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xelliebabex said:
I am really liking this thread thank you for it.....my sex life in 2013 does not look good...

Page 35 3rd line of "The Wood Queen" And then she seemed to... deflate... as though the prick of the need seemed to have punctured more than just her flesh, releasing all the crazy fight in a rush. :eek:
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The thread is a pleasure, glad you like it...:)
 
sunshinegirl05 said:
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“A combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness” is how an international team of chemists describes the unique odor of old books in a study. Poetic, sure, but what causes it?

Books are made up almost entirely of organic materials: paper, ink, glue, fibers. All these materials react to light, heat, moisture, and even each other over the years, and release a number of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). While the blend of compounds released by any one book is dependent on the exact things that went into making it, there’s only so much variation in materials. The researchers tested 72 books and found some 15 compounds that came up again and again. They were reliable markers for degradation. These include acetic acid, benzaldehyde, butanol, furfural, octanal, methoxyphenyloxime, and other chemicals with funny-sounding names. A book’s smell is also influenced by its environment and materials it encounters over the course of its life (which is why some books have hints of cigarette smoke, others smell a little like coffee, and still others, cat dander).

You can’t judge books by their covers, but the researchers think you can learn a lot from their odor. They’re developing a method for determining the condition and age of books and other paper documents by using special “sniffing” equipment to analyze the blend of VOCs. They hope that this study of “degradomics” can help libraries, museums, and archives assess and monitor the health of their collections and store and care for them accordingly."
Matt Soniak
 
daus42 said:
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me5iso4p821rtxp4eo1_1280.jpg

“A combination of grassy notes with a tang of acids and a hint of vanilla over an underlying mustiness” is how an international team of chemists describes the unique odor of old books in a study. Poetic, sure, but what causes it?

Books are made up almost entirely of organic materials: paper, ink, glue, fibers. All these materials react to light, heat, moisture, and even each other over the years, and release a number of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). While the blend of compounds released by any one book is dependent on the exact things that went into making it, there’s only so much variation in materials. The researchers tested 72 books and found some 15 compounds that came up again and again. They were reliable markers for degradation. These include acetic acid, benzaldehyde, butanol, furfural, octanal, methoxyphenyloxime, and other chemicals with funny-sounding names. A book’s smell is also influenced by its environment and materials it encounters over the course of its life (which is why some books have hints of cigarette smoke, others smell a little like coffee, and still others, cat dander).

You can’t judge books by their covers, but the researchers think you can learn a lot from their odor. They’re developing a method for determining the condition and age of books and other paper documents by using special “sniffing” equipment to analyze the blend of VOCs. They hope that this study of “degradomics” can help libraries, museums, and archives assess and monitor the health of their collections and store and care for them accordingly."
Matt Soniak
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I enjoyed learning this, thanks daus... Nothing quite like the smell of old archives.
 
MichaelinChina said:
Maybe it's the sepia tones that makes it look like an old photo - until you see the date. And in these days of decreasing 'hard copy' newspapers it's one for the grandkids to see.
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It 'tis sad that the days of a hard-copy newspaper are simply not much longer. :(
 
TomBoner said:
It 'tis sad that the days of a hard-copy newspaper are simply not much longer. :(
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Let's also hope that hard copy books won't be replaced by the increasingly popular electronic formats. Like freshly printed newspapers, books have that lovely aroma, as described in the article daus posted above.
 
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