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Silicon Valley smells today
6 points by mman on Sept 27, 2013 | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments
Does anyone know what is causing the odor outside today in the valley? I noticed it all the way from san jose to mountain view. It's not a garbage smell, it smells almost like peanut butter.


Possibly an aircraft fire drill at Moffett Field. NASA Ames Fire Dept. is using propane for the fire.


Ha, and I thought our HVAC was broken.


Are you smelling the famous peninsula Trichloroethylene plume? Some people describe it as unbaked cookie dough:

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sorry, I ate beans last night




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