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Whether it's a tire shop or a fresh pair of sneakers, there's usually a... pungent smell that comes along with clean rubber. But that smell isn't the rubber itself - it's got a surprising source!
Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them)
Emma Dauster: Writer
Rachel Garner: Fact Checker
Amy Peterson: Script Editor
Bill Mead: Videographer, Editor
Stefan Chin: Script Supervisor
Aimee Roberts: Art Director
Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director
Savannah Geary: Producer
Nicole Sweeney: Executive Producer
Hank Green: Executive Producer
Source: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/526/1/012044/pdf
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Hosted by: Savannah Geary (they/them)
Emma Dauster: Writer
Rachel Garner: Fact Checker
Amy Peterson: Script Editor
Bill Mead: Videographer, Editor
Stefan Chin: Script Supervisor
Aimee Roberts: Art Director
Daniel Comiskey: Editorial Director
Savannah Geary: Producer
Nicole Sweeney: Executive Producer
Hank Green: Executive Producer
Source: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/526/1/012044/pdf
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Savannah: You can be anywhere in the world and instantly know you've entered a tire shop just from the smell. And you know exactly what smell I'm talking about. But that recognizable smell isn't the tires.
Researchers in Bangkok, Thailand conducted a full investigation to figure out what that smell really is, which they "analysed by sniffing." Yes, really.
They started by swabbing rubber to see what organisms were growing on it, and of the 39 species they identified, only 18 could be cultivated on a diet of rubber nutrients alone. So the final test required them to put their noses on the line to determine which species smelled the most foul.
Based on the strongest odors, they concluded that the famous smell was a mixture of acids made by bacteria when they break down their food.
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Researchers in Bangkok, Thailand conducted a full investigation to figure out what that smell really is, which they "analysed by sniffing." Yes, really.
They started by swabbing rubber to see what organisms were growing on it, and of the 39 species they identified, only 18 could be cultivated on a diet of rubber nutrients alone. So the final test required them to put their noses on the line to determine which species smelled the most foul.
Based on the strongest odors, they concluded that the famous smell was a mixture of acids made by bacteria when they break down their food.
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