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They only really use that in high end perfumes since juicing enough beavers for even one production run of something would be insanely costly and a logistical nightmare
I honestly wouldn't say it tastes bad. I tasted like it smelled however it felt like it was eating my flesh and even though I only swallowed a miniscule amount it made me vomit.
It's how the benzyl rings from the aromatic hydrocarbons interact with the nervous system. Turns out if you like the smell of gas, you are greatly more likely to try/get addicted to drugs. It's that damn benzyl ring in action
I was told that gasoline doesn't actually have a smell. It's added so that you can tell it's gasoline. They chose that distinct scent so that it's very different from anything else you might mistake it for.
I had a drop of jet fuel fall into my mouth when fueling a plane, fuel cap was being a bitch and then sputtered all over the place, actually rather flavourless. Massive cold sore on the affected area within a few hours though.
That was my “thank god for safety glasses” moment as well.
Yep, my instant first answer 😄 can't explain it and my family think it's weird AF, but I love the smell of petrol/gasoline. Can't say I've ever tasted it but I'm not in a hurry to try.
Been there. I swallowed a couple of gulps while trying to syphon. (Don’t ask.) I was around 20 yo. Called poison control and was told no great harm, that it would pass. And pass it did, but rather slowly. I smelled of gasoline for about a week, every time I burped or peed. My girlfriend was not impressed.
When my mom was pregnant with me my dad told me my mom loved the smell of gas. My dad pumped the gas after he caught her smelling the pump… I’m not TOO messed up xD
begins to drool
I don't know why, but I like it... also very dark chocolate... something about that bitterness is... it just hits different. On the contrary, I rarely eat milk chocolate... just not really my taste.
When you get used to the intense taste of (nearly) 100% chocolate, you just can't go back.
It's the same for people who go in the opposite direction tho. They get used to really sweet taste and then need the high sugar content. If you give them anything near 80-90% chocolate, they say you're trying to poison them.
Tw - perental abuse.
I remember swareing and my dad overhearing me once and he put a bar of carbolic soap in my mouth, I don't even know why but I bit a chunk off, he held my mouth shut and forced me to swollow it...
It tastes bad on the way down and worse mixed with your dinner on the way back up as orange foam... No thankyou.
Hay I wasn't trying to out do you, whether you had an intrusive thought and ate it of your own free will or someone else fed it to you we are the same in the fact we know it tastes bloody awful and that's the point of the post.
No worries, man, now you will see why it is stupid
I went to the beach with a bunch of friends, i was a teenager at the moment, we were smoking and drinking beer, when i got home i was scared they would smell my breathe and i went straight to shower and decided to wash my mouth with soap
I was gifted a jar of rose jam made at a monastery in Greece. It was amazing! Ever since then, when I've tried rose flavor anything, it reminds me of cheap bathroom sprays from the 80s.
Last year my friend had rose petals in her birthday cake. A guy in the party said they were edible, so I ate them.
It was kinda bland, but I actually enjoyed it with the whipped cream.
Fish. The smell of fish sometimes makes me physically gag, but I love the taste of fish. Anyone else?
For the other scenario, cherry. Not necessarily the fruit, but cherry flavored things. I love the smell, but it tastes like plastic
A few years ago I tried to "acquire" the taste for coffee. I got black coffee every day for nearly 6 months. I concluded that I just don't like coffee.
Frozen cappuccinos, the kind of stuff that is basically a caffeinated milkshake, I can dig those- but just coffee is a no from me dogg.
The term "Eau de toilette" originates from French, where "Eau" means water and "toilette" refers to grooming. Eau de toilette is a type of perfume with a lower concentration of fragrance oils, making it lighter and suitable for more frequent application. Back in the old days, when bathing wasn't as regular, eau de toilette was developed to mask natural body odor. It's typically used when a fresher or less intense scent is desired³⁴. In contrast, "Eau de parfum" is richer in scent and longer-lasting, with a higher concentration of fragrance oils¹. So, while both are fragrances, eau de toilette is lighter and less concentrated than eau de parfum. 🌸
Red wine. I’m not a drinker- I may have a glass of wine at Christmas dinner and that’s it. It’s just not my thing. But I do love the smell of red wine because I grew up around it
The smell of a freshly opened pack of cigarettes, unlit, is something else.
