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Subject: [OM] [OT] The Unendurable smell of...
From: "Bill Stanke" <bstanke@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2003 11:00:10 -0700
Hi Zuiks:
I recently purchased a new (to me) Ford pickup truck.  Great deal, great
truck.  Only one little problem.  The previous owner parked it in his barn.
To protect it from rodents, he load the cab with mothballs.  Well, the
mothballs are gone, but the smell lingers on!

I've tried baking soda and Febreez, but can still smell the mothballs.
Within 24 hours I expect the following out of this group:

A short history of mothballs
An arcane chemical discussion of para-dichloro benzene
A story of a British researcher who discovered benzene six months before the
German, but never received the credit he deserved
A link to photos of benzene rings
A discussion of the "mothball symbolism" of class warfare (cotton vs. wool)
A tale of the New Zealand Realm's ill-fated attempt to produce moth balls
from kiwi rinds

And, maybe, and idea or too about the blasted smell <g>!

OM content:  said pickup truck will be used to haul Zuikos in search of old
barns, wildflowers, and critters.

Thanks!

Bill Stanke



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