Last weekend, my parents gave my wife and I their old 10'x12' rug and the rubber pad that goes beneath it. It really ties the room together. But there is a problem: the rubber pad is emitting a horrible, disgusting, rubbery smell.
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posted by 4ster
on Feb 14, 2013 -
4 answers
My friends just got power back after Sandy, and their fridge stinks. We've thrown out all the food. What's the best way to clean the fridge?
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posted by Ash3000
on Nov 1, 2012 -
17 answers
yet another smoke stink question. I looked for answers and found some that would be helpful, BUT...
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posted by fifilaru
on Jul 28, 2012 -
7 answers
What can I do to clean up cat piss and stop a tom from coming in and spraying? Tell me about products you can buy in the UK which work.
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posted by Helga-woo
on May 21, 2012 -
8 answers
I live in a house in a suburban neighborhood and my neighbor's dog lives full-time in a kennel that is on the line of our property. The neighbors do not clean the kennel regularly and it smells.
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posted by WhathaveIdonenow?
on Apr 8, 2012 -
10 answers
Can anyone recommend a good defensive cologne to use to ward off the nasty smells I encounter in the New York City subway system? It has to be cheap and come in a small package that I can throw in my bag to be used when necessary.
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posted by jason's_planet
on Sep 18, 2011 -
26 answers
2 part question about morning breath: 1 - are there any movies in which the characters address this issue, rather than pretend it doesn't exist? 2 - Do you kiss with morning breath?
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posted by yawper
on Aug 3, 2011 -
46 answers
I can't smell roasted seaweed, but my coworker says they stink. What's going on here?
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posted by curagea
on May 25, 2011 -
31 answers
My all-leather combat boots stink. Probably colonized by fungus. Looking to disinfect and wash without murdering the old, already mildly damaged leather.
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posted by wires
on Mar 27, 2011 -
6 answers
Something (probably a lizard) has died in a pipe behind a wall, and it's stinking up our house. It's bad and it seems to be getting worse. What can we do?
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posted by HopStopDon'tShop
on Jun 25, 2010 -
8 answers
How airtight is the average (early 00's) car?
And what ventilation settings (a/c on, off, recirc. on/off) would best reduce the ingress of external air/stinky odor?
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posted by subbes
on Jun 19, 2010 -
5 answers
My parents have just bought a house and now realize it has a smell of unknown origin. Ideas on things to do or people to contact to help get rid of it?
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posted by geekgirl397
on Feb 17, 2010 -
12 answers
I am a type 1 [insulin-dependent] diabetic, and sometimes at night, when I haven't eaten enough to cover the insulin I took that evening, I 'bottom out': my blood sugar goes down very low and I wake up bathed in sweat and must go searching for orange juice.
My question is about this: The nighttime sweat from low blood sugar just...
stinks. It is
powerfully rank sweat, as though I had not washed in many days. My partner agreed, he has noticed that it is different from any other sweat I sweat. "You NEVER smell like that any other time. It's a low blood sugar thing." Yet only at night! I also become clothes-soakingly sweaty if low blood sugar happens during the day, BUT it seems 'normal', the same as when I exercise.
Can anyone tell me why this might be? Why is the night-time hypoglycemic sweat so incredibly smelly?
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posted by st looney up the cream bun and jam
on Aug 24, 2009 -
9 answers
I'm a clean guy by nature, I take showers daily, and use deoderant.
The problem is when I do any kind of physical work that's not too strenuous (aka dancing, carrying bags) my armpits sweat a bit, but not a lot, but the smell is strong! The result of this that I'm forced to throw a perfectly clean t-shirt into the laundry bag just because the underarm areas smell.
Is there any way to kill this smell, I feel like I'm wasting money on cleaning clean shirts :\
Any and all advice is welcome!
posted by wildrain2008
on Jul 19, 2009 -
27 answers
Question from/for a friend: What is this oak that I am burning that stinks? Stinks so bad I can't keep it in the house.
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posted by Drasher
on Feb 6, 2009 -
8 answers
Last Wednesday I was assaulted by a foul smell in my front (guest) bathroom. I have been trying to pinpoint the cause for several days. I'm about to go out of town and need advice on what to do, especially since I'm extremely broke and have tried all the usual methods of attack. Details inside...
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posted by Unicorn on the cob
on Oct 27, 2008 -
13 answers
Oh my god. Worst smell ever, of all time, in my kitchen. Best I can describe is a combination of fermented rice, lots of fish sauce, maybe a bit of turpentine...really horrible. Basically we waited a couple of days too long to empty the garbage, something fermented and leaked in the bag, then it got all over the floor when we tried to take the bag out. How do I get the smell out?
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posted by Deathalicious
on Aug 25, 2008 -
20 answers
My living room smells like a restaurant. It does not smell like food, but like the old, greasy, disgusting smell left on your clothes when you leave the restaurant if you work there. This is making my living room unbearable. What is this smell?
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posted by winna
on Apr 16, 2008 -
12 answers
What is the strange smell emanating from certain areas of our apartment? It's very strong and sour, like boiled cabbage...and it's confined to the front hallway and the bathroom.
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posted by cowboy_sally
on Apr 6, 2008 -
9 answers
My kitchen sink drain stinks! I've tried a couple of different things to fix it, and done some Googling, but the stench remains. Help!
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posted by autojack
on May 13, 2007 -
22 answers
My partner claims that Axe is the only deodorant that doesn't go rancid on her within a couple hours, but I have serious objections to supporting that offensive and misogynistic company. I need suggestions for deodorants that will make my partner feel clean and nice-smelling and yet not set off my moral objection sensor.
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posted by arcticwoman
on Apr 13, 2007 -
49 answers
Something in my rubbish bin stinks, and since I was away for rubbish collection day it's going to be there for a while longer. What can I do to get rid of, or at least reduce, the smell?
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posted by teem
on Nov 24, 2005 -
18 answers
In the last week or two, I have undergone a transition from pleasant-smelling to ripe and rank. Why?
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posted by anonymous
on May 7, 2005 -
12 answers
StinkBookFilter: (Finally) got my work iBook (used) from my boss. and i love the specs, but hate the smell...how do i defunkify it?
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posted by ShawnString
on May 2, 2005 -
10 answers
How do I get rid of the musty smell in an old guitar that's spent a lot of time in a damp basement? (It's a pre-Beatle Hofner bass with f-holes.)
posted by Faze
on Aug 5, 2004 -
5 answers
