some people saying it's also possible they're diluting the gas, unsure of the plausibility of that or if it would cause it not to smell. But I was at the gas station yesterday I was able to smell the gas.

    • Sickos [they/them, it/its]
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      2 years ago

      Okay I should add in that the smell is an intentional additive to aid in leak finding and general safety; gasoline and natural gas actually have no inherent smell. Undetectable explosive gas is unfun for everyone.

      There is a slight chance that there's a regional supply chain fuckup, which given how healthy our supply chains are these days is not impossible.

      • Kaputnik [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        That's true for natural gas, but gasoline isn't odorized. Most of it's smell comes from a mix of different volatile organics in it like xylene, different cycloalkenes, and historically benzene