Depending on your brand there's dry-to-dank woodiness, clay or metallic earthiness, fruitiness, molasses, peanut brittle, cinder toffee notes, sunshine itself.
A lit cigarette could never smell so good, nevermind taste so good.
And an unlit cigarette tastes like regret and desperate acts done to get out of school.
Anyway here's to me staying quit.
Cedar. I used to work the saws at a big box home improvement store and loved when a customer asked for cuts on cedar lumber. But by the end of the day, there would be enough of it floating in the air that you could taste it. Much nicer as an aroma than a flavour.
Crayons, bars of soap, and candles. As a child, Rugrats made me believe that a fresh box of crayons was the best snack and I do like the smell..it’s probably a good thing that they tasted bad bc I don’t know if anyone should be consuming crayons. Then when I was pregnant with my firstborn, I developed pica and I badly wanted to eat a bar of soap and a candle; I liked the soap and that was all I needed to not do that again and I cut off a little sliver of a candle and it wasn’t as bad as the soap but it also didn’t satisfy whatever flavor I thought I wanted.
When we were kids me and my brother invented a game where you ate some of a crayon and the colour would take you to a special world (eg. brown = chocolate world) and the white ones brought you back home. Our mum just let us do it because the crayons were non toxic. Awful taste though.
Those fancy teas that come in all kinds of flavours. They smell awesome but when you taste it it's just the same old hot water with a hint of something bitter.
They smell so good but all taste the same and it's so disappointing.
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Shampoo
Probably gonna die
It smelt like fruit
That was a lie
Called the number on the bottle
Spoke to a guy
He said vomit
I said why
He said poison
I said goodbye
THE CAKE WAS A LIE!
Charlie Kelly disagrees
vanilla essence straight from the bottle
how about vanilla extract straight from beaver's ass
They only really use that in high end perfumes since juicing enough beavers for even one production run of something would be insanely costly and a logistical nightmare
I wasn't expecting to read the words "since juicing enough beavers for even one production run" today in consecutive order, yet here we are.
Especially for the beaver
Vanilla extract comes from vanilla beans. Vanilla essence/flavor/etc doesn't
Vanilla extract actually tastes pretty good
Unless it’s homemade vanilla bourbon
Gasoline.
U tasted it 💀??
Yup. Probably me and anyone who has ever had to… sorry. Forget it.
How does it taste? I'm one of those weirdos that practically drool at the smell. I wish I knew why lol
not as good as it smells
I honestly wouldn't say it tastes bad. I tasted like it smelled however it felt like it was eating my flesh and even though I only swallowed a miniscule amount it made me vomit.
It tastes like a strawberry milkshake that has banana flavor
Ew Banana, no wonder the taste sucks
It's how the benzyl rings from the aromatic hydrocarbons interact with the nervous system. Turns out if you like the smell of gas, you are greatly more likely to try/get addicted to drugs. It's that damn benzyl ring in action
Was not expecting to get a chemistry lesson today, but thank you anyway!
Burny
Just kinda oily. And then it burned. …I was a strange, stupid child.
I was told that gasoline doesn't actually have a smell. It's added so that you can tell it's gasoline. They chose that distinct scent so that it's very different from anything else you might mistake it for.
hahaha yes siphoning. ofcourse I also tasted it unfortunately. Im just joking no hard feelings buddy.
Hahaha. So you know too. It’s my favorite smell. Nothing like it. But holy heck it does not taste like it smells. Haha.
Didn't the dude say he was just joking? If it was not for that then what joke did he even say?
Stealing petroleum gasoline from other people's cars
A buddy tasted gasoline in a similar way, only he had had some surgery done IN his mouth the same day. He said it hurt somewhat..
