# \#stinky

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## [Making the Worst-Smelling Chemical Ever](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/making-the-worst-smelling-chemical-ever/2518)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
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**Last updated:** [29 December 2022 04:17 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/making-the-worst-smelling-chemical-ever/2518 "2022-12-29T04:17:38Z")

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Wikipedia relates: Thioacetone has an intensely foul odor. Like many low molecular weight organosulfur compounds, the smell is potent and can be detected even when highly diluted. In 1889, an attempt to …