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DaveC426913
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I am encountering a phenomenon that I am at a loss to explain. I am finding a distinct odour of garlic in ice cubes and drinking water in my home and at my work. I am wondering what the volatile chemicals in garlic are that might be similar to something in the water.
It happens in two different cities a hundred miles apart (work and home), which rules out many theories.
At home, it is occurs in ice cubes made from my ice maker. They have a very distinct garlic smell to them. This is not just me, others can smell it as well. It easily transfers. If I pick the ice up in my hands, even just tossing them into my glass, my hands will reek of garlic - enough for someone else to conclusively identify it as garlic by the smell on my hands alone.
At my work, I notice it in the filtered water (one of those charcoal filtering systems), though there it is less pronounced.
I can probably look for common causes or mundane connections myself. I'm curious about the chemical makeup of garlic, and if there might be something in the water that's similar.
It happens in two different cities a hundred miles apart (work and home), which rules out many theories.
At home, it is occurs in ice cubes made from my ice maker. They have a very distinct garlic smell to them. This is not just me, others can smell it as well. It easily transfers. If I pick the ice up in my hands, even just tossing them into my glass, my hands will reek of garlic - enough for someone else to conclusively identify it as garlic by the smell on my hands alone.
At my work, I notice it in the filtered water (one of those charcoal filtering systems), though there it is less pronounced.
I can probably look for common causes or mundane connections myself. I'm curious about the chemical makeup of garlic, and if there might be something in the water that's similar.