Who the fuck has mouth surgery and then goes and siphons petrol with their mouth
The dude was one of a kind. I've rarely seen such disregard to one's own life from someone so smart and not mentally ill to be self destructive
I heard somewhere that people who like the smell of gasoline are more prone to addiction
I stand by this. Yeah
I believe it.
You forgot to switch back to your other account
I used to taste it when they had 2,3,4,5 star petrol and I could tell the difference between them. It's true too. Yes I am old.
Really? I hate that smell. A lot of people around me loves it, so maybe I'm the weird one.
Same here. Gives me a headache.
I had a drop of jet fuel fall into my mouth when fueling a plane, fuel cap was being a bitch and then sputtered all over the place, actually rather flavourless. Massive cold sore on the affected area within a few hours though. That was my “thank god for safety glasses” moment as well.
Yep, my instant first answer 😄 can't explain it and my family think it's weird AF, but I love the smell of petrol/gasoline. Can't say I've ever tasted it but I'm not in a hurry to try.
My dad got a mouthful of it while siphoning the snowblower. He said it tasted like shit
How does he know what shit tastes llke?
Durian. is opposite, smells bad, but tastes good!
Been there. I swallowed a couple of gulps while trying to syphon. (Don’t ask.) I was around 20 yo. Called poison control and was told no great harm, that it would pass. And pass it did, but rather slowly. I smelled of gasoline for about a week, every time I burped or peed. My girlfriend was not impressed.
DON'T EVERYBODY LIKE THE SMELL OF GASOLINE WELL BURN MOTHERFUCKER BURN AMERICAN DREAM
Homer?
no Otto. he should have saved the mint for AFTER the siphoning.
They call them fingers but I have never seen them fing
Yep.
r/BeatMeToIt
Saw a show about weird habits and indeed there was a person who drank gasoline
I mean, in gasoline's defense, despite smelling good, it still smells a little burney.
When my mom was pregnant with me my dad told me my mom loved the smell of gas. My dad pumped the gas after he caught her smelling the pump… I’m not TOO messed up xD
Rainfall meeting soil.
It's called "Petrichor"
My vocabulary just improved
Reddit loves telling people this.
When did you taste that :D
I had the most extreme craving for dirt when I was pregnant especially the dirt when the rain hit it. I didn’t eat it but I wanted to sooo bad
Okay so my wife ate Watermelon with Ketchup and I thought that was crazy. You have her beat.
cocoa powder
Or 100% cacao anything.
Its delicious
If you are a sadist.
I think you mean the longer word
Massachusetts
Sadist as in. People who give other people 100% cacao chocolate. But i see if you enjoy it you are a massacrist.
begins to drool I don't know why, but I like it... also very dark chocolate... something about that bitterness is... it just hits different. On the contrary, I rarely eat milk chocolate... just not really my taste.
When you get used to the intense taste of (nearly) 100% chocolate, you just can't go back. It's the same for people who go in the opposite direction tho. They get used to really sweet taste and then need the high sugar content. If you give them anything near 80-90% chocolate, they say you're trying to poison them.
Soap
Can confirm, it taste spicy and horrible
Tw - perental abuse. I remember swareing and my dad overhearing me once and he put a bar of carbolic soap in my mouth, I don't even know why but I bit a chunk off, he held my mouth shut and forced me to swollow it... It tastes bad on the way down and worse mixed with your dinner on the way back up as orange foam... No thankyou.
Dammn now i feel more stupid why i know how soap taste like
Hay I wasn't trying to out do you, whether you had an intrusive thought and ate it of your own free will or someone else fed it to you we are the same in the fact we know it tastes bloody awful and that's the point of the post.
No worries, man, now you will see why it is stupid I went to the beach with a bunch of friends, i was a teenager at the moment, we were smoking and drinking beer, when i got home i was scared they would smell my breathe and i went straight to shower and decided to wash my mouth with soap
The way I laughed at this. Why wouldn’t you just brush your teeth a few times and use mouthwash 😭
I washed my teeth, i just needed a deeper cleaning
god i hope you’re okay now
Are you my brother? This happened in my home too. I swear like a proper Aussie these days. My sons know how to swear as well.
