Why does permanent marker smell good

The scent is heavily alcohol, like the swab before the blood test. The high is a low-key warmth moving out from the sinuses and ending with a thudding ache from brow to cerebellum. An excellent standby for just before impromptu staff meetings. Sanford Sharpie Fine Point Skunky, sweet, and plasticky. Extended inhalation, though, leaves a numb nose and throat similar to that produced by a sunrise coke binge. Sweet and bubblegummy, with a cool speedy kick that tingles to the elbows.

Answer: It's probably not because it can make you high. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses.

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Of course, this is much more likely to happen while huffing the likes of butane, propane and chemicals in aerosols, particularly during sessions of prolonged sniffing, rather than after a quick sniff of a Sharpie. In the long-term, huffing volatile organic compounds degrades your brain, diminishing your ability to think. The result is swift and severe: During a study of air quality in the workplace, participants performed a whopping 61 percent better on cognitive tests on days when there were fewer volatile organic compounds in the air — and Sharpies provide a much more concentrated dose of these brain-bashing compounds.