posted in Asklemmy
We all know of the subs like "You Should Know," but what something you SHOULDN'T know?
Replying to @CaptainMan251@lemmy.world
Mercaptan (the chemical used to give natural gas an easily detectable smell) is not regulated.
Replying to @Inucune@lemmy.world
Should it be?
Replying to @CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
That is a good question: should anyone be able to buy and use the ‘natural gas’ smell or should it be tracked and controlled to make sure it isn’t abused?
Replying to @Inucune@lemmy.world
The main risk seems like it would be pranks. You can definitely buy other unpleasant odours for pranks, and if the point is to make people thing there’s an emergency, smoke would also work.