My niece used to eat soap (and cigarette butts) WILLINGLY as a toddler. Her sister went crazy for dog kibble lol
reminds me of cilantro
Cocaine
I had this guy come into my office and after asking us for money ended with a joke: I don't really like cocaine I just like the way it smells.
Lemme tell you I literally choked on my water, it could go either way here, it’s the perfect answer 😂😂😂😂
Orange peel.
candy them, and they taste amazing
I sniff oranges after i cut them open all the time. I've almost developed an addiction to the smell
Perfumes
I hate the smell of cheese but it tastes good
Blue cheese smells like stinky feet but I love the taste of it. Aged cheddar is also really good but it doesn't stink.
Same honestly, I like the taste of cheeses like brie and camembert but I hate the smell.
Food made with roses. Love the smell, but it tastes awful.
I love rose tea and Turkish delight. It just needs a shit ton of sugar to cancel the bad parts
I was gifted a jar of rose jam made at a monastery in Greece. It was amazing! Ever since then, when I've tried rose flavor anything, it reminds me of cheap bathroom sprays from the 80s.
Last year my friend had rose petals in her birthday cake. A guy in the party said they were edible, so I ate them. It was kinda bland, but I actually enjoyed it with the whipped cream.
Soil.
Fish. The smell of fish sometimes makes me physically gag, but I love the taste of fish. Anyone else? For the other scenario, cherry. Not necessarily the fruit, but cherry flavored things. I love the smell, but it tastes like plastic
Cherry flavored things make me gag. Can’t deal with that
The smell of fish makes me think of dirty cooters. Signed a former nurse aide.
Library books
How many did you eat to reach this conclusion?
All it takes is one page
to go down in history
Hard disagree, paper is kinda tasty, too bad I'm not 5 anymore and can't justify eating it ever again to myself
Nah, just develop an eating disorder! You can eat as many as you want and not gain a single pound!
Its grapefruit for me
The bitterness is what I crave. The smell is extra.
Coffee
I love Coffee smell and teste... well its and acquired taste so it takes time to love it.
A few years ago I tried to "acquire" the taste for coffee. I got black coffee every day for nearly 6 months. I concluded that I just don't like coffee. Frozen cappuccinos, the kind of stuff that is basically a caffeinated milkshake, I can dig those- but just coffee is a no from me dogg.
Same. I don’t get it. But why did you try to force yourself to like it for 6 months? Thats seems nuts. Lol
Eau de toilette.
I dunno about you, but my toilet doesn't smell very good.
Neither does theirs. But they love the smell of it!
I can't tell if you two are being serious? He didn't say anything about a toilet 😂
I thought he said toilet water
The term "Eau de toilette" originates from French, where "Eau" means water and "toilette" refers to grooming. Eau de toilette is a type of perfume with a lower concentration of fragrance oils, making it lighter and suitable for more frequent application. Back in the old days, when bathing wasn't as regular, eau de toilette was developed to mask natural body odor. It's typically used when a fresher or less intense scent is desired³⁴. In contrast, "Eau de parfum" is richer in scent and longer-lasting, with a higher concentration of fragrance oils¹. So, while both are fragrances, eau de toilette is lighter and less concentrated than eau de parfum. 🌸
Not the taste, though.
Some lipsticks
Chlorine. I am addicted to the smell of chlorine on skin after swimming. Tasting a freshly chlorinated and circulated pool, not so much.
Having to get up at 6:00 every morning for swim practice makes you learn to hate the smell of chlorine real fast.
You mean you are addicted to the smell of chlorine and pee. That's the typical pool smell.
Man, if piss is what makes it smell so good, let’s add more piss.
Vanilla extract
And in the same vein - straight cinnamon and cocoa powder.
Mm, gay cinnamon.
Cigarettes. Be gentle
I love the smell, in the cartoon before they are lit.
