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I miss the smell of mothballs

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footballfan1963 · 14/01/2025 00:08

Those white mothballs from the 70s/80s, I can still remember the smell.

Why can’t you get them any more?

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zerogrey · 14/01/2025 00:15

I'm not telling you just in case you start huffing them.

TheTecknician · 14/01/2025 08:14

They were made from, or scented with, naphthalene.

ItFellOffAgain · 14/01/2025 09:24

TheTecknician · 14/01/2025 08:14

They were made from, or scented with, naphthalene.

They also used camphor, which apparently, is a natural ingredient and safer than napthalene!

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