I opened up a sealed container of 5.25 floppies and was overcome by this terrible stench of wet eggs and socks and spit-in-your-underarm stink, with a sweet perfumey odor.
How can I safely fumigate them? They still work perfectly though and there's no visible mold or water damage or shit like that.
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fumigating floppies
Started by Keatah, Jan 21 2012 6:55 AM
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Galeforcerm
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Posted Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:12 PM
I never tried em but you can get odor absorber at a hardware store. Its a little bag for putting in closets and sump pump rooms to get the stink out.
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HuckleCat
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Posted Sat Jan 21, 2012 3:15 PM
You can also try leaving them out in the open air for a bit, or putting them in a container next to a cup filled with baking soda.
A few months ago I had gotten a box of like 90 floppies, and the whole box stunk like an ashtray. I left em exposed and now they smell fine.
A few months ago I had gotten a box of like 90 floppies, and the whole box stunk like an ashtray. I left em exposed and now they smell fine.
Edited by HuckleCat, Sat Jan 21, 2012 3:16 PM.
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Keatah
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Posted Sat Jan 21, 2012 3:39 PM
All good suggestions. Something benign so they don't get damaged..
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