave off an orange haze (this use to happen when I worked for an oil company and they'd empty out the useed oil trucks) And it's also hard to breath when it happens.

I don't know, Pook. The day before the first incident in New York was publicized in the media, my high schooler came home HUNGRY for pancakes. He said there was an accident in the lab and sulphuric acid mixed with water and they all evacuated the lab, but not before all of them got a big strong whiff of maple syrup smell. He said later the kids in the class all laughed about going home and eating pancakes, that had smelled so good.

So like the next day in the news there it is, New York smells like maple syrup. I have to think the two are connected. ;D

 

[mic730]

I don't know, Pook. The day before the first incident in New York was publicized in the media, my high schooler came home HUNGRY for pancakes. He said there was an accident in the lab and sulphuric acid mixed with water and they all evacuated the lab, but not before all of them got a big strong whiff of maple syrup smell. He said later the kids in the class all laughed about going home and eating pancakes, that had smelled so good.

So like the next day in the news there it is, New York smells like maple syrup. I have to think the two are connected. ;D

KQ your PM box is full. Tried to PM you! Not about this topic.

 

[KatherineQ]

Thank you for telling me!! I know I have 40 PMs, I hate to clean off messages, but I thought they would just bump as new messages came in. I'll clean some off tonight.

 

[docwho3]

Thank you for telling me!! I know I have 40 PMs, I hate to clean off messages, but I thought they would just bump as new messages came in. I'll clean some off tonight.

You can always copy-N-paste the message contents into a document file and then delete the originals to make room.