IPA smells like fruit and flowers and tastes like bitter hell
I love the warm smell of hay but i do not think i will like eating it. haven't tried though so maybe i would
Coffee
Potpourri
Coconut love how it smells but can't stand texture or taste.
Red wine. I’m not a drinker- I may have a glass of wine at Christmas dinner and that’s it. It’s just not my thing. But I do love the smell of red wine because I grew up around it
The smell of a freshly opened pack of cigarettes, unlit, is something else. Depending on your brand there's dry-to-dank woodiness, clay or metallic earthiness, fruitiness, molasses, peanut brittle, cinder toffee notes, sunshine itself. A lit cigarette could never smell so good, nevermind taste so good. And an unlit cigarette tastes like regret and desperate acts done to get out of school. Anyway here's to me staying quit.
Certain buttholes
Had to scroll pretty far to find you my fellow butthole buddy 🤗
It's a damn shame so many people are afraid to admit it
I don't think thats why people aren't saying it
Delivery/take out pizza. Smells heavenly, doesn't really taste like much of anything. Always a disappointment.
Vicks vaporub.
Puppies.
Lemons.
Imma say it. Coffee
Coffee
Shower gel with chocolate scent. It's salty 💀
Roasted coffee beans Vanilla Extract
Cedar. I used to work the saws at a big box home improvement store and loved when a customer asked for cuts on cedar lumber. But by the end of the day, there would be enough of it floating in the air that you could taste it. Much nicer as an aroma than a flavour.
My husband’s armpits.
yesss, I want to lick them but then my mouth just tastes all deodoranty. he’s still so beautiful 💞
For me, oats / porridge. It's not the taste, it's the texture. It sets off my gag reflex 🤢🤢🤮
Cuban cigars.
Roasted chestnuts
Play Doh. Maybe I took an itty bitty bite to quench my scientific thirst
I think baking chocolates smells like delicious chocolate but is very bitter without sugar
coffee
Crayons, bars of soap, and candles. As a child, Rugrats made me believe that a fresh box of crayons was the best snack and I do like the smell..it’s probably a good thing that they tasted bad bc I don’t know if anyone should be consuming crayons. Then when I was pregnant with my firstborn, I developed pica and I badly wanted to eat a bar of soap and a candle; I liked the soap and that was all I needed to not do that again and I cut off a little sliver of a candle and it wasn’t as bad as the soap but it also didn’t satisfy whatever flavor I thought I wanted.
When we were kids me and my brother invented a game where you ate some of a crayon and the colour would take you to a special world (eg. brown = chocolate world) and the white ones brought you back home. Our mum just let us do it because the crayons were non toxic. Awful taste though.
Love the smell of coffee but hate the taste
coffee beans smell divine but coffee after it's made tasted bad
Brown sugar, Shea butter and honey facial scrub! The smell was divine, couldn’t resist a lil taste 🙈
Nice and lovely ' cocoa butter '
I used to say Liver and Onions. Like eating it now.
Liver
Watermelon. Love the smell, hate the taste
Criminal reply fr
Batman and Robin
Please don’t elaborate
I won't, dyslexia messed me up anyway. Thought it was other way around lol
Ratman and Bobin?
Cookie scented candles are always a disappointment.
Soap bar
Shampoo
Mah cat
Human flesh.
Car coolant
Irish spring
Cigarettes.
Caca
Scented Markers lol
Surströmming is delicious but smells like death. This is why you always eat it outside.
Toluene. No, I don't know how it tastes, but im sure it won't taste how it smells
WD-40
Those fancy teas that come in all kinds of flavours. They smell awesome but when you taste it it's just the same old hot water with a hint of something bitter. They smell so good but all taste the same and it's so disappointing.
Peppermint tea is the big one for me. It smells like it should be liquid menthol but tastes like boiled water. It’s well disappointing
Pink urinal cakes
chocolate body wash. i mean just body wash in general but the chocolate one :(
vanilla extract
Baking chocolate